{"id":34167,"date":"2023-04-10T11:38:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T11:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/2023\/04\/10\/andy-robertson-assistant-referee-constantine-hatzidakis-stood-down-during-elbow-investigation\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T11:38:41","slug":"andy-robertson-assistant-referee-constantine-hatzidakis-stood-down-during-elbow-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/?p=34167","title":{"rendered":"Andy Robertson: Assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis stood down during ‘elbow’ investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Andy Robertson (second from left) was shown a yellow card for dissent after his clash with assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis (far right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis will not be involved in any matches while the Football Association investigates an incident in which he appeared to elbow Liverpool defender Andy Robertson.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hatzidakis made contact with Robertson’s chin after the Scotland international approached him at the end of the first half in Sunday’s <\/span>2-2 Premier League draw<\/span><\/a> with Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

An angry Robertson and several team-mates approached referee Paul Tierney, who booked Robertson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Refereeing body PGMOL said it “will not be appointing Constantine Hatzidakis to fixtures in any of the competition” during the FA investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Blackburn striker Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live on Sunday: “He has to be banned. He will have to sit out a number of games.<\/span><\/p>\n

“You can’t have assistants throwing elbows. I really don’t know what he was thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I can’t remember another incident like this. Where is the precedent for these things?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Manchester midfielder Roy Keane described 28-year-old Robertson as a “big baby”.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He grabs the linesman first,” Keane said on Sky Sports. “Robertson should be more worried about his defending. Just get on with the game.”<\/span><\/p>\n

PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) said it would “review the matter in full”.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Hatzidakis’ career could be in jeopardy’<\/h3>\n

Before Hatzidakis was stood down, former Premier League referee Keith Hackett told 5 Live: “I was trying to find an excuse as to why he did it and I came up with was he in fear?<\/span><\/p>\n

“He shouldn’t be because he’s in a protected environment with plenty of security.<\/span><\/p>\n

“But he reacted in a way that he shouldn’t. He’s clearly lost his composure.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is serving an <\/span>eight-game ban<\/span><\/a> for pushing referee Chris Kavanagh in their FA Cup defeat at Manchester United last month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hackett said the FA has a big decision to make over a potential punishment for Hatzidakis.<\/span><\/p>\n

“If he is found guilty of this, his career is in jeopardy,” said Hackett.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The ban on Aleksandar Mitrovic wasn’t long enough, so this has got to be the equivalent if he is found guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I would like the FA to convene a meeting this week and resolve the issue by the weekend.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Writing in the <\/span>Daily Mail,<\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a> former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg said Robertson “initiated contact” with Hatzidakis.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Players can push us officials to the limit,” he said. “They can provoke to the point where you are probably tempted to give them something in return.<\/span><\/p>\n

“But under no circumstances can we can respond. Certainly not physically. Hatzidakis did and there will now be a clamour for him to be banned.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I do not think Hatzidakis meant to catch Robertson with his elbow.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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