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| Linesman gets life ban for assaulting player Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:33 AM PDT MOSCOW, April 29 — Chechen linesman Musa Kadyrov was today banned for life after assaulting a player in a Russian league soccer match. The incident occurred at the end of a reserve game yesterday in Grozny between Amkar Perm and local side Terek when a raging Kadyrov dropped his flag and ran on to the pitch, attacking startled Amkar defender Ilya Krichmar. "The ref blew the final whistle and I started walking to our bench when suddenly someone came from behind, pushed me to the ground and began kicking and punching me," the 18-year-old player told reporters. "Terek players then joined the attack. Someone grabbed me by the throat, another hit me ... bloodying my face. "Thank God, my team mates came to the rescue. Special thanks to Vlasov from Terek. We had known each other from a youth academy in St Petersburg and he helped me escape." Local authorities took swift action. "He has only worked on a regional level but we made a decision to ban him for life, therefore he won't be able to officiate matches at any level," Chechen football chief Lom-Ali Ibragimov was quoted as saying by local outlet R-Sport. The Russian players' union (RSFT) appealed to the Russian FA (RFU) to impose sanctions on Chechen club Terek. Tougher stance "We feel just banning Kadyrov is not enough. The RFU must take a much tougher stance on this because assaults on players have become an almost regular occurrence in Grozny," RSFT general secretary Nikolai Grammatikov told Reuters. "We think preventing Terek to host reserve matches in Grozny for a year should teach Chechen authorities a lesson, otherwise it is just going to get worse and worse." The incident yesterday was the second violent attack on a player in a reserve game in Grozny in the past 18 months. Krasnodar striker Spartak Gogniyev suffered a broken nose and fractured ribs after being attacked by Terek officials at a reserve game in Grozny in November 2011. Gogniyev was given a six-game ban and fined US$1,600 (RM4,849) by the Russian FA for pushing the referee. The world players' union FIFPro criticised the decision to punish the player. Kadyrov said Krichmar had insulted him but the player denied the allegation. "We weren't happy with the officiating, words had been exchanged but I had never said anything personal about him or his mother," he said. "I know how sensitive Chechen people are." Former FIFA referee Alexei Spirin, who was working as an assessor of yesterday's match, was shocked by the episode. "In all my refereeing career I have never seen anything like it. This guy should not be a referee," Spirin said. "He had no clue about rules, even worse, attacked a player. On a scale of one to 10, I'd give him a zero and I'm writing a special report. He should not be allowed to officiate again." Krichmar was asked if he would attend the Russian Cup final in Grozny on June 1 if invited by Chechen officials. "No, I would not go. I could still feel some hatred there after the (Chechen) war, although we had no problem with security in Grozny," Krichmar said. "We always had bodyguards with machine guns around us. The food was good as well, but..." — Reuters |
| Werder ban Arnautovic, Elia until end of season Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:16 AM PDT BERLIN, April 29 — Werder Bremen have suspended Austria forward Marko Arnautovic and Dutch midfielder Eljero Elia for the rest of the season after they were caught speeding on a German motorway last week, the club said today. Werder had on Friday temporarily banned the two of them but decided to extend the sanction to all training sessions and matches until the end of the season, after the late-night incident. Arnautovic, who has had previous disciplinary problems for club and country, and Elia were stopped for speeding in separate cars, and their behaviour prompted the police to call for back-up. No alcohol was involved. "In the final stretch of the season we need all players to be fully focused," the club's sports director Thomas Eichin said in a statement. "We have made it clear to Marko Arnautovic and Eljero Elia that their behaviour damaged the team in this phase. Both will train separately until the end of the season." Werder Bremen's 32-year stay in the Bundesliga is under increasing threat after they extended their winless sequence to 10 games following a 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen yesterday. The northern club are just two points above Augsburg, who occupy the relegation playoff spot with three matches to play. — Reuters |
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