A sort ofls Frankfurt Galaxy At the end of September, when the ELF European Football League (ELF) final in Düsseldorf defeated the Hamburg Sea Devils at 32:30, the football world seemed pretty good. The beaming winners from Main triumphantly raised the shiny trophy-they were the first to win this new league. When the bad news spread, the fist of success was still clenched in Frankfurt. Some professionals expressed dissatisfaction with this and expressed dissatisfaction in public. They just clenched their fists out of anger and disappointment.
It all started with Omari Williams, who criticized the so-called accommodation of imported players in August. The defensive back complained about the miserable living conditions of foreign professionals. As many as 13 of them were housed in an old single-family house in Thorsenheim.The dormitory was already in use when it was in the first-class club Frankfurt Universe Use it as the home of his professionals, euphemistically named “Purple Heaven”.
“It has never been worse than here”
Galaxy took over the house from Universe—as well as the office, team, coaching staff, and almost the entire administrative team. Williams wrote: “We reported our complaint on the first day of the club’s leadership, but nothing happened.” FacebookThe story spread, and Williams was ridiculed by many people.
But now others are also speaking. Like Desmond Cooper.The man is an experienced professional who has served as a security officer for the Jacksonville Jaguars National Football League Played. “Our living conditions in Frankfurt are terrible,” said Cooper of FAZ. “I have never had worse living conditions than here.” When Omari Williams expressed his criticism, he was even ridiculed. Cooper said he only asked for things that were taken for granted: “appropriate living conditions and a sense of responsibility.”
The third complainant is Kaderkin. The 25-year-old British defender from London described on Facebook the conditions he and his teammates had to deal with in “Purple Paradise”: “There are molds, cockroaches, rats everywhere, there has been no hot water for several months, and the kitchen is leaking.” The king complained about the ridicule from the environment, which was aimed at all those who condemned the grievance.
In fact, the house in Thorsenheim has never been a luxury accommodation. The managing director of Frankfurt Universal, Daniel Zeidler (Daniel Zeidler) knows this very well, because the top league clubs also have introduced players. The combination of the men’s bungalows and the architectural charm of the sixties creates a special atmosphere. “In our time, the conditions there are still acceptable,” Zeidler said. However, this year, a burst of water pipes caused damage to the house, and apparently it was never properly repaired. Consequences: dampness, blackening, and smelly.
Galaxy remains silent on these allegations
Cooper also reported a defective oil heater. Sometimes, the house smelled like a sick ocean-going ship. “There must be a lot of renovation backlog in this house,” Zeidler said. “This will make the landlord take more responsibilities.” There is not even a caretaker at the end of the season. There are different opinions about his departure. “He was fired by Galaxy,” Cooper said. “I think he gave up his initiative,” Zeidler said, and he couldn’t help but criticize: “Galaxy actually started to do anything more professionally. And now this.”
Attempts to comment on the ELF club’s allegations were unsuccessful. “We will not comment on this matter,” said Julia Reininger, a Galaxy spokesperson. This may also be because lawyers are now involved. Not because of the sick house, but because another point cast a superficial light on the beaming winner from Frankfurt.
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Both Kim and Cooper were injured and had to undergo surgery throughout the season. Kim flew home after being dissatisfied with the treatment of his knee in Frankfurt. The first six weeks of his recovery were “disgusting”. Then he would be “thrown into the plane with his” literally deformed knee.
Cooper had ankle surgery and was basically satisfied with the surgery and rehabilitation process. But the club left him alone to deal with the complicated procedures. So far, he has only received part of his monthly salary. The American has already been eliminated in the home game against the Barcelona Dragons on July 17. At the front desk of Yinhe, he was told many times that “the paperwork has been completed.” “But they lied.”
Cooper was deeply disappointed. “I am not opposed to this league, but I am opposed to the fact that professional players here who risk their health and pay between 1,000 and 2,000 euros a month are treated so badly.” Cooper has now hired a lawyer to refute his complaints. The club’s claim.
There are rumors that Galaxy has now reacted and hopes to hire a team manager who should support professionals who go through procedures with professional associations or health insurance companies. There is also news that the Frankfurt fitness entrepreneur and Galaxy partner James McGoldrick (James McGoldrick) looked at the house in Thorsenheim and determined that it needed refurbishment. At the end of October, the players organized and formed a union to represent their interests to ELF and its club. As far as Frankfurt is concerned, Cooper has already made a decision. When asked if he can imagine playing for the Galaxy team again, he said: “No. This is not where I want to go.”
