The former head of gallery George Simion, surprised at the match of the Romanian international with the president of Poland
Article by Ovidiu Minea, Romeo Ene – Published on Sunday, 15 March 2026, 22:41 / Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2026 22:41
George Simion (39), the leader of the AUR party, was surprised on Sunday evening with the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki (43), at a match in the first Polish football league. The two were photographed in the stands at the match between Gornik Zabrze and Raków Częstochowawon by the hosts, score 3-1.
At Rakow, Romanian central defender Bogdan Racovițan (25 years old) was a full-time player. He played 72 minutes, being replaced by Pawel Dawidowicz.
Racovitan he is part of the preliminary list of the selector Mircea Lucescu for the tie with Turkey.
PHOTO. George Simion and Karol Nawrocki, pictured in the stands at Gornik Zabrze – Rakow
The match between Górnik Zabrze and Raków Częstochowa counted for the 25th stage of the Polish championship and gathered around 23,000 spectators.
Following the success, Gornik climbed to 4th place with 38 points. On the other hand, Rakow is 5th with 37.
Simion and Nawrocki became friends in 2025, when they supported each other in the presidential elections in Romania and Poland. Nawrocki won the presidency of Poland, while Simion lost to Nicușor Dan after winning the first round.
George Simion publicly supported Karol Nawrocki in the Polish presidential election campaign. The AUR leader even participated in an election rally in Warsaw, where he went on stage with Nawrocki and sent messages of support for his candidacy.
Simion said then that it is about solidarity between politicians and sovereignist movements in Europe.
PHOTO. In the stands at Moldova-Russia, when he still didn't have a ban in Chisinau
Involved in various unionist actions, Simion was also caught at matches played across the Prut, when his ban in the Republic of Moldova was still not well regulated.
On October 9, 2015, he was present in Chisinau for the match Republic of Moldova – Russia, score 1-2, from the EURO 2016 preliminaries. Today, Simion can no longer enter Moldova, the current ban is in force until 2028.
Simion, who at that time was pressuring former president Nicolae Timofti for the granting of Moldovan citizenship, watched the match from one of the lawns, wearing a scarf in the colors of the national team across the Prut.
On May 13, 2015, Simion was expelled from Moldova, the decision being lifted on September 18, the same year. A few months after his presence at the “Zimbru” stadium, in January 2016, to be exact, Simion was again declared persona non grata, and a new ban was imposed on him to enter the Republic of Moldova.
