- Dynamo Bucharest player accused of making his twin brother play instead
- If proven true, Dynamo will receive an eight-point deduction.
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A Romanian top-flight football club is under investigation after reports emerged that they had fielded an ineligible player, with his twin brother in disguise in his place.
As reported by brandEdgar Ie, 30, allegedly made his brother play five games with the Romanian team by posing as him.
Suspicions began to arise when Edgar Ie did not speak English, only Portuguese, despite having played in Holland, Spain and France.
If he is found guilty of what he is accused of, Dinamo Bucharest could be deducted eight points.
Former Dynamo president Florin Prunea said: “It seems surreal.”
What brother is he? Edgar Ie (bottom left) of Dinamo Bucharest, accused of making his twin play instead
Egar has played in Holland, Spain and France in Feyenoord, Barcelona and Lille.
The twins together in 2022. Edelino (right) is said to have been posing as Edgar Ie.
He continued, in shock: ‘I wondered if he was still sleeping and started making phone calls and talking to friends. The news is true, I can’t believe it.
‘No one denied it. I found out that he has a twin brother who also plays soccer.
According to Romanian journalist Emanuel Rosu, the club asked the player in question to present his driving license to prove his identity.
However, he refused, which only increased suspicions.
Edgar Ie began his professional career at Barcelona after coming through the Sporting CP youth team.
However, he only made one appearance for the Catalan giants and spent most of his time at Barcelona B.
Egar Ie also played in Türkiye with Trabzonspor before arriving in Romania with Dinamo
In 2015, the defender left the club and played for seven clubs, including Lille, Trabzonspor and Feyenoord, before moving to Romania.
first Barcelona The man signed with the Red Dogs in February, but apparently forced his brother to replace him.
So far there are no official statements from Dynamo about what the Guinea-Bissau international allegedly did.
