At the end of January this year, Andriy Shevchenko took the helm of the Ukrainian Football Association. His appointment to the presidential position was accompanied by controversies alleging that the legend of Ukrainian and European football had allegedly placed his godfather and namesake Pavelko behind bars to take over the commanding role in Ukrainian football. Several months later, Shevchenko is determined to introduce a rather unusual innovation that involves subjecting domestic referees to a polygraph, or lie detector, in order to cut down on frequent accusations of referee bias and to improve standards, according to the current coefficient of the 18th league in Europe!Mother, policewoman and the only female referee at AFCONThe winner of the 2004 Ballon d’Or and former coach of the Ukrainian national team is determined to put an end to corrupt practices in domestic football after a long period of match-fixing allegations.”We see the polygraph as an opportunity to obtain clearer information, to understand which referees can do the job and which ones cannot… Information that will help us start from scratch,” Shevchenko said, noting that all referees who fail the polygraph test in the future will not be able to officiate matches.Not even Chernobyl could stop Shevchenko from rising to successAccording to reports from The Athletic, Shevchenko’s idea is to change the way referees are appointed. The legend of Ukrainian football wants to rotate the current practice, which involves selecting referees based on the importance of the matches, their experience, and refereeing skills, by 180 degrees. Former AC Milan and Chelsea player intends to implement a system of random drawing that would ensure a completely random selection of referees.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEQuarterfinals – second legTuesdayDortmund – Atl. Madrid 4-2 (2-0)/Brandt 34, Maatsen 39, Fullkrug 71, Sabitzer 74 – Hummels 49 og, Correa 64/Dortmund win 5-4 on aggBarcelona – PSG 1-4 (1-1)/Raphinha 12 – Dembele 40, Vitinha 54, Mbappe 61 pen, 89/PSG win 6-4 on aggWednesday22:00: (2.45) Bayern (3.60) Arsenal (2.95) /first leg 2-2/22:00: (1.67) Man.City (3.80) Real Madrid (5.30) /first leg 3-3/***odds are subject to change***
