Grzegorz Gilewski

Grzegorz Gilewski is a Polish former referee. Gilewski started his professional career in 1998 with the Polish Football Association. He started his international career as a referee for UEFA in 2001, overseeing matches in both Intertoto Cup and Europa League. Three year later Gilewski took his first match for FIFA, working World Cup qualifying.

Bribery scandal

In October 2008, FIFA announced Gilewski was on the list of prospective referees for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 9 November 2008, Gilewski was detained by CBA in an investigation related to match-fixing in Polish football. He was charged the next day with three crimes: match-fixing, accepting bribes worth 120,000 PLN and participation in an organised criminal group.