World Cup ref in charge of final has previous ‘sex party’ arrest
FIFA has appointed Slovenia’s Slavko Vincic as the World Cup final referee, six years after he was arrested at a “sex party” involving drugs and prostitution and later released without charge. The biggest soccer match in the world will take place on Sunday afternoon as Argentina defend their crown against European champions Spain.
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FIFA has appointed Slovenia’s Slavko Vincic as the World Cup final referee, six years after he was arrested at a “sex party” involving drugs and prostitution and later released without charge. The biggest soccer match in the world will take place on Sunday afternoon as Argentina defend their crown against European champions Spain. And it has now been confirmed it will be officiated by ref Vincic, 46, who previously took charge of the 2024 Champions League final when Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund. However, in 2020, he was caught up in an off-field scandal when he was released by police after being arrested at a party which took place in the Bosnian city of Bijeljina.
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- FIFA has appointed Slovenia’s Slavko Vincic as the World Cup final referee, six years after he was arrested at a “sex party” involving drugs and prostitution and later released without charge. The biggest soccer match in the world will take place on Sunday afternoon as Argentina defend their crown against European champions Spain.
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