Szymon Marciniak remembered his detractors during the clash between PSG and Newcastle on Tuesday evening.
Szymon Marciniak is left with a new controversy. By awarding a penalty to PSG in added time on Tuesday against Newcastle, the Polish referee attracted new criticism, with most observers considering that Tino Livramento’s hand did not deserve to be sanctioned since the ball hit the English defender’s stomach before bouncing off his arm.
Unsurprisingly, the English newspapers did not spare the referee, criticizing his decision. But the comments have sometimes been just as acidic on this side of the Channel. This is evidenced by the vitriolic reaction of Grégory Schneider, Mr. Football at Libération. “Absolutely disgusting penalty, this salesman (and this fascist) from Marciniak in his works (he already defeated the Blues in the World Cup final). Come on, if it’s no problem for anyone…”, he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Absolutely disgusting penalty, this salesman (and this fascist) from Marciniak in his works (he already defeated the Blues in the World Cup final). Come on, if that’s no problem for anyone… #PSGNEW #PSGNEWCASTLE #PSG
— Grégory Schneider (@SchneiderGrgory) November 28, 2023
Since the final of the last World Cup between France and Argentina, the journalist never misses the opportunity to say all the bad things he thinks of Szymon Marciniak. He thus recently accused him of having done everything to allow Argentina and Lionel Messi to win. “ Marciniak was there to help Messi win the World Cup “, he accused, attacking with equal virulence Daniel Orsato, the referee of the previous final between France and Croatia in 2018: ” Just like that bastard (nothing to worry about) Orsato who screwed the Croats in the half since he was there for that. Which Croatians had already been beaten by the referee in 2018 (the final). Impossible to substantiate but I was at the stadium both times and frankly… The France-Croatia refereeing is both incredible and monstrous. This asshole admitted five months later that he should never have whistled the Blues penalty. »
