One of football’s most bizarre stories has come to light in Romania. An investigation is underway to figure out if a Dynamo Bucharest defender Edgar Ie made his twin brother Edelino play in his place.
Edgar Ie, 30, is alleged to have made his brother play five games for the Romanian side pretending to be him.
Suspicions started to come to the forefront when Edgar Ie did not speak English, only Portuguese, even though he has played in the Netherlands, Spain, and France.
If found to be guilty of what has been accused, Dynamo Bucharest could have eight points deducted, according to Marca.
Former president of Dynamo, Florin Prunea said: ‘It seems surreal,’
Which brother is it? Dynamo Bucharest’s Edgar Ie (bottom left) is accused of making his twin play in his place
Egar Ie, 30, has played in the Netherlands, Spain and France for Feyenoord, Barcelona, and Lille
The defender also played in Turkey with Trabzonspor before ending up in Romania with Dynamo
He continued, in shock: ‘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.’
According to Romanian journalist, Emanuel Rosu, the club asked the player in question to provide his driving license to prove his identity.
However, he refused, which has only seen suspicions grow stronger.
Edgar Ie started his professional career with Barcelona after coming through the youth system at Sporting CP.
He only made one appearnce for the Catalan giants, though, spending most of his time with Barcelona B.
In 2015, the defender left the club, playing for seven clubs, including the likes of Lille, Trabzonspor, and Feyenoord, before moving to Romania
The former Barcelona man signed for the Red Dogs in February, but has seemingly forced his brother fill in for him.
There are no offical statements, as yet, from Dynamo on what the Guinea-Bissau international is alleged to have done.
