Russian referee suspended by UEFA in match-fixing case

<p>NYON, Switzerland &mdash; Russian referee Sergey Lapochkin has been suspended for 90 days during an investigation of a suspected match-fixing case, UEFA said Thursday.</p>
<p>UEFA did not specify details of the ongoing disciplinary case against Lapochkin, who was provisionally suspended on March 25. </p>
<p>Russian media reported it relates to the referee allegedly failing in his duty to inform UEFA about an approach to corrupt a game. </p>
<p>The game is reportedly a Europa League qualifier in July 2018 between Ventspils and Bordeaux. The French team won 1-0 in Latvia. </p>
<p>Lapochkin has been on the FIFA-managed list of match officials approved for international games since 2013.</p>
<p>He has handled a 2018 World Cup qualifying game between Albania and Liechtenstein, and games in qualifying rounds for the Champions League and Europa League.</p>
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