Bnei Reineh Owner Faces Six-Month Ban for Referee Insults
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
The Football Association prosecutor has filed a severe indictment against Saïd Basoul, owner of the Bnei Reineh football club, for insulting a referee. Basoul faces a potential six-month ban from stadiums due to the indictment and a prior suspended sentence. The incident occurred after a goal during a match against Rishon LeZion, where Basoul allegedly hurled insults at the referee and fourth official.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Bnei Reineh owner Saïd Basoul faces a six-month ban for insulting a referee.
- The Football Association prosecutor filed a severe indictment against Basoul.
- Basoul allegedly called the referee "zero," "plant," and "idiot."
- He is already serving a suspended six-month ban from a previous incident.
- The incident occurred during a match between Rishon LeZion and Bnei Reineh.
The Football Association prosecutor, Gilad Bergman, has filed a severe indictment against Saïd Basoul, the owner of the Bnei Reineh football club, for verbally abusing a referee. The incident occurred during a match between Rishon LeZion and Bnei Reineh. According to the referee's report, after Rishon LeZion scored an equalizer, Basoul approached the fourth official and later confronted the main referee, Niv Ard, near the referees' locker room. Basoul allegedly shouted insults at Ard, calling him "zero," "plant," "shameful," and "idiot," accusing the referees of learning at their expense.
Basoul is already under a suspended sentence of a six-month ban from stadiums for a previous offense of confronting and insulting a referee last year. At that time, the association's prosecutor had requested a one-year ban, but the tribunal imposed a six-game actual suspension and added the six-month suspended ban. Given Basoul's current indictment and the existing suspended sentence, it appears unlikely that the tribunal will have discretion to avoid activating the ban.
This indictment could lead to Basoul being suspended for six months, effectively barring him from attending matches. The case highlights the ongoing tensions and disciplinary issues within Israeli football, particularly concerning the conduct of club owners towards match officials.
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