Is it because certain decisions of Halil Umut Meler have been talked about? Probably not. The fact remains that by appointing Szymon Marciniak for Belgium – Romania, UEFA did everything to avoid certain controversies. At 43, the native of Plock has become a reference in refereeing, having very quickly risen through the ranks since his debut in Polish D1.
Officiating on the international scene since 2011, this father of an 11-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl has been used to major tournaments since Euro 2016. And if he was absent during Euro 2020, it is because he suffered from tachycardia, the consequence of a Covid infection, which forced him to take a small break in his career which reached its peak last season.
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After the legendary Argentina – France World Cup final, Marciniak also officiated during the Manchester City – Inter Milan Champions League final, becoming only the seventh referee to officiate these two prestigious matches, the second to do so in the same season after Howard Webb in 2010. The fact remains that this Thai boxing practitioner almost did not referee this clash between Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku. In question, his participation a few days before this meeting in a congress called Everest and led by a certain Slawomir Mentzen, leader of the Confederation Party, the Polish extreme right. “I was misled,” admitted Marciniak, who was able to count on the support of the Prime Minister himself, Mateusz Morawiecki, who called him “the best arbiter in the world who respects every human being.”
First whistle to stop a Polish championship match due to racist acts in April 2019, recently criticized for not calling on Var during the Champions League semi-final second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich when he refused the goal of Matthijs De Ligt, the one who was elected personality of the year of his country in 2023 by the magazine Pilka Nozna has refereed the Devils four times. Who are undefeated when this badminton player is on the whistle, which was the case during three friendlies against Italy in 2015 (3-1 victory), in the Netherlands in 2016 (1-1), in Russia in 2017 (3-3) and during a World Cup qualifier in Greece in 2017 (2-1 victory).
2024-06-22 05:24:00
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