UEFA and SFA to probe Vlad's website rant

UEFA and the Scottish Football Association have both confirmed they are investigating the latest outburst by Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov.

The Gorgie overlord issued an astonishing statement on the club's official website in which he accused Russian referee Yuri Baskakov of being corrupt. Romanov also reiterated his claims that Scottish referees were biased against the Tynecastle side.

Baskakov was in charge for the recent UEFA Champions League qualifier against AEK Athens in Greece in which Jambo midfielders Neil McCann and Julien Brellier were sent off.

A spokesman for UEFA said: "We've taken a note of Mr Romanov's comments and we will look at them.

There are a whole range of sanctions we can take, such as a warning, a censure, a fine or a suspension."

An SFA spokesman also confirmed Romanov's rant against Scottish referees will be examined by its general purposes committee on October 24. He said: "Mr Romanov's remarks on the Hearts website will be discussed."

Taken from the Scotsman