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Redsauce He pulled a Charlie!
(Always Sunny in Philidelphia reference...anyone? anyone?)
Drunk Soccer Ref...need I say more?
Where's Ubaldo? —
Sergei Shmolik, a ref for the Belarus soccer league, came on to the field in the second half acting a bit strange Saturday. At first, it appeared as if he had pain in his lower back. Reports say that the official stopped running up and down the field and just officiated from the center circle. After the game he was taken to a hospital and tests showed that he was not suffering from back pain, but way too much to drink during half time. ...
Not another referee scandal
Pure Point —
Loyal reader and good friend, Matt Kleiman, forwards this story out of the glorious country of Belarus. During the second half a Belarus league match on Saturday, fans became increasingly amused with Referee Sergei Shmolik as by the end of the match he was hardly moving and just officiating from the center circle. Eventually, he had to be helped off the field with back pain, but when he got to the hospital, he tested for high levels of alcohol. I just have one question about this. Apparently, he didn't present symptoms until the second half of the match, and the alcohol really kicked in by the end of the ...
Belarus Ref Schmammered
TheOriginalWinger.com —
Belarus Referee Sergei Shmolik had to be helped off the field during a league match, at first complaining of back pain.
Shmolik was later taken to the hospital after he could barely make it off the field, where blood tests proved he was highly intoxicated.
The crowd at Vitebsk stadium, where the local team was hosting Naftan, seemed to enjoy the fact that Shmolik couldn’t even get out of the center circle as the game was going on around him.
Shmolik’s actions will be handled by the Belarus Football Federation disciplinary committee this ...
Drunk Soccer Referee, Video
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
Drunk Soccer Referee, Video. I think drunk is an understatement. He is plastered. The only question I have is, how in the world did he get on the field in the first place. The video is of Belarus Referee Sergei Shmolik 7-8-08. He had to get helped off the field because he was so very hammered. The kicker, pardon the pun, is that this was a children’s soccer game. Please enjoy this, Drunk Soccer Referee, Video.
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Drunk Soccer Ref At Belarus Match
FanIQ Blog —
By now, I think a fair number of people have seen this drunken ref video. That's ok though, because it never gets old.
But I'm sure not many people know the background. You know this drunken fool/hero reffed the whole game drunk? This video isn't from the beginning of the game, or even from halftime. It's from when the game was over. And naturally it's from former Soviet Block country Belarus.
Anyway, ref Sergei Shmolik - whose name instantly suggests he was drunk on Vodka - entertained the crowd for basically the whole game of the league match. But this is ...
Reason #367 Not To Heckle Referees
On The Pitch —
They may start drinking.
I know, I know - I shouldn’t joke around because if a drunk ref showed up at my kid’s match I’d be a bit upset. But still, I found it hilarious the kids (at least they look like older kids) continued to do ...
Video: Drunk Referee Escorted Off Soccer Pitch
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
By way of SPORTS CRACKLE POP comes this video of Belarus league soccer referee Sergei Shmolik being escorted from the field. At first it seemed that Shmolik was suffering from some sort of back pain, and he was taken to the hospital for tests. The results showed that he had high levels of alcohol in his system. Why did they have to wait for the test results to determine that he was drunk? It’s clear from looking at the video and reading the account of the event that Shmolik was shmitfaced. The stadium crowd were stunned by Shmolik’s peculiar behaviour. The referee was hardly moving by the end of the match, which ...
If Only The NBA Had These Ref Problems Instead
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
By way of SPORTS CRACKLE POP comes this video of Belarus league soccer referee Sergei Shmolik being escorted from the field. At first it seemed that Shmolik was suffering from some sort of back pain, and he was taken to the hospital for tests. The results showed that he had high levels of alcohol in his system. Why did they have to wait for the test results to determine that he was drunk? It’s clear from looking at the video and reading the account of the event that Shmolik was shmitfaced. The stadium crowd were stunned by Shmolik’s peculiar behaviour. The referee was hardly moving by the end of the match, which ...
Being Hammered New Qualification for Refs
The Slanch Report —
In the NBA Tim Donaghy helped fix games, which is a pretty dastardly thing to do, but the soccer league in Belarus has found a new problem with it’s referees, drunkeness.
Initially, referee Sergei Schmolik was escorted off the field and taken to the hospital for tests because it seemed like his back was hurting ...
Next Stop… THE NBA!
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
There are two ways to become an NBA official: begin reffing junior high school games, and continue to abnormally favor the home team and star players at increasing levels until you make it to the NBA. But that could take months… even years.
I say go for option #2: Show up ...
The best referee video...EVER
Soccer By Ives —
In the game of soccer, some referees are great, some are good, and as Jason Kreis reminds us constantly, some are terrible. What they usually aren't is drunk.
At least not unless you're in Belarus, where one referee had a few (dozen) too many and actually tried to referee a match. The video has to be seen to be ...
