Greek football in crisis as referee forced to deny he arrived for a game drunk before Olympiacos slam ‘corruption ring’ of officials
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- 19 Apr 2023
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The officiating circuit in the Greek top light has descended into farce one again as a referee was forced to deny allegations that he was drunk before a match, before Olympiacos filed an official complaint about potential corruption.
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Ahead of the clash between AEK Athens and Aris, the Polish referees were reportedly drunk and disorderly on their flight to Greece to take charge of the encounter.
‘Pawel Raczkowski, along with his assistants, Radoslav Siecka, Adam Kupsik and VAR, Krzysztof Jakubik appeared drunk and caused problems with their behavior upon their arrival at “El. Venizelos”', Sport 24 claimed.
“Already during the flight, they got into a fight with Greek passengers who live in Poland and were coming to visit their homeland”, another report claimed.
Raczkowski issued the following statement: “In relation to the news bulletin about the purported situation at Athens International Airport from the 8th of April 2023, I want to categorically deny being intoxicated or exhibiting aggressive behaviour. Read More…
