The referee Szymon Marciniakappointed by the Uefa to direct nothing less than the final of the Champions Leaguewhich will be held on June 10 between the Manchester City and Inter Milanit could be to lose similar because of having participated in a controversial ultra-right march in your country, Poland.
In this regard, the Uefa he asked for one “urgent clarification” about his participation in the controversial far-right event held in Katowice, Polandwhere slogans were brandished antisemitic, xenophobic, against gays and gypsies.
marciniak He was also a judge in the final of the World Cup between Argentina and France last December, the tremendous meeting in which the team of Lionel Messi it ended up consecrating from penalty kicks.
According to AP agencyan anti-racism group urged the referee on Thursday to offer explanations about his participation on May 29 in a political act of a far-right group that was titled “Everest”against “Jews, gays, abortion, taxes and the European Union.”
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UEFA’s reaction to the complaint against the referee
Following the complaint made by Never Againfrom the Uefa requested an “urgent clarification” from marciniak when there are only nine days left for the final of the Champions League while warning that “a later announcement will be issued [el viernes] after reviewing all the evidence.
In turn, the entity remarked that “the entire soccer community repudiates the ‘values’ promoted by the group in question” and noted that it “takes the accusations very seriously.”
“We are shocked and dismayed by the public association of marciniak with Sawomir Mentzen and his type of toxic far-right politics,” said the founder of Nunca Más Rafal Pankowski a statement. “This is incompatible with the basic values of fair play, such as fairness and respect,” she added.
“What we want is for the referee to recognize his mistake. Otherwise, there should be consequences on the part of the Uefa and of the FIFA”, he expressed.
TO marciniak he is questioned to show himself with Sawomir Mentzenleader of the populist Konfederacja (Confederation) party, accused of promoting anti-Semitic, sexist and homophobic views.
mentzen promoted the participation of the referee in his social networks with the post “marciniak refereed the last final of the Qatar World Cupin a few days he will be in the final of the Champions Leagueand on Monday he will judge through his perfect eye whether the Everest event is the best of its kind.”
Marciniak’s Brief Discharge
After the controversy, the anti-racism group released a relatively brief statement sent to them by the same marciniak.
“Being an international soccer referee for many years, I always put fair play and respect for the human being first. I always stay away from racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance that I show in the games that I referee. I always move away from hatred and preach for the good of the human being, ”he assured.
marciniakThe 42-year-old coached at the 2022 and 2018 World Cups, as well as Euro 2016. He missed Euro 2020 while recovering from a heart complication following a contraction Covid-19.
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