Gripping Too Tight News
du Nord —
Our main man Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated sits down with Jozy Altidore who begins his new life at Villarreal next Monday! Great stuff. See Americans In Europe section. ~and~ San Jose gets their hands on Huckerby. See San Jose section for details. ~and~ When you book your room at the Hotel du Nord, don't forget to pack your Due Nord II shorts, the official sportswear of du Nord futbol. (thank you Adam!) MLS Scoreboard Week 16 Matches & Scores: -Thu Jul 10 Kansas City v New York - 7pm ...
I think you’ve had enough buddy
Hail Mary Jane —
Drunk Refs are funny. Check out this ref on the pitch who looks like he can barely stand up. I know we’ve all wished that we could have a drink or two before work, but this guy actually did it. Probably more than just one or two.
Tags: drunk ref
Drunken Soccer Referees Are Dangerous, Albeit Hysterical
FanHouse —
There's nothing funny about allowing a drunken man in a position of authority to hang around a bunch of kids. However, if you're willing to suspend disbelief and just assume this guy is refereeing adults somewhere, then watching him "walk" off the pitch, if I may, is pretty freaking hysterical. ...
This youth soccer referee isnt drunk
Clubhouse Cancer —
He???s just retarded???or gay???or both. Ok, he's really drunk, but what else is there to do in Belarus? He???s actually not in trouble or anything, they???re just sending him to the pub early so he can reserve the corner booth they all love. ...
Drunk Referee in Belorussia
Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog —
The drunk referee in Belorussia is becoming something of a YouTube classic. Referee Sergei Shmolik was lead from the field and later suspensed by the Belorussian FA. Bet with Bet 365 World Soccer News Soccer betting tips Soccer Books & DVDs Tags Belorussia soccer football referee
Blog Kiosk 7/13/2008
Blue Heaven —
Getting over .500 is the toughest task of all. I just came across this. The Long Beach Armada of the Golden Baseball League has an audio archive of nearly all of their games this year available for download. If you were interested in the games against the Chinese National Baseball Team in May you can listen to them here. A New York Times writer shares his 1930's autograph scrapbook and a couple of stories; including being told, “I don’t ever want to see you again,” by Hall of Famer Lefty Grove. Check out Mark Langill's interview of Tommy Lasorda recalling his days at Yankee Stadium at LA ...
Introducing 'Drunk Referee'
Sports Bastards —
Belarus, in the depths of Eastern Europe, is a country famous for... er... not much really, apart from a being a bit too close to Chernobyl. However, it now has a new claim to fame, as home of the world's most inebriated match official, Sergei Shmolik. Here he is in all his glory, refereeing a Belarusian league game. Initially, it was thought he was suffering from back pain, but hospital tests revealed large amounts of alcohol in his body. To be fair, if I had to referee a Belarusian football match, I think I'd probably start taking crack. ...
Drunk Referee Helped Off the Field
The Sports Girl —
Referee Sergei Shmolik was helped off the field
during a match in Minsk over the weekend. He complained of back pain
but blood tests showed he was just really drunk.
Belarus Ref Schmammered
TheOriginalWinger.com —
UPDATE - The Belarus FA have officially banned Shmolik for LIFE. His alcohol level exceeded the limit allowed to drive a car by NINE TIMES.
Belarus Referee Sergei Shmolik had to be helped off the field during a league match, at first complaining of back pain.
Shmolik was later taken to the hospital after he could barely make it off the field, where blood tests proved he was highly intoxicated.
The crowd at Vitebsk stadium, where the local team was hosting Naftan, seemed to enjoy the fact that Shmolik couldn’t even get out ...
Friday Football Funnies: Soccer, Sex, Booze - and a Moose
100 Percent Soccer —
I couldn't resist these items collected in the last week or so. All strange. All true.
For instance, you'll be relieved to know South Africa's tourism authorities are looking out for the fans when they indicated earlier this week they wanted to legalize prostitution during the 2010 World Cup.
In truth, the next item is more sad than funny, but it still falls under the category: "And you thought MLS refs were bad."
Finally, here's a story brave enough to ask the question: What do you do when a moose interrupts a soccer game?
Be ...
Russian Soccer Player Carded for Tackling Fan
The Sporting Blog —
Radoslav Kovac is the midfielder for Spartak Moscow, a club you may know from countless impressive internet soccer hooligan riot videos. ("Remember: If the fans aren't ganging up twenty to one on a defenseless man, it's not real Spartak hooliganism!") He also has very little tolerance for people invading the field of play, as some poor shirtless fan did in a recent match. ...
Russian High Jumper Ivan Ukhov Accused Of Being Drunk During A Competition
FanIQ Blog —
I'll be honest. There really isn't any reason to watch high jumping at all. It's just not that exciting of a sport. Or so I thought.
It seems that Russian Ivan Ukhov, one of the top high jumpers in the world, decided to show up for the recent Lausanne Grand Prix drunk on vodka and Red Bull. Now, while being drunk might make you a better pool player, it certainly doesn't make you a better high jumper.
Now, how do we know he was drunk? Well, aside from this video above of him jumping under the bar and then nearly falling asleep on the landing mat, Fanhouse ...
