Referee in Women’s Premier League match shows yellow card to player for speaking Russian: "We don’t speak Russian here. This is Ukrainian championship.". VIDEO

During a football match between the women's teams "Kolos" (Kovalivka) and "Sisters" (Odesa), referee Anastasia Romaniuk showed a yellow card to the Odesa player Iryna Maiborodina for speaking Russian.

According to Censor.NET, the referee stated that she had verbally warned the Odesa player beforehand.

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"We do not speak the language of Russia here. Yellow card for disagreement. I asked the player to speak Ukrainian. This is the championship of Ukraine," Romaniuk explained.

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Author: Olena Gulayeva