In Portugal, for example. The Vilaverdense club, near Braga, last in Division 2, hit the headlines this weekend. The team's coach, Sergio Machado, brought a certain Courtney Reum into the game at the end of the match. If this name doesn't mean anything to you, know that he is Paris Hilton's brother-in-law. His brother, Carter, being the husband of the heiress of the famous hotel chain. The big problem in this completely crazy story is that the player in question had never played professional football before! While he will be 46 years old (!) next July, Reum played four minutes against Torreense this Sunday afternoon.
The information might make you smile, but it says a lot about the lack of respect that certain investors have for clubs, but also in the relationships they build with their supporters. Under the pretext that they bring back the money, some people think they can do anything. To the point of making the supporters ridiculous, as was the case this weekend in Portugal.
Fortunately, we have not yet seen such crazy scenarios in Belgium, but not everything is admissible. Buying a club and making promises is one thing. Respecting them is something else. Some foreign investors have done good for our championship. Pretending otherwise would make no sense. But the remark is not valid for everyone. And it’s not the Standard supporters who will deny me. Courage to them, there are only three matches left between now and the end of the season.
