November 22 – One in every of Costa Rica’s main golf equipment has accused FIFA of breaking its personal guidelines and is threatening authorized motion except it’s given in a slot in subsequent yr’s 32-team Membership World Cup which is seemingly changing into extra contentious with each passing week.
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, which boasts 30 league titles, says it needs to be a part of the event – and get a share of the thus far undisclosed prize fund – since two Mexican golf equipment invited to the occasion are beneath the identical possession
Membership León and Membership de Fútbol Pachuca, each owned by the Pachuca Group, certified by profitable the Concacaf Champions Cup in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
However Alajuelense are reported to have filed a authorized criticism urging FIFA’s basic secretariat to take away one of many Mexican golf equipment to “shield the integrity of the competitors” – pet venture of FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
4 golf equipment from Concacaf will take part on the occasion with Monterrey, additionally from Mexico, and Seattle Sounders from the MLS having additionally certified. A fifth, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, have controversially been added to the entry record having been specifically invited by Infantino to offer the competitors extra native curiosity and industrial affect.
Alajuelense insist FIFA should implement its rule barring golf equipment with shared possession from competing.
“The declare relies on the eligibility ideas set out within the event’s guidelines,” Alajuelense stated in an announcement.
Membership spokesman Marco Vazquez added: “These are the principles that FIFA established – there can’t be multi-ownership. There are two Mexican golf equipment from the identical proprietor and the rulebook is obvious. What we’re asking is to evaluation what FIFA itself established.”
Vazquez stated Alajuelense has “employed a regulation agency in Spain, and so they have all the small print” of the group’s potential authorized motion with the draw scheduled for December 5.
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