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 change started in early Might when issues about Ié merely weren’t including up. Not solely did the participant Bucharest signal probably not play like Edgar Ié, however members of the media famous that he was unable to talk English. It was their perception that Edgar might converse 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 wholly new degree when Florin Prunea, Dinamo Bucharest’s common 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 pals and the information is true, I can’t consider it. No person denied it. I came upon that he has a twin brother who additionally performs soccer.”
It wasn’t lengthy earlier than extra individuals started digging into the story that Bucharest might need fielded the mistaken participant. Romanian journalist Emanuel Roşu claimed in a now-deleted tweet that the crew requested Ié to current identification to show he was the truth is Edgar, however that the crew was rejected. Ié was benched shortly after on account of poor play, regardless of being one of many highest-paid gamers on the crew with a wage of 20,000 euro per week.
Dinamo Bucharest started circling the wagons and went on the assault. They characterised the reviews as slander, and threatened authorized motion in opposition to native journalists who reported on the alleged participant change.
“It’s a pretend, slanderous and cancerous assault in opposition to the membership.”
The explanation for such a powerful response? Concern. The explanation the membership signed Ié was to drag the then-Fifteenth place membership out of the chance of relegation. The crew managed to keep away from being despatched down, but when it was discovered that they knowingly fielded a unique participant than they reported the crew might have been docked the eight factors they earned whereas Ié was on the roster — or probably relegated as a penalty.
There could be no means for Dinamo Bucharest to show they have been knowingly duped, placing the issues within the fingers of Romanian soccer’s governing physique. To complicate issues, Ié was launched, and is believed to have returned to his native Guinea-Bissau.
We’d by no means get an actual reply to this, as a result of no person 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 perpetually.
