Sergey Sergeyevich Lapochkin (russian: Сергей Сергеевич Лапочкин; born 28 April 1981) is a Russian former professional

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. He has been a

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referee since 2013. His father, also named Sergey Lapochkin also was a referee. On 9 June 2021, it was announced that he is banned from any football activity for 10 years by

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. In July 2018 he was contacted by unidentified people who wanted him to influence the outcome of the Europa League qualifier between

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and

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that he was refereeing, and he did not report this contact to UEFA.

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* * 1981 births Living people Russian football referees Herzen University alumni {{Russia-footy-bio-stub