Football, vaccination certificate: Bremen’s ex-trainer Markus Anfang has admitted forging his vaccination certificate. “The lawyer commented on the allegation and admitted the allegation,” said the spokesman for the Bremen public prosecutor’s office, Frank Passade, on Tuesday afternoon. Previously, the “Deichstube” and the “Bild” reported about it. At the beginning of November, a few hours before the home game against FC Schalke 04 (1: 1), Werder Bremen’s coach had resigned. Previously, the public prosecutor’s investigation into a forged vaccination certificate against him had become known. The public prosecutor’s office did not comment specifically on how exactly the beginning had his vaccination certificate forged or possibly forged it himself. “He has made a declaration of origin,” Passade said image.
From a legal point of view, a so-called decision in the penal order path would now be conceivable. A fine would be expected at the beginning if the public prosecutor recommends this to the court, explains Passade. The former Cologne coach had only come to the Weser in the summer and should start the reconstruction of the Green-Whites after the first relegation in 41 years – and lead the North Germans back to the Bundesliga as directly as possible. With his resignation and the media interest caused by the investigation, the beginning caused a great stir on the Weser. After his departure, Danijel Zenkovic was the interim coach on the bench in the 1-1 draw against Schalke. Its positive corona test ensured that U19 coach Christian Brand had to step in after the 2-1 defeat in Kiel before Ole Werner was presented as the new coach at the end of November.
Alba Berlin, Corona: Several players at the German basketball champions have tested positive for the corona virus. As the capital club announced on Wednesday, the infections were detected after investigations at the beginning of the week. How many and which actors are affected has not been disclosed. “On the basis of follow-up and follow-up tests, the exact extent of the infection will be determined in the coming days. The effects on the training and play operations of the albatrosses are currently not foreseeable,” said a press release.
The game against Panathinaikos Athens planned for Thursday in the Euroleague had already been canceled on Monday due to corona cases in the Greek team. In the basketball Bundesliga, the next Alba game is scheduled for Sunday (3 p.m.) at the Braunschweig Löwen. According to the schedule, the Berliners would then have to compete in the Euroleague at Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel on Wednesday and two days later at Fenerbahce Istanbul in Turkey.
BVB, Haaland: Borussia Dortmund still sees itself in the upcoming negotiation poker for a stay of striker Erling Haaland beyond the coming summer not without a chance. “There are certainly a few more reasons why Erling is in very, very good hands with Borussia Dortmund and why we as a club can continue to be a very, very good option for him,” said licensed player boss Sebastian Kehl on Wednesday. Like club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke before, Kehl also promised an early end to speculation about the future of the courted 21-year-old Norwegian.
“We will sit down with Erling and his team in the next few weeks and discuss the situation intensively. Of course, it would be good not to drag out a decision forever, because that requires a consistency in all areas. But we are that far at the moment not yet and we are happy that he is here. He is highly motivated to achieve our goals with us. ” Haaland is under contract with BVB until 2024, but can leave the Revierclub this summer with an exit clause for allegedly 75 million euros. Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and FC Chelsea were most recently traded as interested parties.
Soccer, Latvia: Trainer Thorsten Fink has found a new job in Latvia. The 54-year-old, once a long-time Bundesliga professional and master coach in Switzerland, was introduced as the new head coach at FC Riga on Tuesday. In a curious presentation video on the Twitter account of the three-time Latvian champion, Fink drives through the snow to the stadium to the music of Capital Bra in a Mercedes. Most recently, he trained Vissel Kobe in Japan until September 2020, after which he returned to his home in Munich. The FC Riga finished the past season in the Virsliga in fourth place. In the play-offs of the conference qualification, the club founded in 2014 failed to the Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar.