Champions League Final Referee Keeps Job After Apologizing for Ties to Far-Right Leader

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Champions League Final Referee Keeps Job After Apologizing for Ties to Far-Right Leader
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⚽ Polish soccer referee Szymon Marciniak apologized Friday for speaking at a business event tied to a far-right politician and was confirmed by UEFA to officiate next week's Champions League final.

“I want to express my deepest apologies for my involvement and any distress or harm it may have caused,” Marciniak wrote in a statement published by UEFA, adding he was “gravely misled and completely unaware” of the links to Slawomir Mentzen, a leader of the far-right Confederation party.

“Based on the information provided, UEFA confirms that Mr. Marciniak will fulfil his role as the referee for the 2023 UEFA Champions League final,” the European soccer body said. However, neither the Instagram post nor an earlier statement to Never Again offered an apology or acknowledged the possibility of an error of judgment.

Mentzen, whose party has promoted antisemitic, homophobic and sexist views, later used social media to praise Marciniak as the standout speaker at the networking event. “If the challenges of discrimination and exclusion in football, and in our societies at large, are to be faced, clear leadership is necessary," Fare chair John Olivieira said in a statement."Football cannot be allowed to be seen as a space that tolerates extremism.

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