Our Europa League opponents Dinamo Zagreb will be without their coach Zoran Mamic for the return leg of our Group of 16 match on Thursday (kick-off 5.55 pm as the Croatian has been found guilty of fraud. The specifics of the case appear somewhat complicated from this report from native outlet Sportske; a series of loans, tax evasion, and general money-related merry-go-rounding involving comparatively vast sums of money.
After an appeal, the sentence for the coach that described Spurs as fast, aggressive and powerful, has been trimmed to four years and eight months from the initial tariff of six and a half years. Former Dinamo director Damir Vrbanovic was also convicted for his hand in over one hundred million kuna (Croatian currency) ‘s worth of transfer fee impropriety.
The authorities also want to convict Mamic’s brother who is said to be ‘at large’ in Bosnia. Mamoc himself has resigned his post (very noble of him) and Damir Krznar a former player will be in the technical area for the game in a few days’ time.
