Refs Taken Off UCL Match After 'Drunken' Incident
Two match officials were reportedly taken off duty for a UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday after being arrested following a shock drunken incident – here is what happened., two VAR officials, Bartosz Frankowski and his assistant Tomasz Musial, needed to be replaced for a third-round qualifying game on Tuesday between Dynamo Kyiv and Rangers.
The two men, along with an unnamed third person, were taken into custody in the early hours of Tuesday morning after they were caught trying to steal a road sign. They were believed to have been found to have been intoxicated and were taken to a centre where they could sober up. Despite Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv being the home side, the Champions League qualifying encounter was held in Poland due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Frankowski, 37, is considered one of Poland’s top referees. He began taking charge of matches in his country’s top division at 25 years old and has been a FIFA official since 2014.The polish duo were replaced on the day of the game, which ended 1-1 after a late goal from Rangers’ Cyriel Dessers cancelled out Andriy Yarmolenko’s first-half strike. For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum.
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