Czech club faces scandal for fielding 'ill' players
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Czech club Sparta Prague is facing disciplinary action and possible punishment from the country's football federation after attempting one of the dumbest stunts in world football history.
The club claimed three of their players were unavailable for international duties because of illness or injury.
In an apparent attempt to disguise the players' identities, their names didn't appear on the teamsheet and the three wore jerseys with team-mates' names on them - Manuel Pamić playing as Jakub Podany, Václav Kadlec as Pavel Kadeřábek and Tomáš Pekhart was Martin Abena.
Suspicions were raised when a relative unknown Kadeřábek scored both goals in the 2-1 victory, but it was later revealed both scores had come from the boot of Kadlec, playing in Kadeřábek's jersey.
Sparta's plan seems to have been rumbled when a Czech journalist spotted the players in photos from the match posted on Zenit's website.
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| Fake Pavel Kadeřábek plays for Sparta Prague against Zenit Saint Petersburg Photo: FC Zenit official website |
The club claimed three of their players were unavailable for international duties because of illness or injury.
But all the three, using different names on their backs, played against Zenit St Petersburg in a Marbella Cup friendly in Spain on Wednesday.
In an apparent attempt to disguise the players' identities, their names didn't appear on the teamsheet and the three wore jerseys with team-mates' names on them - Manuel Pamić playing as Jakub Podany, Václav Kadlec as Pavel Kadeřábek and Tomáš Pekhart was Martin Abena.
Suspicions were raised when a relative unknown Kadeřábek scored both goals in the 2-1 victory, but it was later revealed both scores had come from the boot of Kadlec, playing in Kadeřábek's jersey.
Sparta's plan seems to have been rumbled when a Czech journalist spotted the players in photos from the match posted on Zenit's website.
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