A Mexican referee has been
sacked from his role after failing to turn up to officiate a match amid reports
he had sustained injuries after being assaulted by a s3x worker he had hired.
Referee Rosario Guadalupe
Cardenas had been appointed to serve as the fourth official in a match between
Monterrey and Tigres in the Apertura Tournament on October 19.
Mexico's refereeing commission
announced on the day of the match that Cardenas had been replaced due to a
'medical reason'.
Cardenas was replaced in the
role by Ismael Lopez, with Ximena Marquez Ruíz installed as the VAR official.
The organisation launched an
internal investigation two days later, stating it would 'clarify all the
details related to this incident'.
Former Mexican referee
Francisco Chacon later stated that Cardenas, 27, had failed to attend the match
due to injuries sustained after being attacked by a sex worker he had hired.
'It turns out that Mr. Rosario
Cardenas decided to hire a companion one day before the game,' said Chacon, who
officiated international matches between 2009 and 2017.
'He took her to his hotel where
he was staying, and there he was drugged and assaulted, which is why he did not
make it to his game.
'That was the "medical
reason"'.
The Mexican refereeing
commission confirmed Cardenas' sacking on December 4 following the internal
investigation.
The organisation did not
provide further details about the circumstances but deemed his conduct worthy
of dismissal.
‘The Referees Commission reports that it
completed a detailed internal investigation, which began on October 21, in
order to clarify the details related to the incident in which referee Rosario
Guadalupe Cárdenas was involved, on October 19, prior to the day 12 of the 2024
Apertura Tournament,' a statement read.
‘In order to guarantee transparency and
compliance with the corresponding protocols, this Commission informs that as a
conclusion to the investigation, it has decided to terminate the contract of
the cited arbitrator for non-compliance with the Arbitration Rules.’
Mexican newspaper Record
reported the official had been found to have violated the 'ethical and
professional values' of the Mexican Football Federation, with a source stating
an investigation remains ongoing into the reports Cardenas had been assaulted
by a sex worker.
'We were informed that this
matter went through the FMF's legal department, which violated the internal
regulations and the ethical and professional values of the FMF,' a source
told the newspaper.
'I know that there is a legal
issue going on, which is being processed, to determine whether or not that was
the case with the referee.
'But beyond that, Rosario was
informed internally that for the organisation and the FMF itself, the referee
did not fulfil his responsibility due to indiscipline and that determined that
they thank him.'
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