Video: Referee suspended for life for celebrating the title of the team he gave the final whistle to

The most important aspect that a referee must have is impartiality. The judge, who ends up being the one who makes the decisions in the matches, can greatly influence the final result. In the fourth division of Netherlandsan unusual event occurred that ended with the suspension of the referee in charge of the promotion match.

Jan Smit He was the referee designated to blow the whistle in the match against St George and SV De Valekn for the title of champions and promotion to the next division.

The local team, St George, only needed one point to win but reaching the end of the game, the visiting team scored a goal that took away the enthusiasm of the rivals. However, the story was only beginning.

Smit, after the goal, continuing with the gameexpelled three visiting players in three subsequent actions. Furthermore, in the list of expulsions he included the visiting coach and added 15 minutes at the end of the game that were used by the locals to tie it and win the championship.

Hours later, a video came to light in which the referee is seen at the club’s official celebration, singing a song and raising the champions trophy. Furthermore, as if he were one of the team, he was on the stage with the players while everyone watched him.

Given this, the SV De Valken issued a statement in which they expressed their disagreement with the incident and reported the situation to the Dutch Football Federation. “Others will have to judge whether it is normal for a referee to exuberantly celebrate St. George’s well-deserved championship,” he said.

Daan Schippers, spokesperson for the federation, made a statement in this regard, in a disappointed tone, in which he assured that the federation always “expects a neutral attitude from the referee and that both teams are treated with respect.” After this, he announced that he had already contacted the referee to let him know the sanction: he will not be able to be a judge in any other match from now on.

Smit, in statements to the local media ‘NH’, justified his actions by mentioning that, in his opinion, “the four red cards shown were 100% justified” and added “Before the game, the St. George players already asked me if I wanted to sing a song afterwards. “I have done it several times in the past, including at Spartans, VVS, Grasshoppers and also in Amsterdam, at ASV Arsenal.”

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