The man, who worked at the club between 2020 and 2025, was ordered to pay each victim £544 (€620). Although the defendant accepted the verdict, the public prosecutor is yet to decide whether she wants to apply for an appeal. Eleni Rittmann, 25, who played for the top-flight Austrian team at the time, posted an outraged statement on social media. During the trial, a statement from the victims was read out, saying: 'We are young women, partly still young girls. The club have also worked to increase the female presence within the support staff of the women's team.

Source: Daily Mail February 26, 2026 18:39 UTC