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Former Arsenal star Lukas Podolski is sent off during a match in HIS OWN charity tournament after confronting a referee… before the former German striker throws water at the match officials.
- Lukas Podolski was sent off during his own charity futsal tournament
- The former Arsenal striker played in the Schauinsland Reisen Cup
- After a decision against him, the German faced the match referee
- He was quickly red-carded and left the field before reacting again later.
- The former Germany international threw water at match officials after
Former Arsenal star Lukas Podolski was recently sent off during his own charity soccer tournament after angrily confronting a referee.
The former German international was competing in the Schauinsland Reisen Cup with his current team, Górnik Zabrze, as they faced five other European teams on an indoor pitch.
Podolski has been involved in the initiative for many years, however, in their semi-final clash with Rot-Weiss Essen, things took a turn for the worse for the former gunner.
Lukas Podolski was sent off after confronting a referee during his own charity tournament
The former Arsenal star gave marching orders and climbed on billboards
The intense clash was riddled with fouls and eventually three penalties were awarded, which was seen as unfair by some players, including Podolski.
In the last moments of the game, the German brought down one of his rivals inside his own area and was sent to the bench by the match referee.
However, outraged by the decision, Podoloski refuted the referee’s call and instead walked over and began angrily bickering.
In reaction, the referee showed a red card to the former Arsenal star, who complied and walked off the field and over the wall.
His displays did not end there, however, as the former Germany star continued to show his displeasure by throwing water onto the pitch and in the direction of the referees.
Podolski was outraged by the decision while standing on the sidelines with his teammates.
The forward threw water onto the pitch and towards the match officials on the sideline.
Podolski’s team, Górnik Zabrze, played the remainder of the match one player short of their opponents and it proved costly as Rot-Weiss Essen scored a moment later.
Gornik faced 1. FC Kaan Marienborn in the playoff for third place, which they won, while Essen defeated Blau-Weiss Lohne 8–3 in the final.
Podolski has spent the last two seasons playing for the Polish team after stints with Antalyaspor, Vissel Kobe and Galatasaray.
The 37-year-old spent three years in north London with Arsenal and scored 31 goals in 82 appearances in all competitions. He also won an FA Cup with the Gunners.
Podolski spent three years with Arsenal, scoring 31 goals in 82 games in all competitions.