The incident occurred in the 70th minute at Fratton Park with Cardiff trailing 2-0 to the hosts, as Bielik attempted to gather the ball from the stands ahead of a throw in.
When Craig Mulholland addressed representatives of Scotland's 42 football clubs at a summit in St Andrews on Friday, he used the word "crisis". The Scottish FA's chief football officer concedes the term might be a little overdramatic right now, but warns it won't be in 10 years time. Change is needed now to prevent Scotland being shut out of major finals again and our stop our clubs floundering in continental competition, their research shows.
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Krystian Bielik grabbed a young Portsmouth supporter by the throat Krystian Bielik grabbed a young Portsmouth supporter by the throat during Cardiff City’s 2-0 defeat in the Championship on Saturday. The incident occurred during the second half at Fratton Park when the Portsmouth fan had caught the ball and threw it away from Bielik, who was trying to take a quick throw-in. Bielik responded by grabbing the throat of the supporter, who then stood up and slapped the Cardiff City midfielder on the head. Following the confrontation, the young Portsmouth supporter was seen gesturing to a nearby steward that Bielik had grabbed him by the throat. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. The supporter was then ejected from the stadium as Portsmouth went on to win the game 2-0. Bielik, who was substituted in injury time, is now likely to face disciplinary action from the Football Association over his conduct. So Bielek grabs a kids throat, kid defends himself, and kid gets thrown out. Portsmouth FC should give off about this and Bielek needs suspending! pic.twitter.com/9Np1k8Xl3i— Charlie Barnes (@ChaltJames) September 5, 2026 Speaking about the incident after the game, Cardiff City manager Brian Barry-Murphy said: ‘Krystian went to get the ball back from the stands and got slapped in the face. ‘I wanted to make sure he [Bielik] was protected and make sure he was okay, which he is. I thought the referee and his staff handled the incident impeccably. I was assured by him the correct processes will take place. He said he’d seen everything which occurred really clearly, so he diffused the situation and implemented the correct processes from there. ‘The players are always subjected to different things that’s not acceptable. My job is to protect the players, but really I’m trying to make sure that we play well and win. ‘I’m sure the FA will look at it and implement the correct processes.’ The defeat leaves Cardiff 22nd in the Championship and the Bluebirds are still searching for their first win in the league this season after five games played. Bielik was signed by Arsenal at the age of 17 as he was signed in a £2.4 million deal from Legia Warsaw in 2015. The midfielder only made two first-team appearances during his time at Arsenal before leaving permanently in 2019. Bielik has also made 11 appearances for Poland’s national side. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
If there's one thing that Craig Mulholland would've known ahead of Friday's St Andrews summit, it would have been that consensus of youth development in Scotland is usually hard to come by.
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