May 13 – Two officials who appeared to be drunk during a top-flight domestic game in the Czech Republic, widely seen since on YouTube, have been banned by their national federation.
The Czech Football Association said fourth official Marek Pilny and additional assistant referee Jiri Jech would lose their licences and face disciplinary action.
“Pilny was visibly drunk from the beginning of the game” between FK Pribram and Slavia Prague, the association said in a statement. “He struggled for balance by the touchline, he fell, at times he ran with the linesman copying his movements.”
“After 10 minutes he had to be guarded by a bodyguard, and at halftime Pilny left for the changing rooms and never came back,” the association said.
It added that Jech was “also under the influence of alcohol and allegedly even urinated during the game.”
FA chief Miroslav Pelta said the referee and two linesmen would be suspended until the end of the season because they failed to take action.
View the Youtube clip at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD1JzoGANHw
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