Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Corruption at the African Cup?
Accra - sink now the Africa Cup of Nations in international Wettsumpf ...?
Reinhard Fabisch (57) is stunned. The German coach of Benin's national team announced on Thursday a bribery attempt. Two days before the first game of his troops, he was made an offer for match fixing!
"As an African team came into our hotel and wanted to talk quietly with me in private. It turned out that it was someone from a Wettorganisation from Singapore, "said Fabisch.
The stranger wanted to know from Fabisch dubious whether he had at least two players on the team a relationship of trust to be able to take with them an agreement to game manipulation. The best were the goalkeeper and a defender.
Fabisch: "He came with a specific price. A penalty against us it was worth 20,000 U.S. dollars. "Fabisch Although the" Offer "energetically declined, the Wettpate rang again the next day with him through - without success. Fabisch dryly: "I asked him if he wanted to ruin our sport and launched."
Is the "unbelievable incident" (Fabisch) only one individual in the tournament? EXPRESS listened to in Ghana. Tenor: The African Cup is to be clean - and stay. "Such an experience like Fabisch I have not done here," said Cameroon coach Otto Pfister (70), but surprisingly adds: "In Asia, was such an operation a few years ago alive and well."
Anthony Baffoe (42), team manager of the Ghana national team: "The tournament runs great, it covered a lot of goals. But the grass height at the opening game was not okay. By any Bestechungsvorwürden or rumors I have heard nothing. "
Winnie Schaefer, Pfister's predecessor in Cameroon (2001-2004), which is not surprising. "I was three years down there, never in that time something has happened. One should not exaggerate the whole thing now. For example, a bribery allegation is not typical for Africa. "
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Penis scandal on the Kö
Dusseldorf --
Kö-Galerie - the glittering world of the smart shopping street. When Ernesto Mezei were it not for his furniture shop Kings Plaza "...
Again and again the expert makes his living slanted windows decoration for discussions. In the past, he has already recruited a bloody sex doll for "Worse living" in Dusseldorf.
His latest creation Tip: A painting by the artist Kristin Dembny. The great work of art is called "Take what you can get." It depicts a priest with bared penis, prays before a crowd of children.
Mezei told EXPRESS: "I wanted to decorate a youth room. With black walls, a punching bag and just a brazen piece of art. "
For Hans Meijer, the center manager of the Kö-Galerie, which, however, goes too far. "The image just exceeds certain limits of taste. Therefore, it must disappear from the window. Finally, we must also protect children and elderly people attending the Kö-Galerie. "
Mezei responded promt. Together with Kristin Dembny he turned the canvas to simple. "Something else left for us, unfortunately, not left," says the artist who won the 2006 Kaiserswerther Art Prize. "I wanted to work but with the offending anyone."
Nevertheless center managers Meijers is hard. However, he concedes: "Mr. Mezei may issue and sell in his shop, of course, what he wants. But in the window of the image is just looking for anything.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Magic gate-Alex does not want to vacate space
Mönchengladbach - A wonderful goal against Bremen was his first exclamation. Many more will follow. After 18 months could dry spell in which he kick full 62 minutes for Borussia Moenchengladbach, is Alexander Baumjohann show eager to see what he can.
"It is always easier to get to the top than to stay up. I must confirm my performance. "Says the 21-year-old. "I have given my business card against Werder Bremen. Now the coach has to decide who plays. "
Self-confidence has not suffered during the long wait: "I have always firmly believed in me, because I know what I can."
His talent was always evident, but Baumjohann relied too much on his "magic foot." "His lack of seriousness and bite," said coach Jos Luhukay. "But now Alex has become more mature and has recognized that talent alone is not enough."
Moreover, he comes forward with the new system only one striker. "Last season we usually operates with two sixes and two central strikers," said Baumjohann. "Against Bremen, but we have played in a standard, classic Ten. This is good for my game. "
So it should be Sunday in Hanover. Alex: "In the summer, I was as good as gone. But I have used my minimal chance. Now I hope for my breakthrough. "
Friday, February 5, 2010
Assaults on pregnant women?
Duisburg - Duisburg Police Department is currently being determined in the - in their own right. It's about incidents that are alleged to have occurred before a PLUS Market in the city of Duisburg.
Then a policeman is three women (17 to 18 years old) to Fifty Fifty-cards have taken off and cut in front of their eyes with a knife.
Hubert Ostendorf, project manager of the Fifty Fifty's charity for the homeless, the Express: "In addition to women her entire stock of Fifty Fifty papers were removed. For which they are entered, as usual, with 90 cents per share in cash only. "
What should have happened then to describe Mary M., Adreea-Monica L. and pregnant in the ninth month of the EXPRESS Maria D. said: "Then one of the policemen showed their fingers at us and said loudly and mockingly" fuki fuki " .
Hubert Ostendorf: "The Bureau had the women to take off on the slip, turning once in a circle and can evaluate themselves. Finally, they were allowed to get dressed again. They pushed her into a police car and put it somewhere on the outskirts of Duisburg off again. I have no doubt that the women tell the truth. It is inhuman, was taken as here. We will report back with the assistance of an attorney today an ad. "
In Duisburg Bureau, the incident was "not initially known. On Wednesday noon, but still. Spokesman Ramon van der Maat: "It is true there has been a review of three women have in the six colleagues took part of us. The allegations will be reviewed by us now. It may take two to three days is up so far. It depends on the shift of colleagues. The police in Duisburg has no interest in covering up anything. "
Detlef Nowotsch, Duisburg's chief prosecutor, will "only once to wait until there is the display. The possible destruction of the statements, it evaluates as criminal damage. In addition, he speaks of boosterism.
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