published10. May 2022, 16:17
On Tuesday afternoon, the Swiss Football Association announced that it had initiated proceedings relating to the U-16 Cup semifinals. It’s also about Daniel Gygax and the referee.
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The Swiss Football Association has launched an investigation into the U-16 Cup semifinals.
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A yellow card in the game report is said to have been assigned to an allegedly wrong player.
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There had already been serious allegations against the address of the FCZ U-16 coach – ex-Nati star Daniel Gygax.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Swiss Football Association announced that it had opened proceedings after initial internal clarifications. Specifically, it is about what happened in the U-16 Cup semifinals in March between Team Aargau and FC Zurich (2-0 for Zurich). “It is examined whether or why a yellow card in the game report was assigned to a presumably wrong player,” writes the association.
Daniel Gygax is likely to be the focus of the investigation. At the end of April, an email circulated accusing the FC Zurich U-16 head coach of having influenced the referee report. The former Nati star is said to have asked the referee to assign a yellow card to another FCZ player because otherwise he would have been banned for the final.
There, FCZ won 2-1 against Lausanne in mid-April, the player concerned was on the pitch. After the allegations became known, opponents in the final Lausanne had demanded that the SFV clarify the incident. At the same time, FC Zurich vehemently rejected all allegations. The association is now complying with the demands of the Lausanne residents. At the request of 20 minutes, the FCZ does not want to comment on the procedure. It is the presumption of innocence.
(law)