Paddy Power paga la multa per le mutande “griffate”

Alla fine pagherà il «banco». Il bookmaker Paddy Power, informa Agipronews, ha annunciato che pagherà i 100mila euro con cui la Uefa aveva multato Nicklas Bendtner, il giocatore della Danimarca che...
epa03266355 (FILE) Nicklas Bendtner of Denmark celebrates after scoring the 2-2 equalizer during the Group B preliminary round match of the UEFA EURO 2012 between Denmark and Portugal in Lviv, Ukraine, 13 June 2012. UEFA opened proceedings Friday June 15th against Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner for revealing the name of an Irish bookmaker on his underpants while celebrating a goal in the Euro 2012 match against Portugal. European football's organizing body said Bendter was being charged for "improper conduct" at Wednesday's group B match in Lviv. UEFA's control and disciplinary body will deal with the case on Monday. UEFA rules ban any advertising on players' kits during the tournament. Bendtner lowered his football shorts to reveal a pair of boxer shorts with the sponsor's name on the waistband after scoring for Denmark. He claimed he did not realize he was breaking any rules. "It is just a pair of lucky boxer shorts that I used in the first game as well and have used before the tournament," he was quoted as saying. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI UEFA Terms and Conditions apply http://www.epa.eu/downloads/UEFA-EURO2012-TCS.pdf
epa03266355 (FILE) Nicklas Bendtner of Denmark celebrates after scoring the 2-2 equalizer during the Group B preliminary round match of the UEFA EURO 2012 between Denmark and Portugal in Lviv, Ukraine, 13 June 2012. UEFA opened proceedings Friday June 15th against Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner for revealing the name of an Irish bookmaker on his underpants while celebrating a goal in the Euro 2012 match against Portugal. European football's organizing body said Bendter was being charged for "improper conduct" at Wednesday's group B match in Lviv. UEFA's control and disciplinary body will deal with the case on Monday. UEFA rules ban any advertising on players' kits during the tournament. Bendtner lowered his football shorts to reveal a pair of boxer shorts with the sponsor's name on the waistband after scoring for Denmark. He claimed he did not realize he was breaking any rules. "It is just a pair of lucky boxer shorts that I used in the first game as well and have used before the tournament," he was quoted as saying. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI UEFA Terms and Conditions apply http://www.epa.eu/downloads/UEFA-EURO2012-TCS.pdf

Alla fine pagherà il «banco».

Il bookmaker Paddy Power, informa Agipronews, ha annunciato che pagherà i 100mila euro con cui la Uefa aveva multato Nicklas Bendtner, il giocatore della Danimarca che - dopo aver segnato contro il Portogallo - aveva mostrato alle telecamere un paio di boxer che recavano in evidenza il marchio dell’agenzia di scommesse irlandese.

E aveva così trasgredito le regole dell’Uefa sul divieto di pubblicità sull’equipaggiamento di gioco delle competizioni internazionali.

«Bendtner - si legge sul blog del bookmaker - ha solo indossato i suoi boxer portafortuna e non crediamo, così come i nostri clienti, che debba pagare le conseguenze troppo severe di un gesto che voleva solo essere divertente».

Infine, il post di Paddy Power si chiude con una nota sarcastica: «Consigliamo a tutti giocatori dell’Europeo che usano i boxer come portafortuna, di tenerli ben nascosti la prossima volta che segnano».

Non è esagerato dire che il bookmaker stavolta ha evitato di lasciare il giocatore in mutande.

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