Football hides an endless number of surprising anecdotes and legends. Its history is full of goals and heroic comebacks but also the biggest scams in sports. The last of them occurred in Romania and its protagonist is a former Barça player.
Edgar Ié is a footballer born in Guinea Bissau and was signed last February by Dinamo Bucharest. He trained at Sporting Lisbon, played in the Portuguese youth team and then joined Barcelona B. He even played a game with the first team, on December 3, 2014, against Huesca for the Copa del Rey. That time, coach Luis Enrique rested Lionel Messi. Now, his name has gone around the world for an incredible reason: he is being investigated by Dinamo, his current team, which is fighting to remain in the Romanian first division, because he would have had his twin brother, Edelino, play in his place. .
A surreal deception
Suspicions are raised by those in charge of the club who, according to journalist Daniel Sendre (who revealed the case), were surprised by the player’s poor performances and the fact that he did not speak English, despite the fact that in addition to having played for Barça He also did it at Villarreal, Lille, Feyenoord and Trabzonspor.
Florin Prunea, former player and former president of Dinamo, confirmed that the club’s suspicions are real. “It was the first news I read this Sunday. It seems surreal. I wondered if he was still sleeping. And I started making phone calls, talking to friends and the news is true, I can’t believe it. Nobody denied it. I learned that he has a twin brother who also plays soccer,” he added.
The Portuguese newspaper A Bola even suggests that it is possible that Edgar lé never wore the team’s shirt but that Edelino played all the games.
Why do Dinamo think they have signed Evelino and not Edgar? Well, according to journalist Emanuel Roşu, “they cannot speak English with the player, even knowing that they were sure that Edgar spoke English. The player they have (Edgar or Edelino) does not want to show the club his driving license or any other documentation.” .
A source from the Romanian Professional Football League explains on iAM sport the situation facing Dinamo. “There is no provision regarding this situation, in terms of kinship. If that footballer has played falsely, there may be sanctions. Legally, a DNA test can bury you if the result is against you. Certainly, they (no, the “Dinamo) never had the intention of using a twin brother instead of the legitimate one. Regarding the possibility of being sanctioned with the loss of matches, they assure that it would not occur if Dinamo proves that it was deceived.”
2024-05-13 05:53:16
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