Douglas Ross, just before the Barça-Olympiacos in the Camp Nou

DOUGLAS ROSS, PARLIAMENTARY LINESMAN

What few knew on the linesman of the Barça-Olympiacos

Published:18/10/2017 - 22:21h

Updated:19/10/2017 - 03:43h

One of the judges of line that directed the FC Barcelona-Olympiacos beside the main referee, Collum, is member of the Parliament of Great Britain and was criticised by ausentarse because of the arbitration of the party of Champions in the Camp Nou

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No only they had goals and show in the FC Barcelona-Olympiacos of this Wednesday, corresponding to the third day of the phase of groups of the Champions League 2017-18. Also it gave any that another unknown anecdote for the majority of fans, and pertinent to explain taking into account the environment politizado that lives lately in Catalan earths.

The case is that one of the judges of line that arbitrated the Barcelona-Olympiacos of the Camp Nou, Douglas Gordon Ross, is also member of the Parliament of Great Britain and in the last hours was duramente criticised by some of his colleagues in the Parliament, as it is logical, by ausentarse to participate in the arbitration of the meeting contested in Catalan earths.

This Wednesday ausentó of the debate and the vote of a new system of payment of social assistance to form part of the referee's team of the Scottish William Collum. Ross lost also a debate the year gone through fault of a party of the Real Madrid against the Sporting of Lisbon.

Diversity of opinions on the "line" Ross

The Prime minister of Great Britain Theresa May, in any case, has wanted to defend to Ross: "The conservative members Scottish are doing more by the interests of Scotland in this Parliament that what the Scottish nationalists have done some time", has ensured.

"In spite of what thinks the SNP, the people of (his circunscripción) is with Douglas and his arbitration, therefore they chose it does some months", has defended him also a spokesman of the conservative Scottish. Disparity of opinions, therefore, in relation to the decision of Ross.

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