Oh Look. There’s A Drunk Soccer Referee In Belarus.

We’ve succumb to a drunken stupor on the job before (not this one, of course) and it’s never fun. Have you ever tried explaining to someone that the “Soul Assassins” album from 1997 is no longer available in print because distribution ceased a few years back and they can only get the album from a torrent, or whatnot…while drunk? Not fun. Anyway, try officiating a freakin’ soccer game while drunk!

Referee Sergei Shmolik was helped off the field with “back pain” while officiating a Belarus league match, but later was shown to be drunk.
In TV footage shown on Wednesday on Russian television, Shmolik staggered as he was helped off the field at the end of Saturday’s match.
The Belarusian sports website Presball reported that the crowd in Vitebsk stadium, where the local team was hosting Naftan, was amused with the referee’s strange behaviour through the second half.

Shmolik was hardly moving by the end of the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, officiating from the central circle by the end of the game.
Presball said Shmolik got help after the match but later was taken to the hospital for a test, which showed high levels of alcohol in his system.

And there’s lovely video, too.

We love how kids are kicking the ball around and wondering why the ref is lopsided. “Papi, what is wrong with the ref.” “He’s drunk, son.” “Oh. Like you?” “Shut up.”
Though, we have to ask who’s funnier: drunk ref or ballerina ref?

It’s a toss up.

Drunk ref helped off field [News24]
Videos [YouTube]