Despite discussions about relations with a right-wing extremist, Frankfurt’s Martin Hinteregger wants to hold a football tournament in Carinthia. But he admitted an omission.
Despite the fuss surrounding his business relationship with a right-wing extremist local politician, Martin Hinteregger from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt is allowing the “Hinti-Cup” hobby tournament to take place in his home country of Carinthia. The Austrian national player explained this on Friday on ORF.
The defender admitted an omission. “I have to admit the mistake that I didn’t research who he is, what his background is, but who does that? I have to blame myself for that,” said the 29-year-old, who uncovered the business relationship through media reports on Thursday to Heinrich Sickl (FPÖ) has broken off.
The tournament will take place in Sirnitz from June 16th to 19th. Hinteregger emphasized that it was “absolute nonsense” to put him in the right corner, but after the negative headlines admitted: “It will leave a small scratch on my career.”