This Is One Way to Make Soccer More Fun

This soccer ref’s back pain tends to really act up when he gets wasted:
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↵Yes, the official was so drunk that he had to be escorted off the pitch while working what appears to be a youth soccer match in Belarus:
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↵↵⇥Referee Sergei Shmolik was helped off the field with back pain while officiating a Belarus league match, but later was shown to be drunk.↵⇥↵⇥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.↵⇥

↵↵I’m amazed that the feigned back pain act didn’t work for Shmolik. Whenever I come into work drunk, I just tell them my carpal tunnel is acting up again and I’ll be taking a half-day. No questions asked.
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↵(H/T: Unprofessional Foul, via With Leather)↵