Post by IconsFanatic on Jan 28, 2005 19:50:09 GMT -5
German ref admits fixing matches
Robert Hoyzer will co-operate fully with the investigation
German referee Robert Hoyzer has admitted match-fixing charges and has promised to co-operate fully with an ongoing investigation.
"The accusations that have been raised in public are true," he said. "I regret my behaviour profoundly and apologise."
The German Football Federation had said he was under suspicion of rigging a Hamburg SV cup match last year.
The DFB investigation has now been widened to include five more matches Hoyzer was involved in.
He had initially denied the charges, but said on Thursday: "I have documented completely and unsparingly my behaviour and my entire substantial knowledge of all facts and people known to me in this matter.
"I am available to prosecutors and the DFB to provide a full explanation."
Earlier in the week, Hoyzer's lawyer strongly criticised the DFB's handling of the case and said his client had been pressured into signing a resignation letter.
The match at the centre of the allegations involved Hamburg SV against lower-league Paderborn where Hoyzer sent off one Hamburg player and awarded Paderborn two penalties.
Hamburg were leading 2-0 but went on to lost 4-2. Manager Klaus Topmoeller was later sacked.
Robert Hoyzer will co-operate fully with the investigation
German referee Robert Hoyzer has admitted match-fixing charges and has promised to co-operate fully with an ongoing investigation.
"The accusations that have been raised in public are true," he said. "I regret my behaviour profoundly and apologise."
The German Football Federation had said he was under suspicion of rigging a Hamburg SV cup match last year.
The DFB investigation has now been widened to include five more matches Hoyzer was involved in.
He had initially denied the charges, but said on Thursday: "I have documented completely and unsparingly my behaviour and my entire substantial knowledge of all facts and people known to me in this matter.
"I am available to prosecutors and the DFB to provide a full explanation."
Earlier in the week, Hoyzer's lawyer strongly criticised the DFB's handling of the case and said his client had been pressured into signing a resignation letter.
The match at the centre of the allegations involved Hamburg SV against lower-league Paderborn where Hoyzer sent off one Hamburg player and awarded Paderborn two penalties.
Hamburg were leading 2-0 but went on to lost 4-2. Manager Klaus Topmoeller was later sacked.
