Western Sydney Wanderers manager, Marko Rudan, has recently been handed a three-match suspension by Football Australia for his attack on A-League Men referees. The governing body found Rudan guilty of engaging in 'offensive behavior' during a post-match press conference where he criticized referee Adam Kersey. According to a statement released by Football Australia, Rudan was found to have 'intimidated another person, creating a hostile or unsafe environment within the sport.' Furthermore, he was also found to have made disparaging and derogatory comments about an official in public.
Rudan's outburst occurred after the Wanderers' defeat to Macarthur in round 14 of the A-League Men. Following the final whistle, he confronted referee Adam Kersey, and later used a six-minute monologue in a press conference to further launch his attack on Kersey and the league as a whole. He also took aim at commissioner Nick Garcia and criticized the absence of goal-line technology in the competition.
