Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Tuesday, 19 May 2026 23:11 / Updated Tuesday, 19 May 2026 23:18
Radu Miruță, the Minister of National Defense, organized a meeting with Stela supporters at the stadium itself on Tuesday, May 19, where he spoke about the situation of the team, which still does not have the right to promotion in League 1.
On May 7, the day it was 40 years since Steaua won the European Champions Cup, Radu Miruță promised that the bureaucratic obstacle that the club has faced so far will be removed soon, and the right to promotion is to be obtained shortly.
Radu Miruță met with Stela supporters at the stadium: “The souls of these people have been humiliated for years”
“I went tonight to talk to Stella supporters. In the stadium, where the soul of these people has been humiliated by political decisions for years.
Beyond the intoxicated noise pushed by those who don't want Steaua in the first league, beyond the false news propagated, I went to talk to them openly about absolutely all the possible steps to take together in the next period. As much as an interim government is legally allowed to do.
What concerns me most about this issue is the injustice. The injustice to which the passionate fans who come to the stadium in the rain and the wind are subjected, or athletes who win on the field, but are sent to the corner by the financial interests in football.
You can't ask people to believe in merit, work, and fair rules while the very people who follow them are kept on the sidelines. The star must be judged on the field, not in offices and behind-the-scenes games”, Radu Miruță sent on his personal Facebook account.
Steaua qualified again for the play-off in League 2, where they finished in 5th place. At the end of the season, coach Daniel Oprița announced his departure from the team, being dissatisfied with the club's situation regarding the right to promotion.
