The Spanish league and the clubs that compose it, affected by the summons of the players for those selected by Conmebol for the triple date of the Qualifiers for Qatar 2022, they will take precautionary measures to prevent their players from attending this call until the conflict caused by the long duration of the World Cup qualification date is resolved.
“The League met today with the clubs affected by the call for players to those selected by Conmebol due to the increase in two days of the FIFA period, both in September and in October 2021, flagrantly affecting the calendar and the integrity of the competition “, the statement noted.
The note added that “after the meeting It has been unanimously agreed to initiate precautionary measures before the competent judicial body in order to protect the rights and interests of the competition and of the affected clubs.“In this way, the entity remains firm in its position not to hand over the international players to the South American National Teams for the triple round of Qualifying.
The leadership justifies the decision by noting that UEFA or Concacaf did not extend the summons period by two days, despite playing the same number of matches (three), these confederations making an effort to adapt to a maximum of 10 days for the dispute of these international matches “without thus affecting national league competitions.” The League will again hold meetings with the affected clubs in the coming days in order to update the situation of the problem generated by FIFA.
On Wednesday, the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, called for “solidarity” to the Spanish and English clubs, so that they do “what is both correct and fair for world football” and not put obstacles in the way of releasing players for the next national team matches, a matter that they consider “of utmost urgency and importance.” Later the Italian Serie A was added, which puts in doubt the dispute of the meetings heading to Qatar 2022.
“The transfer of players is a matter of the utmost urgency and importance. I would like all federations, all leagues and all clubs to show solidarity and do what is both right and fair for world football. Many of the best players in the world compete in Spain and England and we believe that those countries also share the responsibility to preserve and protect the sporting integrity of competitions around the world, “said the head of FIFA in another statement.
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