Eintracht Frankfurt: Europe League

In the Europa League, Oliver Glasner emphasized last week with his idea as a new coach of the Frankfurter Eintracht, we go with huge anticipation. She is slightly clouded for the Austrian himself. What has not yet been known: In the first international game with his new club, Glasner will be missing due to a lock by UEFA. Background is a curious incident from the past season when leaving the VfL Wolfsburg against AEK Athens in the play-offs to the Europa League.

The relevant verdict is black on white in a publication of the UEFA Disciplinary Commission of the past fall. Accordingly, both the VfL Wolfsburg with a fine of 15,000 euros as well as Glasner personally with a penalty of 5,000 euros and a game lock for international competitions. Reason for the measure: In the game of AEK Athens on October 1, 2020, the Wolfsburg team had come after the usual whistle of the referee in the catacombs late from the cabin on the lawn. And according to UEFA judgments for the third time within twelve months, whereupon the comparatively hard-looking sanction is based.

The first case occurred according to UEFA Commission on 20 February 2020 at 2: 1 against Malmö. At that time there was only one admonition for the VFL as for Glasner. On repetitioners were the Lower Saxony on 5 August 2020 during the 0: 3 in Donetsk, in the case of the Corona pause, afterwards afterwards. As a result, UEFA imposed a fine of 10,000 euros against the club. As well as Glasner as a formally responsible head coach a lock for a game, which was exposed to probation for a year. The next similar Wolfsburg offense was then registered in Athens early October, so not even two months later. With the above consequences.

The accumulation of the Wolfsburg violations is unusual

Punitions for such violations, in the UEFA jargon known as Late Kick-Off, will always be brief. Some club officers even hold them for a welcome source of income of the association. However: such accumulation as 2020 in connection with Wolfsburg under Glasner's responsibility is unusual. Similarly, of course, the fact that the VfL after Europa League information accepted the lock of his coach directly and did not appeal.

Glasner should have tried this later on their own with the help of a lawyer, the opposition period was already expired. So did the VFL of its coach failed the maximum legal support? VFL CEO Jörg Schmadtke does not want to comment on demand.

In all UEFA judgments, it is also expressly stated that the VfL must ensure that Glasner is personally informed of the arbitral award. The fact that the matter to the lock of the trainer swing up, which is now no longer the VFL, but the harmony is affected, or such a further impact on the burdened relationship of the football teacher to the former employer.

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