A controversial denounce weighs on the referee Simon Marciniakappointed by UEFA to deliver justice in the Champions League final, which will be held in Türkiye and has as protagonists Manchester City and Inter Milan. Marciniak was also a judge in the World Cup final between Argentina and France.
According to the agency APan anti-racism group urged the Polish referee on Thursday to offer explanations about his participation on May 29 in a political act of a far-right group – the event was titled “Everest” – that demonstrates against “Jews, gays, abortion, taxes and the European Union”.
Following the complaint made by Never Again (Never more)from UEFA requested an “urgent clarification” by Marciniak with just nine days to go before the Champions League final. “A later announcement will be issued [el viernes] After reviewing all the evidencethe association noted.
In turn, the entity remarked that “The entire football community repudiates the ‘values’ promoted by the group in question” and pointed out that “Takes the accusations very seriously”.
“We are shocked and appalled by Marciniak’s public association with Sławomir Mentzen and his brand of toxic far-right politics,” Nunca Más founder Rafal Pankowskin said in a statement. “This is incompatible with the basic values of the fair playsuch as equity and respect”, he added.
“What we want is for the referee to recognize his mistake. Otherwise, there should be consequences from UEFA and FIFA.”he expressed.
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Marciniak will be questioned about showing himself with Sławomir Mentzen, leader of the populist party Confederation (Confederation), accused of promoting anti-Semitic, sexist and homophobic views among the public. Both were speakers during an event promoted as a conference for entrepreneurs, in Katowice, Poland.
Mentzen promoted the referee’s participation on his social networks. “Marciniak refereed the last World Cup final in Qatar, in a few days he will be in the Champions League final and on Monday he will judge through his perfect eye if the Everest event is the best of its kind,” the politician celebrated on Instagram.
After the controversy, the anti-racism group released a statement sent to them by Marciniak himself. “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 insisted.
Marciniak, 42, coached at the 2022 and 2018 World Cups, as well as Euro 2016. He missed Euro 2020 while recovering from a heart complication from contracting COVID-19.
With information from AP
2023-06-02 05:02:13
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