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To: Berlin_Freeper
Bayern chief to serve jail term as prosecutors veto appeal

Berlin — German prosecutors said Monday they won't appeal the tax fraud verdict against football legend Uli Hoeness, former boss of powerhouse Bayern Munich, freeing the way for his jail term to begin.

Hoeness, 62, who spent four decades at the champion club, will in coming weeks start a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed down by a court last Thursday, which he has also said he will not contest.

The Bayern chief is currently due to serve his term in Landsberg prison in southern Bavaria state, prosecution spokesman Ken Heidenreich told AFP.

That is the jail where Adolf Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf" while serving a sentence for treason after the failed 1923 Beer Hall Putsch uprising in Munich.

2 posted on 03/21/2014 5:06:05 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Hoeness, 62, who spent four decades at the champion club, will in coming weeks start a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed down by a court last Thursday, which he has also said he will not contest.

The Bayern chief is currently due to serve his term in Landsberg prison in southern Bavaria state, prosecution spokesman Ken Heidenreich told AFP.

I have heard that they were going to build an extra high-security cell just for him, right in the Allianz-Arena, with a good view of the field


9 posted on 03/21/2014 5:23:29 AM PDT by cartan
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Putting aside Herr Hoeness' legal issues for a moment, I've always been amazed how Bayern is managed (extremely successfully) largely by guys who are former players - and great players at that.

I think generally (but not always) great players don't make great coaches/GMs/execs. But Bayern's front office always seems to have several.

11 posted on 03/21/2014 5:32:27 AM PDT by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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To: Berlin_Freeper; dfwgator

Sorry, didn’t see your post anyway, MUFC has lost to Bayern Munich two times in recent years under Sir Alex. So, there’s not much to expect here, Moyes may have them playing the matches of their careers.


13 posted on 03/21/2014 11:12:26 AM PDT by BeadCounter (morning glory evening grace)
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