The head of the Footballers Association of Ukraine, Oleh Pechornyi, told 1927.kiev.ua that negotiations between former players and coaches of FC Lviv on the club's repayment of wage arrears have reached a dead end.
Oleg Pechorny- "We tried to find the president of FC Lviv, Bohdan Kopytko, but he is somewhere abroad. The players' contracts were signed with his son-in-law Vadym Levchuk. Two weeks ago, our Olympic champions recommended that we contact his son Yuriy Kopytko, who is the president of the wrestling federation. We negotiated with him - six players and two coaches: Oleksandr Rybka, Yaroslav Bohunov, Serhii Siminin, Bohdan Myshenko, Roman Nikitiuk, Maksym Hrysiou, Anatolii Bezsmertnyi and Roman Pakhaliuk. Yuriy Kopytko had been promising to reach an agreement for two weeks, and on that day everything was at a standstill.
We wanted to resolve everything calmly, without scandals, but we have to say that if the players and coaches are not paid within ten days, then we will apply to law enforcement agencies to initiate a criminal case against FC Lviv and its owner's son-in-law, who signed the contracts. First, the Prosecutor General's Office, then the tax authorities will check the club. We will not give up in this case, as the club is obliged to pay off its debts to players and coaches. Today, law enforcement agencies are working well. I think they will help resolve this issue and establish the rule of law," said Pechorny.
