A falsified judge on the cross for a careless word has tried to commit suicide twice in the past

The match in Paris lasted only 13 minutes.

After PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe’s foul against guest striker Fredrik Gulbrandsen of Norway, Bašakšehir’s substitute bench vehemently demanded that referee Ovidiu Hategan show the Frenchman a yellow card.

Pierre Webo, assistant strategist for the Okan Buruk team, was especially active.

The fourth official, S. Coltescu, who was observing the order in the technical zones of both teams, informed the court referee by radio about the fault of one of Bašakšehir’s coaches.

“Come and show him (the card) in black, this is impossible (to tolerate). Come to him, he’s that black and there, “Coltescu said in Romanian.

Although Mr. Webo is not supposed to know the language, he heard the word “black” sounding “negru” in Romanian.

The 38-year-old former Cameroonian striker, who has played most of his professional career for Spanish and Turkish clubs, was outraged despite being shown the red card.

Senegal’s reserve forward Bašakšehir Demba Ba was then heard.

“Why do you call it black when you call it black?” After all, when it comes to white, you don’t say “white,” attacked Coltescu, a 35-year veteran.

The referee could not defend himself and quickly the discussions, which involved most of the representatives of both teams, as well as the leaders, were diverted.

“You fired him because he was black,” said Turkish strategist Buruk.

He seems to have forgotten that due to an excessively stormy reaction to the events that occurred on the field a few minutes before the incident that interrupted the game, he himself was sanctioned with a warning.

At this point, the most important thing Mr. Coltescu could and had to respond to was Mr. Tir’s tirade.

By mentioning the color of the skin, he tried to identify a non-player with his colleague, in which case the accusations would be completely justified, because to name a footballer, it is enough to say his jersey number.

The staff do not have spare bank numbers.

Bašakšehir’s coaching staff consists of eleven specialists, although not all of them spent time at the Parc des Princes stadium on Tuesday evening. But the ones who wore uniform club jackets without any other distinctive markings. Mr. Webo was the only black among them.

Coltescu’s careless word erupted during an official interview addressed only to the ears of the judges’ brigade. Webo heard him only because the stadium bleachers were empty due to quarantine restrictions.

It is true that the fourth official chose the wrong trait to appoint to the outfield referee which coach representing the coach should be punished for out-of-bounds emotions.

Mr. Coltescu probably just had to wait for the summoned O. Hategan to reach the sideline and point a finger at the offender.

However, it must not be forgotten that in the maelstrom of the game, the referees are very active and try to pass information between them as soon as possible.

Also, first of all, consider the fact that Coltescu, the fourth official, is an emotionally fragile person, who has tried to take his own life 12 years ago. The case was big in Romania at the time. https://t.co/82ZI9vggIi

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These circumstances did not prevent, for example, the French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, who herself was of Romanian descent, from drawing quick conclusions.

“Tonight, the athletes made a historic decision when faced with behavior that they found unacceptable. With the usual expression of racism. We are awaiting the results of the investigation, but I can thank such a strong, symbolic and supportive gesture from the teams, ”wrote R. Maracineanu on the social network.

Even Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has intervened.

“We unconditionally oppose racism and discrimination in sport, as in all other areas of life. I condemn the racist comments against Mr Webo and I trust that UEFA will take the necessary measures,” said the Turkish leader, accused of persistent human rights abuses and authoritarianism.

Similar evaluations were repeated in the international media.

And only a few have tried to cover up Coltescu as former Romanian national team star Ciprian Marica.

“Coltescu was wrong! But should a global scandal lead to misrepresentation? All that departure from the team, refusing to continue the game that night was just an incredible circus.

Let’s be serious: racism exists, it must be condemned in any situation. But what does the Coltescu disaster have to do with racism? I was in a hurry, I was wrong, but what followed was too much.

I know what I’m talking about. For example, in my own career, I have never heard any reaction to Romanians calling us gypsies on official party posters in Paris itself.

Alio, the players and the referees, you created the show tonight! Such a spectacle, which makes the entire fight against racism an object of ridicule ”, the 35-year-old former striker of clubs like Stuttgart, Gelsenkirchen Schalke or Madrid’s Getafe asked for his farewell on social networks.

A similar Romanian FIFA judge, Cristian Balaj, also defended his colleague, noting that Mr. Coltescu had not approached Mr. Webo and had not tried to offend him. At the same time, however, he is convinced that Romania will be “sacrificed” for its sacred peace.

“I think it will be sacrificed to show zero tolerance for racism.” Only UEFA can save him if he hears arguments that the wrong word was used without derogatory implications, “said Balaj.

Be that as it may, Tuesday’s scandal will further oppress a judge who has had to go through a series of personal dramas described by the Romanian media in the past.

An engineer by profession was depressed and in 2008 tried to commit suicide in Craiova by jumping out of the third floor window. He was thwarted by the police called by neighbors, who broke down the apartment door.

Former Judge Ion Craciunescu later revealed that this was no longer a colleague’s first attempt to kill himself, but due to psychological problems, Mr. Coltescu was being treated at the hospital.

Romania was overwhelmed by family concerns: according to ziare.com Information released, the referee was divorced twice, burying both of his parents in the past two years.

S. Coltescu’s career as a referee, which began in 2003, has also been an undulating one, with the referee repeatedly bent on his decisions to lead the Romanian championship match. In 2007, his international status was downgraded and the Romanian returned to the first FIFA judges list only six years later.

We remind you that the match suspended in Paris will resume on Wednesday, starting at 19.55. Lithuanian time. A new team of referees from the Netherlands, led by field referee Danny Makkelie, was quickly assigned to the referee by the referee.

After Manchester United defeated Manchester United 3: 2 in the next Group H match on Tuesday, the match is no longer decisive.

An already guaranteed playoff ticket in the event of a PSG win would only knock the German club out of first place. England has finished third and will continue the international season in the UEFA Europa League, the Turks will not move from last place.

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