Allegations in Bucharest have spawned probably the most weird tales the world of soccer has ever seen. It’s been alleged that former Portugal again Edgar Ié, who rose to prominence enjoying for Barcelona might need despatched his twin brother Edelino Ié to play in his place when he was transferred to Dinamo Bucharest again in February.
Rumors of the identification swap started in early Might when issues about Ié merely weren’t including up. Not solely did the participant Bucharest signal not likely play like Edgar Ié, however members of the media famous that he was unable to talk English. It was their perception that Edgar might communicate English, discovered in his time enjoying in Spain, France, Netherlands and Turkey — however the man in entrance of them didn’t perceive the language in any respect.
This went to a completely new degree when Florin Prunea, Dinamo Bucharest’s normal supervisor, realized that the membership might need been duped by the Ié brothers.
“It appears surreal. I questioned if I used to be nonetheless sleeping! I began making telephone calls, speaking to buddies and the information is true, I can’t consider it. No person denied it. I discovered that he has a twin brother who additionally performs soccer.”
It wasn’t lengthy earlier than extra folks started digging into the story that Bucharest might need fielded the improper participant. Romanian journalist Emanuel Roşu claimed in a now-deleted tweet that the staff requested Ié to current identification to show he was in actual fact Edgar, however that the staff was rejected. Ié was benched shortly after resulting from poor play, regardless of being one of many highest-paid gamers on the staff with a wage of 20,000 euro per week.
Dinamo Bucharest started circling the wagons and went on the assault. They characterised the studies as slander, and threatened authorized motion towards native journalists who reported on the alleged participant swap.
“It’s a pretend, slanderous and cancerous assault towards the membership.”
The explanation for such a robust response? Worry. The explanation the membership signed Ié was to tug the then-Fifteenth place membership out of the chance of relegation. The staff managed to keep away from being despatched down, but when it was discovered that they knowingly fielded a unique participant than they reported the staff might have been docked the eight factors they earned whereas Ié was on the roster — or doubtlessly relegated as a penalty.
There can be no manner for Dinamo Bucharest to show they had been knowingly duped, placing the issues within the arms of Romanian soccer’s governing physique. To complicate issues, Ié was launched, and is believed to have returned to his native Guinea-Bissau.
We would by no means get an actual reply to this, as a result of no one ready to unearth the reality has any motivation to take action. Dinamo simply need to transfer on and overlook about this entire factor, and any admission by both Ié brother would finish their footballing profession(s) in shame. So we’re left with simply one of many wildest rumors sports activities have seen — and one that can final eternally.
