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The captain of regional German side SC Verl, suspended under suspicion of being involved in Europe's betting scandal, has gone into hiding through fear of mafia retribution, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Midfielder Patrick Neumann was last week suspended by his club, based near Bielefeld which plays in the Regionalliga West, and is now in hiding through fear of figures involved in the betting scandal, said his lawyer Lutz Klose.

"Patrick is very afraid and panicking," said Klose.

"He can identify the contact people involved.

"He is worried this time they will use not cunning and bribery, but intimidation and force."

Source: AFP