Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, 01 May 2026 23:09 / Updated Saturday, 02 May 2026 00:53
Gigi Becali intervened live after the defeat suffered by FCSB with Csikszeredascore 0-1, and held a dialogue with Mihai Pintiliithe former second coach of the red-blues, with whom the team won two consecutive titles.
The two discussed the possibility of Pintilii's return to the staff, along with Elias Charalambous, on the “Footbal Show” show from Prima Sport, but also about the situation of the coach's license, a subject that caused an exaggerated reaction from Becali.
Gigi Becali, live dialogue with Mihai Pintilii
Gigi Becali: Greetings, me, father! What are you doing, dad? I heard you're going to the Federation. MM said that you take Stoian, or that Stoica, as he is called, our coach.
Mihai Pintilii: No, nea Gigi, I didn't say that, they are rumours.
UK: Well, MM told me, I told him that you are too beautiful character. Listen, maybe your friend Charalambous is coming and you're coming back, right? Or you don't come anymore?
PM: Not now. I'm not coming.
UK: When do you get your license?
PM: Over 5 years.
UK: How, me, over 5? They're crazy, man! Well, you fools, give, well, license to people! Do you want to be presidents, world champions? Give me the licenses! Well, they're not sane. Did they make a world and European championship in Romania, which is the strongest and richest in football? Do we have the most talented referees and footballers?
The hardest thing is to get the license in Romania. Well, did you drink gas?! I think they drank gas, me. Yes, me, the license in 2-3 years to people, me! They're not sane, man. We don't have such a big football. Well Burleanu, me… who should train them, Stoichiță or Burbuluș (no. Lucian Burchel, the director of the Federal Coaching School)? And with Stoichiță, and with Burleanu.
Mihai Pintilii, in the Prima Sport studio
Gigi Becali will appeal to Elias Charalambous: “Let him sit on the bench for one match and leave”
In the same intervention, the FCSB boss also spoke about the possibility of bringing Elias Charalambous back to the bench for the play-off matches, explaining that he could call on him to comply with the regulation.
“I will give Charalambous a call 3-4 days before the dams start. I mean that dam. That they don't block Botoșani, that we give him 200-0, and we give Csikszereda 300-0. We have Dinamo, Rapid or whoever and I will call him and say: “Well, I need you for a match or two. I want you to come and sit on the bench, because that's what the regulations require, to come to the bench for one match and leave».
It's the regulation, because otherwise I played, I trained, I trained better. It's not true that he refused me. He's also proud, the fact that I didn't speak directly to him and I didn't insist mattered”.
A Romanian proposed by Mihai Stoica
Gigi Becali also mentioned that there are several options analyzed at the club level, not just one name, to take over the technical bench.
I have coaches, woe betide me! I also have Romanians, do you know how many Romanians I have? About 5! MM? He also said… What, am I mad at him? He said, but look, today another Romanian proposed to me. He is in France now, at the matches, he sees some players, and he said to me: “Hey Gigi, if Charalambous doesn't come, I suggest we put this one”. Romanian!
– Gigi Becali, la “Soccer Club” from Digi Sport
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