A Ukranian footballer, Volodymyr Kozlenko has been banned for using his mobile during a match. Has this dude been living in this planet at all?
Kozlenko, who plays for Energiya Nova Kakhova hid the device in his shorts and was filmed bringing it out and calling people at different intervals while playing against Premier Olimpik Donetsk during a recent friendly tournament.
Kozlenko according to a statement on The Kiev Region Football Federation website has been suspended and banned for the rest of the tournament. The referee, Oleksiy Drachov who officiated also got a ban for failing to discipline him. His assistants got suspensions.