As confirmed by the Bundesliga on Thursday afternoon, Senate 1 initiated proceedings against LASK league leaders. Several videos were shown to the Bundesliga showing a LASK training session.
Contrary to the Tipico Bundesliga club’s decision on April 16, 2020 (inclusion of small group training as soon as it is officially approved), the videos show the execution of the team’s regular training, which is said to have taken place recently, ” The Bundesliga said in a broadcast.
Based on this evidence, the board initiated responsible Senate 1 proceedings regarding a possible violation of the basic idea of fair play and asked the club to comment.
Bundesliga wants a quick clarification
“Due to the exemplary effect of football, especially in the current situation, and to maintain sports integrity, it is important to clarify the facts quickly and completely,” the Bundesliga announced.
A few moments earlier, LASK released a statement that in the early morning hours of Wednesday the Raiffeisen Arena area was raided and surveillance cameras were illegally installed. LASK voiced suspicions of “industrial espionage.”
Red Bull Salzburg is shocked
Red Bull Salzburg was surprised by the situation. “We are amazed and stunned by the LASK approach. For many months we have been working very hard together on prospects, not just for Austrian Bundesliga football. Obviously, not all clubs and individuals are aware of this great responsibility,” Managing Director Stephan Reiter said. .
The managers of Wiener Austria are also taking the same line. “We hope that those responsible act consistently because government regulation and the concept of fair play have been clearly violated. We are really very disappointed because we have been extremely committed to the Bundesliga and for the past few weeks all the clubs have done their best to resume training and game operations, and then everything is heavily torpedoed with such fatal actions. In any case, this is pure poison for our efforts and is simply disciplined and selfish, “said the statement by Markus Kraetschmer and Peter Stöger.