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Czech referee Pavel Kralovec, who officiates within the Champions League, has been implied in a neighborhood match-fixing scandal, Czech media stated Wednesday. The case includes former Czech Football Association (FACR) deputy head Roman Berbr, who has been in custody over suspected match-fixing since October.
Citing police wiretaps, the DNES broadsheet stated Berbr had referred to as Kralovec forward of July’s Czech Cup last, wherein Sparta Prague beat Slovan Liberec 2-1 to succeed in the Europa League group stage.
“Very simply, I need just one political thing, OK? You will understand. Josef Krula stopped by on Monday,” Berbr stated, in keeping with the wiretap.
Krula is Sparta’s sports activities supervisor and a former referee.
Kralovec, who answered that he did perceive, got here beneath hearth after the sport as he had notably refused to ship off Sparta midfielder Martin Frydek for stepping on an opponent, regardless of calls from the video referee.
On Tuesday evening, the 43-year-old Kralovec managed the Champions League recreation pitting Chelsea in opposition to Krasnodar.
Sparta, who’ve misplaced an opportunity to advance from the Europa League Group H additionally comprising AC Milan, Lille and Celtic Glasgow, have denied any wrongdoing and stated they need “thorough investigation” of the case.
Berbr was one in every of 19 individuals detained by police in October as a part of an organised group within the match-fixing case, 4 of whom have ended up in custody.
He stepped down from his place because of this.
A 66-year-old former referee, Berbr held his submit since 2013 and in keeping with native media has been pulling the strings in Czech soccer for years.
Media have made allegations over Berbr in relation to corruption instances and bullying on the FACR, however he has by no means been charged.
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His spouse Dagmar Damkova, the primary feminine referee within the Czech Republic, stepped down from a submit on the UEFA referees committee following the costs.
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