Comparison - Amereller perceived winner against Kempter

The two former referee Manfred Amerell and Michael Kempter ended the
nearly two years of litigation with a settlement.

In the farce by Manfred Amerell and Michael Kempter the final curtain
has fallen. Before the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart on Wednesday
that the dispute between the former DFB referee supervisor Amereller
and former FIFA referee Michael Kempter was settled after four hours
of negotiations.

The two adversaries agreed to a comparison of the Chamber under
Chairman Matthias Haag, which Kempter said in a statement earlier
allegations against Amerell and also two claims against his former
"boss" take back that may feel like a winner this legal for two years
out confrontation.

"No, this comparison is what I imagined. But the thing had to someday
come to an end", said after the compromise, a yet contrite-looking
Amerell, who had by Kempter originally demanded damages in the amount
of 150,000 €, after this had accused him of sexual harassment in
several cases.

"I would have been left as an avenging angel"

"Had I refused again, I would have again stood as a stubborn and
avenging angel," added Amereller, the comparison did not approve at
first, but then followed the strong advice of the court.

Amerell had always insisted that the affair relationship was
consensual and because of the violation of his privacy rights requires
the smart money. On 12 May, the first Civil Chamber of the District
Court of Hechingen in the first instance dismissed the action
Amereller.

The Stuttgart Chamber but was followed in large parts of the argument
Amereller, what is the opinion of Attorney Christoph Kempter
Schickardt "a dangerous signal" to the public. In the opinion of the
court is Kemptner the rapprochement did not try hard enough to defend
Amereller set.

How to properly defend against sexual harassment, but was not
executed. In addition, there was significant differences between the
statements Kempter before the German Football Federation (DFB) and
those given in court and in the press. This was illustrated by means
of several interviews, Kempter had given.

The Chronicle of the referee scandal

After the first division between Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund,
it should have come at a hotel on an incident in which were allegedly
the then UEFA Referee observer of the German Football Federation
(DFB), Manfred Amerell, and the referee Michael Kempter involved.

Kempter adopted the proposal of the court, make the following
declaration: "I hereby declare that I claim the opposite Frankfurter
Rundschau, and the sports channel Sport.1 Bild.de on 22 / February 23,
2010 to the effect that I think Mr. Amereller conflicting man have
clearly been clearly expressed in relation to sexual contacts between
the two of us no longer wished to maintain. Even if I brought in my
personal perception of the beginning of the rejection of sexual
contacts with the expression, I can not rule out that he is required
could have formed in my understanding a different perception and the
signals in terms of the could be down to lack of will, according to a
physical relationship with a very subdued. "

Schickardt said afterwards: "The important thing is that it's done I
hope the people involved can find peace now, perhaps just before
Christmas is the perfect time for it..."

Fight on several fronts

Amereller currently still fighting on several fronts. Just over a
month, the Berlin District Court against 64-year-old issued a
preliminary injunction and it is forbidden to claim that the DFB had
paid Kempter Schickhardt lawyer.

Previously, in turn, the district court of Munich I procured from the
Amereller injunction against the DFB had sustained - a contradiction
of the DFB but with one caveat. The association may in future hold
true, that the dispute with Amereller to his, and in favor of its
president Theo Zwanziger decided and thus completed, it must make it
clear, however, always, that the statement does not refer to sport
court proceedings or proceedings before the monitoring committee of
the DFB.

Amereller brought a complaint with the prosecutor's office in Augsburg
last the tax affair in motion by some referees. He also announced five
to six in further revelations.