Michal Listkiewicz: Szymon was born with a whistle in his mouth … – Onet.pl

 
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On Tuesday, UEFA has published a list of 18 judges principal who will lead next year’s meeting of the Euro in France. In this group was coming from Plock 34-year-old Marciniak.

– Marciniak Nominations for Champions League matches and important national teams showed that it is the wave of rising and ranks high in the ranking of European Football Union. The work he has done especially in the last two years, earned the trip to the championship of the continent. He made enormous progress, which confirmed the talks representatives of the football environment, with players and coaches at the helm. They emphasized that a long time we did not have in Poland arbitrator in this class – told PAP former president of the Polish Football Association and international judge 62-year-old Listkiewicz.

In the history of ME, dating back to 1960, there was a Polish judge who would lead the meeting in this event. Listkiewicz as an assistant referee was in the semi-finals and final of the World Cup in Italy 1990, also he refereed world championship four years later in the United States. But in ME he was only a technical arbiter.

– in 1988 on the fields of Germany I was a technical judge, that is the de facto reserve. A similar function was during the Polish-Ukrainian Euro Marcin Borski. Now we finally have the judge in the European Championships. Two years ago Marciniak ranked among the best in the country, but thanks to the incredible work, but also talent “set off” another Polish arbitrators. I knew the two judges who were born with … whistle in his mouth, instead of the nipple. It Aloysius Jarguz and Marciniak. All the rest, including me, has learned this profession – Listkiewicz said.

Over the years, the representation of Belarus Red lacking in the finals ME. The debut came only in 2008 during the Austro-Swiss tournament. Even more Polish judge was not in the football championship of the Old Continent.

– certainly were different reasons for the lack of our Judges at the European Championships, and one of these cases of corruption. Part of judges then dropped out. Besides, as everywhere, we had to wait for such a unique generation at the raisins, as Marciniak. For sure it is my joy also on behalf of colleagues who traveled to the world championships, as Jarguz, Ryszard Wojcik Maciej Wierzbowski, Mr Jacek stirrup. We successor and quietly we go on a judge’s retirement – said the former arbitrator.

Listkiewicz best wishes Marciniak and review by the national team coach Adam Nawałka, but – as he says – has a split personality.

– No I wish Simon final, because it would mean that the Poles did not play in the most important meeting in France. I hope that our players will play for gold and Marciniak posędziuje semi-final match.

It is possible that one of the assistant referees will be 37-year-old Tomasz Listkiewicz, the son of Michael. In 1990, when Michal Listkiewicz, attended, among others, World Cup final, was identical age.

– Szymon as chief judge report now three candidates judges assistants – Paul Sokolnickiego, Radoslaw Siejka and my son. UEFA February selects two of them. If Tom is in this group, I will be very glad, though, and so … a lot of it to me is missing. To catch up with me, he would have to judge the finale – admitted Listkiewicz senior.

The former head football Panel believes that in past, despite the fact that the game was less dynamic, judges do not make it easier.

– est more events boiskowych but also more cameras that capture a lot. Currently, arbitrators teams helps communication system. In my day the great role played by other ways, such as body language, eye contact, hidden signals. During the memorable World Cup in Italy refereeing eight matches up with seven different main referees. There were various problems, eg. The language, but we coped.

Interview by Radoslaw Gielo