Rapid Vienna Appeals to Arbitration Court Due to Hedl Suspension

In addition to the protest before the Permanent Neutral Arbitration Court of the Football Bundesliga against the suspension of Niklas Hedl, Rapid Vice President Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger also does not hold back with criticism of the Bundesliga.

After Hedl Suspension: Rapid Vienna Vice President Desires "Self-Reflection" from the Disciplinary Committee

"Firstly, I find it concerning that due to such a video, the statement of Niklas Hedl was not believed and his credibility is being questioned. Secondly, it is generally absurd that there is no suspensive effect when appealing such decisions, and suspensions interfere with the sporting competition. In the case of a fine, where the appeal has a suspensive effect, it would be easy to revoke it later," said Hanappi-Egger.

The vice president targeted Senate 1 (Disciplinary Committee) of the league. "How often have decisions from Senate 1 been later revised or altered? If this happens so often, it raises doubts about the quality of the decisions of this body. Critical self-reflection would be appropriate." In the case of Hedl, the one-match suspension was imposed by Senate 1 due to an allegedly provocative gesture towards Austria fans and was later confirmed by the protest committee in the second instance.

Furthermore, Hanappi-Egger suggested that in her opinion, there are people in Senate 1 with great sympathy for Wiener Austria. "Such an important body must be above any appearance of bias, if only for the sake of its credibility. If there is a communicated special closeness to a club, the body must react and take measures to maintain impartiality to ensure professionalism," said the Rapid Vice President.

(APA/Red)

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