No involvement in the case of replacing his Polish referees AEK-Aris has not EPO, as stated in a statement he issued. The federation emphasizes that it respects the autonomy of head referee Steve Bennett, adding that his effectiveness is shown by the fact that we are watching the most competitive league of all time.
The announcement in detail:
Regarding publications regarding the replacement of the referees of the AEK-ARIS match, we inform you of the following.
1. According to article 46 of the Statute of the EPO as well as the relevant provision of the Holistic Study, which has been signed by the Prime Minister of the Country, the KED/EPO is completely independent and the definitions of the arbitrators are not audited by the EPO.
2. For this reason, the President and the Management of EPO neither had nor could have any involvement either in the appointment or in the revocation of appointment of the Polish Referees of the AEK-ARIS match.
3. Mr. Bennett, as chief referee, operates and will continue to operate independently and autonomously, without any interference from the current EPO Management, which is obliged, according to the aforementioned, to respect his decisions, guaranteeing the institutionalized his independence.
4. The effectiveness, exactly, of the aforementioned led and leads to the most competitive league of all time.
Source: Sport Fm
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