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Austrian Bundesliga leaders LASK docked 12 points after training scandal

Austrian Bundesliga leaders LASK have been docked 12 points for breaking coronavirus-related safety rules in practice sessions.

LASK admitted to staging full contact training sessions ahead of the proposed top-flight restart on June 2, despite the fact all clubs had only been cleared to get back on the pitch in small groups.

The remaining 11 Bundesliga clubs voiced their collective disapproval earlier this month, raising concerns over the possibility of the current league leaders benefiting from an unfair advantage in terms of match fitness.

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But, before the claims from the other clubs had even been released, LASK issued a statement of their own, claiming they had been victims of "industrial espionage".