Attack once again in its leadership EPO unleashed by Kostas Karapapas in the General Assembly. One of the vice-presidents of PAE Olympiacos in his deposition spoke of a broken situation in the federation, citing the fact that the federation sent for approval the regulation of transfers but with a long delay.
“They brought us yesterday to approve the transfer regulation. Do you know when they gave him to us? The day before yesterday. We approve a regulation and vote it in 24 hours. We who transfer millions. There is nothing. It’s all broken up”said Kostas Karapapas, who, referring to the National team and the issue of the coaching staff, spoke of a scandal, stressing “If you as FIFA and UEFA give millions for the training and they take it from Elliniko and take it to the Hippodrome with many millions and take it years later that will be a crime and a scandal. Now no one can say they don’t know. No one has the right to ‘sell’ the National Team in order to make bribes. Especially those who market the flag,” concluded.
Kostas Karapapa’s position in detail:
“Happy New Year to all of you. Have a great season wherever and whenever you follow football. The representatives of FIFA and UEFA who have contact with Greek football only in meetings in forums and certainly cannot have the image that we have.
I will speak as a representative of Olympiakos and professional football. I have seen how in the past year we took steps backwards. Many have not understood what exactly is called Holistic Study. This Holistic Study was an agreement between Mr. Mitsotakis and Mr. Ceferin. In essence, it has not been implemented. When you have Committees these Committees must be governed by regulations. To say when a Committee meets, what its object is and its daily schedule. Executives take place whenever everyone thinks so. As if those who serve football can secure time at any time. Zero organization. Zero consequence. Why are there no regulations? This is done so that the Professional Football Commission can meet yesterday: literally yesterday. If they are not deliberately closed I have no problem (he meant the fact that the FIFA representative had a problem with her headphones).
Just yesterday there was a meeting of the Professional Football Committee. Even this Commission was set up so that the EPO would have a majority. They brought us yesterday to approve the transfer regulation. Do you know when they gave him to us? The day before yesterday. We approve a regulation and vote it in 24 hours. We who transfer millions. There is nothing. It’s all broken up.
I ask you if there is a man who thinks it reasonable to take so serious a regulation and take it a day before. We started for a KED with foreign referees. At some point a gentleman who is the head of KED, Mr. Bennett, told us that he has Mr. Mandalo as his vice president. As far as I know, Mr. Mandalos is not a foreigner unless he has acquired foreign citizenship. EPO is not doing better financially.
FIFA and UEFA simply gave more money. Have you seen the finances? Do you know what you are voting for? If someone goes to court tomorrow do you know what you are voting for? Or will you get 40,000 euros and we have solved everything? And why not get 80,000? Why should EPO pay the referees and not professional football? Why should FIFA and UEFA money be given to bribe the president in Super League 2? Anyone who can’t have the money to pay an arbitrator should not have a PAE. Is it possible for a reasonable person to disagree with what I am saying? You all understand that.
In no confederation in the world does FIFA and UEFA give money to the PAEs. We want there to be no alisverisi. We want that when the national team goes out, professional football does not pay for someone’s girlfriend or boyfriend. We want them to go to an amateur team. People don’t know the subject. People went to a court yesterday. For the famous issue of ODPE. They went and said they didn’t know anything. There is no shyness here. We as professional football have given 23 million euros in the last 2 years. Hand on heart how many do you think got to you? In amateur football.
Do you know what that money paid for? The salaries of EPO. Do you know of any Federation that has salaries of 10 million euros a year? Be careful what you vote for. We will not vote on anything financial or administrative matters. We will also launch an investigation into the issue of the national team’s coaching staff. We will go to court.
Everyone wants the National Team to have a center – a ‘jewel’. There was a discussion to do the training in Elliniko. I hear and I want us to discuss it seriously when the time comes, that another area has been proposed at a much greater cost, millions more – this reaches the limits of infidelity – and it will actually be delivered years later. If you as FIFA and UEFA give millions for the training and they take it from Elliniko and take it to the Hippodrome with many millions and take it years later that will be a crime and a scandal. Now no one can say they don’t know. No one has the right to ‘sell’ the National Team in order to make bribes. Especially those who market the flag. Be well”.
Source: Sport Fm
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