Friday, March 6, 2009

are points coming back for Borussia?

The Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) announced today that 1899 Hoffenheim's Andreas Ibertsberger and Christoph Janker have been cleared in of any wrong doing in the doping issue following the match against Borussia. However the club and its doping appointee Peter Geigle will now face a hearing in the DFB sports tribunal that could amount to a significant fine of up to €150k and the stripping of points from 1899 with Borussia receiving them.

DFB-Präsident Dr. Theo Zwanziger reaffirmed the organizations commitment to drug-free sport and the control panel, with Dr. Rainer Koch has noted that Borussia's appeal against 1899 be consider with the DFB sports court hearing.