It was in the podcast Lundh that Degerforsbacken spoke about rigged matches during his time in Volos. The Greek club reacted strongly to the Swede's comments and threatened legal action.
The club's former coach, Konstantinos Georgiadis, said that a possible lawsuit would be withdrawn if Daniel Sundgren apologized.
The apology came – but was not accepted by chairman Georgios Spiridopoulos.
“Slander Volos”
"We will cooperate with the Greek judiciary in the hope of getting to the bottom of the whole matter, so that we and all sports fans in Greece know for what purpose and from where he tried to defame Volos," he said in a statement.
Sundgren's apology was conveyed via Greek SDNA, where the 34-year-old wanted to clarify his words to avoid misunderstandings.
"During my time at Volos, neither I nor any of my teammates received any instructions other than to do our best in every match. If I had had direct evidence of match-fixing, I would of course have reported it."
“A false image”
"Coach Georgiadis is a good and professional person, who supported me during my stay and the only instructions he gave me were always for the best interest of our team. I apologize if my statements inadvertently created a false impression. There were general rumors among the fans about the results in Greek football and my referring to such talk was not intended to accuse the president or the coach personally of match-fixing."
"I have full respect for the president, the board, the coach and everyone I have worked with, as well as the Volos fans, and I sincerely want to leave this behind me."
At the same time, companies that monitor the gambling market have, according to Greek media, identified some of the matches as likely to be fixed - and that an official investigation has been initiated after Sundgren's revelation.
