Fábio Veríssimo's report could cost FC Porto points | OneFootball

Fábio Veríssimo’s report states that, during halftime of the FC Porto-SC Braga match at Estádio do Dragão, a television in the refereeing team’s locker room repeatedly replayed the incident of Froholdt’s disallowed goal—due to a foul by Bednarek on the Braga goalkeeper—as well as a play from an under-13 match between Benfica and FC Porto, which Veríssimo allegedly validated in favor of Benfica. These facts could lead to severe disciplinary measures against the head of the League.

According to the League’s disciplinary regulations, the events described by the referee fall under Article 66, concerning coercion. The prescribed sanction is disqualification, although, if the coercion was merely attempted and is considered not to have interfered with the course of the game, the applicable penalty is a loss.

The article in question, which we transcribe below, also refers to a section of Article 62, which states that “the club is responsible for acts committed by any of its directors, representatives, employees, and other sports agents linked to it, as well as for acts committed by its de facto representatives, when proven to have been carried out on its orders and in its interest,” making it difficult for the club to claim ignorance regarding someone’s actions.

The wording of Article 66 of the League’s disciplinary regulations

Article 66 – Coercion

“1. A club that exercises physical or moral violence against a Portugal League delegate, referee observer, director, player, coach, secretary or technical assistant, doctor, masseur, or match delegate of the opposing club, causing inferiority in their representation during official matches and contributing to the match unfolding under abnormal conditions, shall be punished with a deduction of points set between a minimum of five and a maximum of eight points and, additionally, with a fine set between a minimum of 250 UC and a maximum of 1,000 UC.

2. If the acts referred to in the previous paragraph are committed against any member of the refereeing team with the aim of, in any way, creating abnormal conditions in the management of the match with consequences on the result or leading the referee to falsify, in any way, the content of the match report, the club shall be punished with disqualification and, additionally, with a fine set between a minimum of 500 UC and a maximum of 2,000 UC.

3. Outside the cases provided for in the previous paragraphs, a club that, through violence or threat of significant harm, exercised against a sports agent, compels them to an action or omission, with the aim of influencing the incidents or results of a match, event, or sports competition, shall be punished with a deduction of points set between a minimum of five and a maximum of eight points and, additionally, with a fine set between a minimum of 125 UC and a maximum of 500 UC.

4. The acts referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, when in the form of an attempt, shall be punished with a loss and, additionally, with a fine set between a minimum of 125 UC and a maximum of 250 UC.

5. The provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 62 apply.”

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