Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Column, "Off": When Matthew Klinsmann put money against

They are the biggest threat to international football: Bet. Unscrupulous traders have led astray in conjunction with players, referees and officials have done all sorts of damage, even in this country. Just been talking tough again in Bochum prison sentences against those behind the manipulated games.

For good reason, therefore, for a few years under the contracts of the men pros, they do not participate in sweepstakes like. Officials can not be disclosed, but at least be demanded. Some people can not anyway. What is happening to week since the beginning of the Rostock Zoo will not call the monitoring committee of the German Football Association, but according to our information on the plan.

Of distortion of competition can not even really be the case if the board is betting against their own fans. In March, namely, they crossed the third division club with the idea to lure their followers out of hibernation - with a crazy offer. Came against Kickers Offenbach more than 16,000 Zuchau the big game, would the full Board in the local zoo enclosures bring the fur seals on its feet.

Prompt 17 800 Hansa fans streamed into the stadium. Although they saw a goalless draw, but won the bet. The spring cleaning in the realm of the three Seebärinnen Egoli, Daisy and Angra was a fact. "Gambling debts are debts of honor," President Bernd Hoffmann said bravely and grabbed a mop to clean the pool side.

We saw the early national player Stefan "Paule" wiener Beinlich with the Treasurer glass panes, and the chief marketing officer rushed three and a half meters in depth, to rid the soil of all kinds of algae. The zoo director was enthusiastic and expressed an invitation to the new season, in the Hansa then will again be second rate.

Already today, the Rostock make the clear, otherwise they have five more chances. In contrast, no one is guaranteed bet. In Hamburg, the general public waits on the other hand still on the redemption of the Derby betting. The masters Heiko Westermann (HSV) and Gerald Asamoah (St. Pauli) got involved that the loser must wash the winner with naked upper body of the car.

Asamoah, through its gate to a 1-0 victory by himself that he spared the humiliation. Now, Heiko Westermann is on the train. Such betting, a game still to whip something, it was at all times and in all leagues. The success of their team is worth many a risk. Mario Basler bet once publicly EUR 10 000 to the relegation of his 1st FC Kaiserslautern and won.

Has long been a thorny redeemed bet that called for FC Bayern, FC Hollywood at that time, was playing. It was so controversial because it was set to the failure of the opponent. No less than most capped player Lothar Matthäus was 10,000 D-Mark that intimate enemy Jürgen Klinsmann 1996/1997 less than 15 would score goals.

Manager Uli Hoeness was against it, and Klinsmann, who learned of it, slammed the ball in last season's game with a vengeance 15 Time in the net. Outsiders wondered at the strange joy in a meaningless game. Because we like the Zoowette much better. She has a winner and is literally clean.

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