Former Heerenveen chairman Riemer van der Velde knew one thing very well when his club in 2000 wrote history. How nice it was that Friesland Champions League could welcome, it was a success that could only be achieved in exceptional cases. Structurally at the very top?
“Impossible,” said Van der Velde. “You should realistically be. Because we knew it was accidental, we have additional enjoyed the games against Valencia, Lyon and Olympiakos. To surpass that, we had to take a lot of risk. We did not.”
FC Twente did well in recent years. And if the leaked agreement with Doyen original investment turns out, thereby deliberately break the rules. This results in all likelihood, a significant sanction. In extreme cases, the KNVB can revoke the license due to undue influence of Doyen on the transfer policy. In that case, the end of the story in Enschede.
Not unharmed
Sport Lawyer Richard van der Zwan think so far not come. “That’s not in the interest of Dutch football. Especially now that the municipality buy the stadium, reducing the debt burden, the club is likely to remain well preserved. But Twente is certainly not unscathed.”
” If the suspicions are proven, a points penalty for the club is the maximum possible. A division be put back is also possible. That has never happened in the Netherlands, but even must be the first time. In Italy, the association has such a punishment already expressed several times. “
But even a relatively light sentence as points deduction could have enormous consequences, says international sports lawyer Oskar van Maren of the Asser Institute. “Twente is sixteenth, degradation is then very close. In the first division, the club can certainly no longer meet its financial obligations.”
” As soon also Hakim Ziyech still go and the club may not replacement extract, gives a big problem “
Oskar van Maren, sports lawyer
FIFA
Van Maren pointed out that besides the KNVB also FIFA still can consider the case. The world football careful since this year focuses on the so-called ‘third party ownership.
“The Belgian second division Seraing was in a similar situation, in addition to a penalty imposed bans on transfers of four periods. That’s a total of two years.”
“For Twente can such punishment be disastrous, for it is already not too strong selection. As soon also Hakim Ziyech still go and the club may pick up a replacement, that gives a big problem. “
Ego’s
The egos of the last two presidents seem to break at FC Twente. In the pursuit of success and personal glory qualms Joop Munsterman and Aldo van der Laan not to take big financial risks. In 2010 a land title, but now the Enschede get the bill.
“You have people who love to be in the spotlight,” said Van der Zwan. “Munsterman was always on time in the tunnel after a match won first in the field to hug the players. He is probably going to believe in his own greatness.”
Persecution
In the (hypothetical) case Twente takes him in the arm, van der Zwan would definitely want to sue the pair. “As a heavy financial mismanagement is proved and the club is there quite punished, then a procedure quite promising. As a lawyer, I would certainly consider whether the club can ask them personally liable. The boundaries of director liability in the right lot of stretching, so I see possibilities “
Van der Velde in his 23-year reign period at Heerenveen (1983-2006) one rule:. the balance between fixed income and expenditure must be at least equal. “We did not live on income from player sales. If your players have to do away to survive, there is always a time when it does not work. Then there is a problem. I am sorry that in Twente as running. Moreover, Heerenveen After my time also going to change its policy. “
And there are more clubs. Even clubs that taking refuge in outside investors. “And they have only one goal,” says Van der Zwan. “The player from whom they have rights to play and as soon as possible for a lot of money for a better club. But that is not always the interest of the player and the club.”
” It would not surprise me if this is just the tip of the iceberg “
Oskar van Maren, sports lawyer
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Marcos Rojo
Van Maren: “From the information on Football Leaks it can be seen that there are many such contracts exist, the site focuses on the Portuguese league, but also in Spain. South America had this a long time customary practices. Thus Sporting Lisbon has launched a case against Doyen because of the pressure it exerted on the transfer of Marcos Rojo to Manchester United, last year. ”
“There was a similar clause in the contract as at FC Twente. It would not surprise me if this is only the tip of the iceberg. Apparently clubs consider these types of constructions, where they allow control within their ambition to join the big boys. “
Gathered eyebrows
Actually, the leaked agreement between Doyen and FC Twente not so very surprising, Van der Zwan. “Even a layman in football frowning occasionally though his eyebrows at the way it is at Twente war years. Ziyech could go to Feyenoord. But he chose Twente, which the then financially even though very hard had and nota bene was under guardianship informed of the KNVB. If you look at it critically, it is strange. ”
“In the past Twente always been a respectable club, the chance of recurrence is fairly contained. Therefore, the license will be retained. But for the ultimate penalty reputation should play no role. Juventus is in Italy also once again put to the Serie B, then we talk about the record champion. Where conscious financial mismanagement is conducted, must punish you. The legal people of Twente have now as much as possible to damage control to do. A points deduction would have really very beautiful, how annoying it is in the present state “
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