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Chaos ensued after Legia Warsaw’s 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night, as two of the Polish club’s players were arrested by Dutch police.
Josue and Radovan Pankov were handcuffed before being taken to a police station in the Alkmaar area on suspicion of assault in relation to Thursday’s match. The duo were understood to still be there as of Friday morning, when Legia flew home.
Chaos ensued after Legia Warsaw’s 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night, as two of the Polish club’s players were arrested by Dutch police.
Josue and Radovan Pankov were handcuffed before being taken to a police station in the Alkmaar area on suspicion of assault in relation to Thursday’s match. The duo were understood to still be there as of Friday morning, when Legia flew home.
claim that trouble broke out following both team’s post-match press conferences, as Legia’s players made their way onto the bus. It remains unknown why the police detained Josue and Pankov.
Jaroslaw Jankowski, a member of Legia’s management board, shared the video of Mioduski on social media and posted: “Scandalous behaviour of the police and security towards the players and the president of Legia, an unprecedented degree of aggression and rudeness.
“An absolute scandal. The bodily integrity of several players and staff members was also violated by both security and the police. An unprecedented situation.”
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