MPH Posted 10 July 2008 Posted 10 July 2008 Belarus Football Federation suspend drunken refereeBy Telegraph staff Last Updated: 12:40pm BST 10/07/2008 A prominent international referee has been suspended for alleged alcohol abuse after he had to be helped off the pitch at a Belarus league match. # YouTube: Drunk referee escorted from pitch # Premier League Transfer Talk Sergei Shmolik, who officiated at Wembley for England's 6-0 victory over Luxembourg in 1999, was escorted off the pitch, ostensibly because of back pain, at the end of Saturday's match between Vitebsk and Naftan. Sergei Shmolik Blotto: Shmolik gleefully waves to the crowd as he is escorted off the pitch The stadium crowd were stunned by Shmolik's peculiar behaviour. The referee was hardly moving by the end of the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, as he officiated the game from the centre circle, refusing to go to his pocket for any cards throughout. Russian television footage shows Shmolik, only last year voted the best referee in Belarus, waving to the crowd as he staggers off the pitch, attempting to brush off an official's attempts to prop him up. The 43-year-old was later was taken to the hospital for a test, which showed high levels of alcohol in his system. The Belarus football federation said Shmolik's case will be subject to a disciplinary committee. "I haven't seen a drunk referee before. It's just beyond my comprehension," said Belarus national coach Berndt Stange, who was at the game. A Belarus Football Federation spokesman said: "We cannot comment until the end of investigation into what happened in Vitebsk. At the moment Shmolik is suspended from his refereeing duties." Sure does look like he has had a few.. video of the drunk referee http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtm...0/ufnref110.xml
Father Ted Posted 10 July 2008 Posted 10 July 2008 Sure does look like he has had a few.. video of the drunk referee http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtm...0/ufnref110.xml
The Stig Posted 10 July 2008 Posted 10 July 2008 Can't be any worse than some in this country's lower leagues.
Lichfieldfox. Posted 11 July 2008 Posted 11 July 2008 Just love the way he's pretending to have a bad back! Quality post
DB11 Posted 15 July 2008 Posted 15 July 2008 Maybe he had a bad back and wanted the game to continue so had some beer to null the pain?
Darkzzz_ Posted 15 July 2008 Posted 15 July 2008 I refuse to believe he is drunk, no man acts like that surely??
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