“At least I tried,” – said Randle McMurphy, the main hero of the film “Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (Milos Forman, 1975), when a group of friends, patients’ home for the mentally ill, ridiculed his efforts on breaking powerful console of water. History has its solution in the last scene, when Chief Bromden pulls console, kick her window, which allows him to escape from the mental institution.
No, I will not be argued that it is equivalent to a mental institution UEFA, though sometimes I have the impression that its officials have forgotten what they take thick millions. The proud slogan “We care about football” means in their mouth as much as we take care of yourself and colleagues. Bureaucracy football is not this part of the ball, which can be fancy, but it’s hard to argue that Legion has become the innocent victim.
The provision of Walkover for sending unauthorized game player is clear and unambiguous, so that the master Polish could not expect anything else after the second leg against Celtic. Bartosz Bereszyński played four minutes, which became the reason of failure of the Legion in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Although the score was 6 to 1 Legion, and Bereszyński affect this had not the slightest.
The case has caused an uproar, not only in Poland. Died many arguments for and against. For some disqualification of the Legion was a logical result of the clutter, poor organization and disastrous state of Polish clubs. For other Legia remained the winner, at least in the moral sense and judgment UEFA – completely contrary to the spirit of sport. I must admit that I was closer to the latter.
But it does not matter. CAS decision, the Court of Arbitration for. Sport in Lausanne, the matter settled. Presidents of the Legion failed to either change, or temporarily set aside the decision of UEFA. This does not mean that the appeals were meaningless. Judgment touched many people. The case described the press around the world, arguing that the strict rules football sense.
UEFA activists may argue that the Default-Win in similar cases were has so little it hard to fault the morbid tendency to settle at the green table games . Nevertheless, many people were of a different opinion – hence the action “LetFootballWin”. Legion expressed support for the athletes, which is difficult to suspect of chauvinism.
By the way, there were several arguments outside the boundaries of good taste. Legion tried to persuade heads of Celtic, in the context of fair play, regardless of its great sporting past, renounced promotion podarowanego them by UEFA. I admit, however, that just as embarrassing gave me a message Scottish club, whose bosses have claimed that they have nothing to do with the case. “This is an independent decision of UEFA” – argued, although it is known that the walkover accepted with open arms. Speaking about millions of euros, of which neither the Legion nor Celtic did not want to give up.
The whole thing is a painful lesson for Polish champion. Sloppiness activists turned out to be very costly. But perhaps this is the case also sowed the seeds of doubt in UEFA? It was difficult to accuse activists of the Legion of fraud or bad faith. Polish Champion was punished severely, perhaps another club in his place would have any chance? Law college football seems to me imperfect, although many colleagues believe otherwise.
As I mentioned, for some commentators matter Legion is another confirmation comprehensive misery Polish football. I know journalists who do not hide that they prefer to work at the World Cup or Euro without representation Polish, because then you can focus on the big ball. The weakness of our football ravages the minds of everyone, not just football players.
After all, they insisted that the Legion of balance performance in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League this year was positive. If you can create a team in the league, which in such a spectacular way to crack down on the pitch with the champion of Scotland, it means that the heads of the club Łazienkowska, however, have its advantages.
Now they have to confirm it, not allowing the dissolution of the band, and for the year to take revenge. It was only 12 months we will see the real effects of what has now happened.
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