Eintracht Braunschweig got the rescue helicopter to dry their pitch (Picture: CEN)

German outfit Eintracht Braunschweig found an innovative way of drying their pitch after a deluge of rain at the club’s home ground.

Instead of the more traditional methods of garden tools or even a steam roller to sort out the soaked turf, the Bundesliga club have been accused of using a helicopter as a giant ‘hair dryer’ to blow the water onto the touchlines.

The news emerged this week as part of a probe into corruption at the world’s second largest automobile club, ADAC, which owns the emergency aircraft.

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An ADAC director, who is a fan of the club, is said to have ordered pilots to hover over relegation-threatened Braunschweig’s turf.

Not exactly an emergency…

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