Referee who elbowed Liverpool player escapes punishment

Linesman Konstantin Hatzidakis will not be punished for the incident with Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson.

Last Sunday, during a break in the meeting of the 30th round of the championship of England Liverpool – Arsenal (2: 2), Robertson approached Hatzidakis and grabbed him. The referee took his hand back and, waving away the football player, hit him with his elbow.

“We have carefully considered all the evidence in relation to the recent incident at Anfield involving Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson and match official Konstantin Hatzidakis and we will not be taking any further action. Our end-to-end process included reviewing detailed statements from Liverpool and PGMOL (the English Association of Professional Referees) as well as video footage from multiple angles regarding both the incident itself and the surrounding circumstances,” the Football Association of England (FA) said in a statement. which results in Goal.

Hatzidakis said he spoke to Robertson after the game and apologized to the Liverpool defender.

I fully assisted the FA in their investigation and discussed this matter directly with Andy Robertson during an open and positive conversation. It was definitely not my intention to make contact with Andy, for which I apologized. I look forward to returning to officiating matches,” said Hatzidakis.