Bnei Raina Owner Saeed Basoul Suspended Six Months for Referee Abuse
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Saeed Basoul, owner of Bnei Raina, received a six-month ban and a NIS 5,000 fine for verbally abusing a referee during a match. This sentence activated a previous suspended ban for a similar offense. The incident occurred on November 3rd after a goal, with Basoul reportedly shouting insults at the referee. The Football Association prosecutor filed a severe indictment, leading to the disciplinary panel's decision.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Bnei Raina owner Saeed Basoul received a six-month ban for referee abuse.
- The ban activates a previous suspended sentence for a similar offense.
- Basoul was also fined NIS 5,000 and given a NIS 10,000 suspended fine.
- The incident involved insults directed at referee Niv Ard after a goal.
- The decision was made by the Football Association's disciplinary panel.
Saeed Basoul, the owner of Israeli football club Bnei Raina, has been suspended for six months and fined after verbally abusing a referee. The suspension activates a previous suspended sentence Basoul received for a similar offense last year. The incident occurred during a match between Bnei Raina and Rishon LeZion on November 3rd, following a goal that leveled the score. According to the referee's report, Basoul approached the fourth official and then confronted the main referee, Niv Ard, shouting insults such as "zero," "you're a potted plant," and "disgrace." Basoul also allegedly waited near the referees' locker room at halftime with other club representatives and continued his tirade. The Football Association prosecutor, Galad Bergman, filed a severe indictment against Basoul. The disciplinary panel, which included Sigal Berliner Levinson, had no discretion due to the existing suspended sentence. Basoul was previously given a six-game suspension and a six-month suspended sentence for insulting a referee during a match against Bnei Sakhnin last year. In addition to the six-month ban, Basoul was fined NIS 5,000, with an additional NIS 10,000 suspended fine.
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