Ex-Barcelona and AFCON star accused of making twin brother play in his place in the team
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Edgar Ie made his twin brother replace him in the team || Getty

Ex-Barcelona and AFCON star accused of making twin brother play in his place in the team

Stephen Oladehinde 17:52 - 13.05.2024

A football club in Romania are currently investigating allegations that they fielded an ineligible player, using his twin brother as a replacement.

Former Barcelona player Edgar Ie who plays for Dinamo Bucharest made his twin brother replace him in the team.

Dinamo Bucharest may be deducted eight points if they are found guilty of the charges brought against them.

Former Barcelona player and his twin brother

According to reports, Edgar Ie forced his sibling to play five games for the Romanian team while posing as him.

Suspicions began to surface when he spoke only Portuguese instead of English despite having played in the Netherlands, Spain, and France,

Edgar Ie at Barcelona || Getty
Edgar Ie at Barcelona || Getty

According to reports from Marca, Former president of Dynamo, Florin Prunea said, “It seems surreal.

Edgar Ie at and his twin brother || Getty
Edgar Ie at and his twin brother || Getty

“I wondered if he was still sleeping, and I started making phone calls, talking to friends. The news is true, I can't believe it. Nobody denied it. I found out that he has a twin brother who also plays soccer.”

Dinamo Bucharest squad || Getty
Dinamo Bucharest squad || Getty

Journalist Emanuel Rosu from Romania claims that the club requested the player's driver's licence as identification but he declined, which has only made people's doubts greater.

As of right now, Dinamo has not made any formal comments regarding the suspected actions of the Guinea-Bissau international.

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