Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
VITEBSK, July 13 (RIA Novosti) - Trade between Russia and Belarus could top $32 billion in 2008 compared with over $26 billion in 2007, the secretary of the Russia-Belarus Union State said on Sunday. ...
JustElite Daily fun (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
It’s widely believed that football referees have one of the toughest jobs in sport. But nobody expects them to turn to drink to relieve the stress — and certainly not during a match. That’s what apparently happened at a premier league tie between FC Naftan and FC Vitebsk in Belarus. soccer See also Referee: funny video (0)
Nothing To Do With Arbroath (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
It’s widely known that football referees have one of the toughest jobs in sport. But nobody expects them to turn to drink to relieve the stress – and certainly not during a match. Yet that’s what apparently happened at a Belarusian Premier League tie between FC Naftan and FC Vitebsk. The first half went well enough. It was only when the players came out for the second half that people began...
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
TO a Belarusian Premier League match between FC Naftan and FC Vitebsk. The half-time whistle blows and FIFA appointed referee Sergey Shmolik heads to his room for a restorative. The second half gets underway and Shmolik is drunk. The referee spent most of the second period in the centre circle, directing the game with meaningless gestures and strange [...]
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
AN investigation has been launched after a referee mysteriously tottered off the pitch during a game, blowing his whistle and waving to the crowd.The bizarre incident happened during a Belarusian Premier League tie between FC Naftan and FC Vitebsk.The first half of the match passed off without incident, but once half-time was over it became apparent that referee Sergey Shmolik was having problems.He...
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Red card for drunken refereeTHIS referee's blind - blind drunk.Sozzled Sergey Shmolik spent the second half of a premier league game in Belarus blowing his whistle for no reason and making strange gestures.The bemused players of FC Naftan and FC Vitebsk did their best to get on with the match as FIFA official Shmolik staggered about in the middle of the pitch.He barely left the centre circle...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Sergei Shmolik, who officiated at Wembley for England's 6-0 victory over Luxembourg in 1999, was escorted off the pitch, ostensibly because of back pain, at the end of Saturday's match between Vitebsk and Naftan.Blotto: Shmolik gleefully waves to the crowd as he is escorted off the pitchThe stadium crowd were stunned by Shmolik's peculiar behaviour. The referee was hardly moving by the end of...
NY's Funniest Rabbi (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
This painting's theft provided the inspiration for The World To Come by Dara Horn. It's called Over Vitebsk . I find it hard to believe that the artist, Marc Chagall, didn't have in mind some of the myriad thoughts and feeling that this is bound to conjure in the hearts and minds of those who view it. The book opens with these words: "There used to be many families like the Ziskinds , families...
LAST KICK (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
10/07/2008 By Telegraph staff A prominent international referee has been suspended for alleged alcohol abuse after he had to be helped off the pitch at a Belarus league match. Sergei Shmolik, who officiated at Wembley for England’s 6-0 victory over Luxembourg in 1999, was escorted off the pitch, ostensibly because of back pain, at the end of Saturday’s match between Vitebsk and Naftan. The stadium...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... at the end of Saturday's match. The Belarusian sports Web site Presball reported that the crowd in Vitebsk stadium, where the local team was hosting Naftan, was amused by the referee's strange behavior during the second half. Shmolik was hardly moving, officiating from the central circle by the end of the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Presball said Shmolik got help after the match but...
The Referee (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Belarusian sports Web site Presball reported that the crowd in Vitebsk stadium, where the local team was hosting Naftan, was amused with the referee’s strange behavior through the second half.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
"The owners of Internet cafes and clubs should remember that nobody has changed the rules that hold them responsible for the messages their customers post," Chernenko said commenting on the detention of a resident of Vitebsk on suspicion of posting information about a possible explosion in Minsk on a dating web site.
lancerlord (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
FIFA Referee Sergey Shmolik Got Drunk During Match : FIFA appointed referee, Sergey Shmolik, went back to pitch in the second half of the match during a Belarusian Premier League tie between FC Naftan and FC Vitebsk, in a drunken state! Photo of the drunkard Sergey Shmolik leaving the pitch The first half went well enough. It was only when the players came out for the second half that...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
MINSK, Belarus (AP) -- Referee Sergei Shmolik was helped off the field with back pain while officiating a Belarus league match, but later was shown to be drunk.In TV footage shown Wednesday on Russian television, Shmolik staggered as he was helped off the field at the end of Saturday's match.The Belarusian sports Web site Presball reported that the crowd in Vitebsk stadium, where the local team...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
MINSK, Belarus (AP) -Referee Sergei Shmolik was helped off the field with back pain while officiating a Belarus league match, but later was shown to be drunk.In TV footage shown Wednesday on Russian television, Shmolik staggered as he was helped off the field at the end of Saturday's match.The Belarusian sports Web site Presball reported that the crowd in Vitebsk stadium, where the local team...
