👀 After European humiliation: owner boots out three players | OneFootball

Why fire the coach when you can just as easily kick out three players? That's likely what the owner of FCSB (formerly Steaua Bucharest) thought as well.

"I realized that I can't keep players who don't bring anything to the team. I will release Denis Alibec, Dennis Politic, and Octavian Popescu," Gigi Becali declared yesterday, Friday.

The Romanians were eliminated from the Europa League just a day earlier after a 1-1 draw against Fenerbahçe Istanbul – evidently not enough for the owner's standards.

Last year, the club at least made it to the round of 16 in the Europa League. Nevertheless, the prompt dismissal of three players seems like a drastic step – or does it?

The man who claims to be the richest in Romania is considered controversial due to his somewhat dictatorial leadership style and political stance. For instance, in 2020, he issued a vaccination ban for all players and staff of the club.

In 2013, Becali was also sentenced to three and a half years in prison for deprivation of liberty.

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