The Polish Soccer Federation stated it should terminate the contracts of each referees if the claims are confirmed.
Two soccer referees have been reportedly detained within the Polish metropolis of Lublin early Tuesday morning for allegedly stealing a street signal whereas inebriated.
Each have been scheduled to work within the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) room in the course of the UEFA Champions League qualifier between Dynamo Kyiv and Rangers, which resulted in a 1-1 draw, however have been changed.
The sport was held in Poland as an alternative of Kyiv as a result of Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Police detained them round 2 am and took them to a sobering-up heart after discovering Bartosz Frankowski and Tomasz Musial intoxicated with over 1.5 per mille of alcohol of their blood.
The Polish Soccer Affiliation stated in a press release it could assess the incident and terminate the contracts of the 2 referees if the claims are confirmed.
“If the knowledge is confirmed, the School of Referees will apply to the secretary normal of the federation to terminate the contracts with the referees. The case may even be forwarded to the Disciplinary Fee of the Polish Soccer Affiliation, which can resolve to impose additional disciplinary motion”, it stated.
37-year-old Bartosz Frankowski is taken into account a high official in Poland and was additionally chosen for the VAR workforce in final season’s Actual Madrid-Bayern Munich Champions League semifinal.
The pair apologised over the incident. Frankowski added that his behaviour was “not aggressive” and that he “cooperated with the cops.”
