Champions League final referee Szymon Marciniak will fulfil his duties as referee for the Champions League final on June 10 following an investigation into his attendance of an event organised by a far-right politician.
Marciniak, 42, is reported to have been a keynote speaker at an event organised by Sławomir Mentzen. Having already been announced as the selected referee for UEFA's showpiece event on Monday May 22, Marciniak spoke at the event organised by Mentzen a week later.
Mentzen is the chairman of Poland's right-wing populist New Hope party and is also one of the leaders of the Confederation party. He is known for coining the political slogan: “We stand against Jews, gays, abortion, taxation and the European Union ”.
