Quando si dice la potenza dei media. Quando si dice il controllo. Scoppia una bufera nella Bundesliga, in Germania, subito denominata come “Pallamanopoli“.
Ad essere investita in pieno dal caso, è una delle più blasonate compagini del Mondo, il THW Kiel. Dal 2000 ad oggi, infatti, la società avrebbe truccato diverse gare internazionali, con l’aiuto degli arbitri.
“Esiste una denuncia secondo la quale il THW Kiel ha manipolato partite internazionali dall’anno 2000” – Ha confermato Manfred Werner, presidente del comitato di vigilanza della Lega tedesca.
Tra i match che, a parere di Werner, sarebbero stati oggetto di inganni, spicca la finalissima di Champions League del 2007, quando il THW Kiel si impose su un’altra tedesca, il Flensburg.
Proprio i dirigenti di quest’ultima società hanno rilasciato dichiarazioni molto caute. Non ci sono ancora prove per parlare di una vera e propria “Pallamanopoli”, anche se lascia dubbiosi, per quanto riguarda la già citata finale del 2007, l’espulsione di Boldsen, capitano del Flensburg, dopo soli 19′ di gioco.
di Matteo Aldamonte
Le chiacchere sulle competizioni internazionali di club esistono da sempre, risultati inspiegabilmente invertiti nelle gara casalinga dopo pesanti sconfitte etc.
La EHF negli utlimi anni ha fatto piazza pulita di tutte le coppie al centro di varie chiaccehere denuncie.
Gli artbitri in questione al 90% erano arbitri dell’Est Europa.
Nella gara specifica risolta con due reti di scarto nella gara interna dopo il pareggio fuori casa, ha visto protagomnisti due arbitri polacchi : Baum e Goralczyk; sono entrambi molto quotati in campo intenazionale con mondiali europei ed olimpiadi sule spalle. Il secondo è attualmente il Segretario Generale della Federazione polacca, dubito che vengano a capo di qualcosa…….
La risposta della federazione europea…..cvd
Press Release
EHF position on Champions League allegations
Vienna, 09.03.2009 – The European Handball Federation has, with great
concern, taken note of the development of the accusations around German
clubs and the EHF Champions League matches carried out over the past
seasons.
The conflict between the German EHF Champions League participants
regarding possible match manipulation through corruption by the referees
over allegations and comments from the representatives of clubs involved
was up until now, not brought before the EHF.
The EHF is deeply concerned about the manner and way in which the top
product of club handball could be damaged. The EHF therefore, after a
statement from the German League HBL made on Thursday of the previous
week (during which the conflict to date developed), wanted clarification of
the circumstances, immediately after a direction was made to the HBL for
the surrender of information on Friday 06.03.2009.
Due to the fact that on the weekend, these accusations were voiced once
again; the EHF represented by Secretary General Wiederer and club
competitions responsible, Markus Glaser met with HBL, represented by
President Reiner Witte and Managing Director Frank Bohman and arranged
to work closely together to clarify the background of these allegations.
For the EHF – under implication of possible criminal proceedings in
Germany – it is foreseen that the EHF internal legal system will concern
themselves with this issue. Cases such as these, which do not come
through direct reports from those responsible for the match or protests
from the clubs, the “Initiator of Proceedings” will, on the basis of the
available information, decide upon the initiating of a process.
As a starting point, as it stands, that after the 2007 EHF Champions League
Final and up until today no suspicious facts for the incorrect execution of
the match were presented. The nominated referees officiated, prior to and
after the match in question, at numerous top matches for the EHF and
received positive evaluation feedback.
The President of the European Handball Federation, Tor Lian, confronted
with the statements from those representatives involved is profoundly
concerned and has given notice to the consequent clarification and
advanced measures:
“To the case in question, the responsible independent legal instance will
apply itself and at its forthcoming meeting, the EHF Executive Committee
will work on the key questions of the issue and with measures to be taken
on the technical and organisational level of club competitions.”
Independent of the case in question, the EHF enables all possible
undertakings to ensure both internally and externally the correctness of the
competitions and especially the EHF Men’s Champions League as the top
product.
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