Frankfurt / Berlin --
The betting scandal in football - it penetrate always new details to the public.
It appears that the perpetrators wanted to resort to drastic measures. After investigation by the competent Bochum prosecutor should obviously be some Spielervergiftet to fail them for certain games. In keeping with the Russian mafia methods. Under suspicion: team physicians and hotel chefs.
"The extent almost everywhere in Europe, and the abundance are already alarming," said national team manager Oliver Bierhoff on Tuesday in Berlin. Also DFB president Theo Zwanziger, who met at the chancellery with Bierhoff the Federal Government Commissioner for Integration, Maria Böhmer, looks at the international aspect as the biggest threat. "What is new is the quality in international competitions," said Zwanziger on match fixing in Europe.
For the first time will also be affected matches in the Champions League qualifying and in the Euro League for information from the Bochum prosecutor's office. The DFB president is convinced that the national federation and the judicial system in Germany will act together successfully to the new fraud: "I am sure that we have to clarify this matter in the near future."
Also Reinhard Rauball, head of the German Football League (DFL) provides, in Germany a good opportunity for investigating and punishing acts: "The absolute hardness will also meet our soil the football." International consequences are much more difficult, however, made clear twenties. "The instruments in the one or of other country are not so pronounced," said the President. There would be the national football associations often stand alone, the state was not interested in the measure, as in Germany on a reconnaissance. Be "dealt with what the things in the manipulation of professionalism is appalling," said the former captain DFB Bierhoff. Meanwhile, eleven countries will be affected by the gaming and betting manipulation. Despite new suspicions against clubs and players in Germany DFB goes to President-twenties reclamation without agitation. "I'm not allowed because it does not hurt me. I'm relaxed, because the conditions are compared with 2005 others," said the 64-year-old.
Also of interest
Fortuna players were picked up for questioning
DFB-spies in the Sportpark Nord
