Effects

Reactions of the federation

The DFB committee of control reacted to the problem with sport bets with an extensive measure catalog:

• At first was even planned, the arbitrators, to be determined as with UEFA plays usually, only two days (before four days) before the delivering date of a play. This reorganization was rejected later however for reasons of the practicability.

• Arbitrators, who ascend again into the second league, are observed over three years with their portions in the regional league.

• Also the soccer federal league plays in the DFB cup, which were so far not observiert, are occupied in the future with an arbitrator observer. This fourth official one should be a stood Erstligaschiedsrichter, which can substitute if necessary at short notice as play leaders.

• Two arbitrator bottom plates are to be able to be exchanged on play day.

• The video proof is to be introduced comprehensively.

• All at the happening took part are to a prohibition to be subject and the early warning system "“praying radar"” immediately to seize.

Further points, also the question, whether the DFL becomes responsible for the arbitrator setting, should be prepared by experts in the detail. On 13 February 2005 the presidency of the DFB constituted a committee for the problem of play manipulations. The president twenties, league president chopping man, treasurer Schmidhuber as well as Secretary-General Horst Schmidt belong to the commission.

The German football league (DFL) considers the use of professional arbitrators as per DFL president Werner chopping man because of the arbitrator scandal in the future conceivable. The former chairman of the board of the Bundesligisten Hamburg sports association means, if full-time Referees more money would earn, steige the restraining threshold for manipulation attempts. According to chopping man data the German football federation (DFB) draws besides an expansion of the arbitrator observation on the football regional league into consideration, after also some meetings from the third league, led by Hoyzer, are guessed/advised in the twilight. Franz basin farmer expressed itself against professional arbitrators, because the Halbprofitum, how we would have it, was very good. With professional arbitrators the achievement is also not better, because the training with the DFB is excellently, a maintained basin farmer.

The German football federation refunded announcement with the public prosecutor's office Berlin. It is to be clarified, which persons high bets on Hoyzers of plays to have locked and whether there are connections to arbitrators.

The DFB took the citizens of Berlin arbitrator Lutz Michael merry and Manuel from the responsibility for the first federal league play day after the confession of Hoyzer. The two belonged to the witnesses, who had informed the panel of arbitrators about the fraud of Hoyzer. For it Franz Xaver Wack and Torsten were used. The DFB said to the fact that the welfare service obligation ordered it to leave to and merry for safety reasons pausieren. All nine football arbitrators 19. Play day were completely again set one day before the meetings.

On the DFB Bundestag on 28 April 2005 some points were adopted as reaction to the scandal. Unanimously decided all 256 delegated a prohibition for football players, football functionaries and football arbitrators. The prohibition is trained into the work contracts of the football players and arbitrators as well as into the disconnection guidelines signed by the Nationalmannschaftspielern. The moreover one on the right of and rules of procedure were changed, so that after 30 June 2005 no more requests are possible on repetition of play because of the scandal. The DFB wants to offer its own sport bet to 2006/07 starting from the football season.

Image damage before the WM

Since the German football before the soccer world championship is 2006 in the center of the world-wide public, it is feared that the scandal has extensive consequences for the image of the largest football federation of the world. Organizing committee president Franz basin farmer fears an enormous image damage for the soccer world championship by the scandal 2006.

The Federal Government does not see endangered against it the reputation of Germany. Vice-government spokesman Thomas the bar at that time welcomed the efforts on 28 January 2005 around a relentless and consistent clearing-up. Also the ministry of the Interior responsible for sport warned of a general suspicion and an exaggerated distrust. It concerns at the moment a case, which should not be overestimated in view of of hundred plays on one weekend. A black sheep may not generally bring the football in discredit. Besides show the affair the fact that the self adjustment forces of the sport functioned outstanding and is seriously followed to reproaches of this kind.

The Federal Minister of the Interior and sport Minister at that time Otto Schily had after the "“snap and demanded complete clearing-up"” of the reproaches. So far German arbitrators would have internationally a outstanding call. They might not risk that. The former Federal Minister reminded: "“All arbitrators of the football leagues must support DFB and public prosecutor's office to clear the cases of suspicion up fast."” It is however convinced that the large majority of the arbitrators honestly and highly professionally worked. A general suspicion against all is unfair.

International reaction

Straight before the soccer world championship 2006 were exposed the host Germany and the German football to a world-wide public interest of medium.

The New York Time wrote on 27 January 2005: "“One year before the world championship in Germany tumbles the country into the largest football scandal for more than 30 years."”

Similarly the reaction of the Italian sport newspaper Gazzetta dello sport: "“The confession of an arbitrator throws a large shade on the German football - and the one year before the WM. Federal league and FIFA are shocked."”

The Spanish sport magazine AS wrote: "“A scandal shakes Germany. Who would have considered possible in the country of the next Hoyzer admits everything and stands before the prison door."”

In the Netherlands the Algemeen Dagblad wrote: "“The confession of Hoyzer shakes Germany. It is to be feared that it was only the point of the iceberg."”

The English newspaper The Independent: "“Germany is in the largest football scandal for more than 30 years."”

Altogether however the international press treated the happening rather unimportant.

Football rules of the FIFA

In the interest of the rapid play continuation after interruptions as well as the existence of play results the regulations apply over the fact decision of the arbitrator with the world football federation FIFA.

• From this a play result can then be cancelled and the meeting again be set, if a concrete rule offence of the arbitrator can be proven.

Example: The arbitrator lets the play continue after a gate with anticipated payment instead of with impact in the center circle. - The anticipated payment does not have to lead at all to a gate, it hands the obvious error during the play continuation.

• A result of play, which came by the manipulation of facts, in whose consequence of the arbitrators however rule-fairly proceeded, cannot not be cancelled.

Example one: The arbitrator invents a Foul and gives afterwards the actually innocent place reference. - The place reference as play punishment is valid, leads however - with correct determinations - not to the barrier of the player as personal punishment.

Example two: An aggressor strikes the ball with the hand in the gate, the arbitrator sees the hand play and does not decide on gate. - The gate is valid, the guilty player can afterwards, e.g. in the context of the "“television proof"”, with a personal punishment be occupied.

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