Nothing to rejoice at the misfortune of our neighbors.
Almost six years after the start of theOperation Clean Hands which shakes Belgian football, the Flemish daily The Latest News reveals that theThe tax administration is now requesting more than 121 million euros cumulatively to various stakeholders such as clubs, companies, players, coaches or players’ agents.
On the edge of the abyss
To date, if the investigation by the federal prosecutor’s office aimed at dismantling networks of money launderingof fixed matches or payments of wine bribes never resulted in any punishment, the noose continues to tighten across Quiévrain. Revelation after revelation, the amounts claimed by the tax authorities continue to climb and today lead to the first binding decisions, as evidenced by the temporary freezing of certain television rights. With a cumulative loss estimated at nearly 650 million euros over the last six yearsBelgian football continues to get bogged down in the crisis.
And this time, Gérard Lopez has nothing to do with it… unless?
Has the new PSG (really) arrived?
