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1) Soccer Team Told to Win or Face the Music
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A top Romanian soccer club owner said on Thursday he would send the whole squad to listen to a classical music concert as a punishment if they lose their next match.
With eight games left, Universitatea Craiova, fourth in the first division with 33 points, need to make ground on third-placed Rapid Bucharest on 37 to have a chance of European soccer next season.
"Attending a classical music concert is a hard task for a soccer player," Craiova's main shareholder Dinel Staicu said.
"If they (the players) don't like the fiery atmosphere of the arena, then they must put up with the calm of a concert for two hours," Staicu told Reuters by telephone from Craiova.
Craiova are at home this weekend to 12th placed Petrolul Ploiesti and defeat would drastically undermine hopes for a place in next season's UEFA Cup preliminary rounds.
"I will buy tickets for a concert at the local Philharmonic hall if they lose the match, as a punishment," Staicu said.
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A top Romanian soccer club owner said on Thursday he would send the whole squad to listen to a classical music concert as a punishment if they lose their next match.
With eight games left, Universitatea Craiova, fourth in the first division with 33 points, need to make ground on third-placed Rapid Bucharest on 37 to have a chance of European soccer next season.
"Attending a classical music concert is a hard task for a soccer player," Craiova's main shareholder Dinel Staicu said.
"If they (the players) don't like the fiery atmosphere of the arena, then they must put up with the calm of a concert for two hours," Staicu told Reuters by telephone from Craiova.
Craiova are at home this weekend to 12th placed Petrolul Ploiesti and defeat would drastically undermine hopes for a place in next season's UEFA Cup preliminary rounds.
"I will buy tickets for a concert at the local Philharmonic hall if they lose the match, as a punishment," Staicu said.