Article by Ovidiu Ioanițoaia – published on Thursday, August 14, 2025, 15:39 / Updated Thursday, August 14, 2025 15:40
It was expected that the General Assembly of the Professional League on Tuesday would be an explosive one. With the pistols on the table. This is after LPF had a favor to Gigi Becali allowing them, following the modification of the ROAF by a decision of the Emergency Committee, to introduce it to the list of players eligible for superliga on Edjoua. Adopted without the consent of the other clubs, the decision to surprise the officials of some groups, as well.
The chiefs of Rapid and Craiova were most angry. In an artery statement, the first attacked the president of the League, Gino Iorgulescu, reproaching him that he visited Gigi Becali “at the palace to kiss the ring”! Although more weighted, the Oltenians also protested.
Gino na remained debt. Hearing that Dan Șucu asked for the resignation of honor for the abuse committed, the former international threatened on the owner of Mobexpert with some incendiary disclosures.
They seemed to be met, right? But nothing was born, the emissaries of the 16 clubs in the elite step quickly smoking the peace pipe.
From where it was anticipated that the Rapid, with the most consistent delegation, three persons in front of the executive president Victor Angelescu, the minority shareholder, will insist on Iorgulescu's resignation, not even the problem! As Ovidiu Costeșin from Craiova also avoided the subject of resignation, a neutral observer found, just, that “the boys neither eaten and they did not smell them! They forgot what they said yesterday!”
If my information is correct, and I think they are, The Secretary General of the LPF, Justin Stefan, took over the modification operated overnight in ROAF. Thus, invoking the communication vices, almost that Iorgulescu took out of the game. It has been agreed that a regulatory error was repaired and that it was necessary to change in the sense of those requested by FCSB. But also that the other clubs were obviously consulted.
To the extent that, Diplomat, Stefan put his ashes in his head, publicly denied the rumor that it would be the end of Valeriu Argăseală, Iorgulescu came out with his forehead. Even winner.
He kept his position, but he also strengthened it when he announced the extension of the contract for TV rights for the next 10 years. The collaboration with Orlando Nicoara's EAD interactive company will continue, except that the amount due will increase gradually. Immediately with one million euros, to reach, with VAT, to 36.5 million in 2032 and even at 43 in 2035, an amount that will be divided between clubs.
Sure, what's in his hand is not a lie. It is good to have the guaranteed budget, at least its basis, over a long period. On the other hand, however, it is not to be neglected neither the opinion expressed by Gigi Becali, according to which a contract is not signed for a decade, but for 3-4 years, Come on 5! Because it is not excluded that the money devaluing, 40 million in 2035 means less than 31 in 2025.
It is certain, to come back, that a meeting of the storm -announced league is over in the style “kissed all the endependent market”! Although things did not stay exactly like in Caragiale, because Dinamo refrained from the vote, arguing that the point did not appear on the agenda! But the rest of 15 raised his hand conscientiously, promptly. The same neutral word, “They didn't even know how to quarrel!”
