It is expected that the case will come before the court in the Faroe Islands at the beginning of 2023. The football coach does not want to comment on the events to news and refers to sports director Joacim Heier. Heier confirms to news that Fredrikstad was aware of the case before the appointment. – We knew it right from the start. The episode happened after we came into contact with Mikkkjal. As we have come to know Mikkkjal, it is a one-off event which is of course not lucky, says Heier. – He has laid down flat for it. We have been aware of that and taken it into consideration, but overall we have chosen to go with Mikkkjal anyway, says the sports manager. SUPPORTS THOMASSEN: Joacim Heier is sports manager at Fredrikstad football club. Here from 2017. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB Will support the coach no matter what Heier says further that they have no conditions or clauses linked to a possible judgement. – It’s not optimal, but the totality that Mikkkjal brings in and the person that we’ve come to know, we see it as a one-off event with which we will stand by him. Regardless of the outcome of the case, he says. Thomassen has coached KI Klaksvik for the past seven years, and it was during the celebration of the club’s recent league gold that he allegedly behaved threateningly. A football referee, a player from a rival team and a TV journalist are among those who are said to have felt Thomassen’s wrath during a city trip in Torshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Has apologized According to the Faroe Islands’ largest newspaper, Dimmalætting, Thomassen allegedly punched a Vikingur player in the chest and threatened to end his career – both on and off the pitch. It must have happened after the player came over to congratulate the coach on the series championship, the 20th in Klaksvik’s history. – I am very sorry for the events that happened in the city, and I have apologized to a player at Vikingur. He has accepted the apology, Thomassen told Dimmalætting. EXPERIENCED PLAYER: Mikkkjal Thomassen played 13 games for the Faroe Islands national team. Here he is in a duel with Louis Saha during a match in 2006. Photo: FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP The journalist is said to have been slapped on the arm and scolded, also after congratulating him on the gold. The journalist should then have withdrawn from Thomassen. The football referee was talking to a Klaksvik player when Thomassen allegedly came over. The coach is said to have hit the referee in the chest and followed up with threats. Reports of violence drawn To Dimmalætting, the judge, who wishes to remain anonymous, describes it as a hard blow. He says he was shocked by the incident. There must also be a fourth incident of violent or aggressive behavior on the evening in question. According to news’s knowledge, two of the incidents must have been reported. Thomassen must have first been reported for both violence and threats, but now there are two threats he has been reported for. The coach does not comment on the other three alleged incidents to the Faroese newspaper. Thomassen has a past in the police, where he has worked for 14 years. He has signed a three-year contract with Fredrikstad and will start the job in January.
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