Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 08:52 / Updated Wednesday, November 12, 2025 08:54
Gigi Becali (67 years old), the owner of the FCSBhad a live intervention on Tuesday evening, where he also analyzed the scandal of betting in the Superligaat Metalloglobuswhere the former masseur bet massively even on his team. There would also be some players in the middle, and Becali made a series of worrying statements, saying that it is not an isolated case, but a practice found in other bigger teams in the Super League.
Becali did not insist much on the subject and, in the dialogue he had with the moderator Radu Naum, on the show “Footbal Club”, from Digi Sport, he gave the impression that he did not want to continue the series of revelations, realizing that what he said was serious.
He took a step back, stopped rather quickly, although he was invited to go on and explain what he knew, but he refused, saying that he had actually misspoken.
The dialogue between Gigi Becali and the moderator Radu Naum, regarding the subject from Metaloglobus
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“Gigi Becali: There are many players, even in bigger teams, who deal with this kind of thing.
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Radu Naum: This is serious, Mr. Becali.
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Gigi Becali: This is not serious, it is very serious.
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Radu Naum: So, several footballers in the Super League deal with…
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Gigi Becali: Come on, no, I don't know. I was wrong, I expressed myself wrong.
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Radu Naum: I don't think so. You have expressed yourself quite clearly.
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Gigi Becali: Yes, but as if I wanted to say something else, that is.
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Radu Naum: I understand, okay, let's leave it at that for now”.
Chronology of the Metaloglobus scandal
CONTEXT:
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Several footballers from Metaloglobus would have created accounts on betting sites and would have even bet against their team, through a staff member, prosport.ro revealed on Monday.
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One of the games in question is the one between Metaloglobus and Oțelul, won by Galați 4-0. The group of players would have bet “10,000 euros only on the fact that we will score at least two goals in the first half”;
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The Integrity Department of the FRF has already started the investigations regarding the Metaloglobus matches.
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On Tuesday, a new element in the scandal emerged: the club's former masseur made incredible revelations, claiming that he had come to the team precisely to gather information to improve his chances of winning on bets!
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On Wednesday, the former masseur from Metaloglobus will appear before the FRF Integrity Department.
