UEFA dropped a VAR official from a Champions League qualifying match on Tuesday after he was reportedly detained for being drunk with a colleague the night time earlier than.
Polish media reported that Bartosz Frankowski and his VAR assistant, Tomasz Musial, had been stopped by police early Tuesday in Lublin, Poland, whereas carrying a avenue signal.
The duo was scheduled to officiate the Dynamo Kyiv-Rangers first-leg sport within the Champions League third qualifying spherical. The match is being hosted in Poland as a result of Ukrainian groups can not play worldwide video games at residence as a result of ongoing Russian navy invasion.
UEFA confirmed in a press release that it changed the 2 VAR officers however didn’t present additional particulars.
The Polish soccer federation mentioned it had referred studies of “inappropriate conduct” to its disciplinary physique.
Frankowski and Musial face having their contracts terminated if the claims are confirmed, the federation mentioned.
When Manchester City received its first Champions League title, beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul 14 months in the past, Frankowski was an assistant to Tomasz Kwiatkowski, the VAR specialist.
Kwiatkowski changed Frankowski as VAR specialist for Tuesday’s sport. The match ended 1-1.
Source: www.dailysabah.com