By less than two months until Club -World Cup Starts with Inter Miami against Al Ahly, the mystery of LeónThe place remains. Their disqualification is not final and a replacement has not been named. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAG) has opened the case and heard argument from both sides in a hearing that lasts for five hours.
Los Panzas Verdes traveled to the courts in Spain to present its defense, based on dismissing Alajuelene by Costa Rica -The complaining club-like their possible replacement and asked for their inauguration in the Concacaf Champions Cup 2023, which led to them receiving the ticket that was moved from them due to the multi-owning of Grupo Pachuca, prioritizing.
On the other hand, Costa Ricans expressed his position to the judges and made his strategy visible after a few minutes with a clear statement: “During the session, The club presented its evidence vigorously, presented relevant documents and interviewed the witnesses involvedconfirms the department’s position. The hearing, which took place in an environment with extreme seriousness, allowed the red and black representation to defend its arguments with clarity and solvency. League deportive alajuelene repeats its commitment to defend its interests and the integrity of the competition. “
According to León Weinstock, lawyer for Manudos, Panorama is uncertain: “The arguments from the first parties were presented, the evidence and the closing arguments, a manifestation of the party, was evacuated. To promote a result would be irresponsible. We must wait for a decision from taken. We hope it will be before the World Cup, but a timeline is difficult to confirm. The deliberation is in their hands. The process is now complete. We think we are right. We have to wait for the court’s solution, which we will respect. “
“I can’t make any predictions. We are quite happy that we have been heard and now the work in the hands of the arbitration panel is. We have done our work, revealed our well -founded reasons. At least we have been given the opportunity to explain ourselves,” Added to his partner Alberto Ruiz.
Possible results
How can the conflict between León and Alajuelene be resolved for a place in the Club World Cup?
According to the explanation of Diego Rodríguez Zamora, a lawyer who specializes in sports teams, there are several hypothetical scenarios:
- The LDA’s claim is accepted and explained by space due to the presence of multi -ownership before the club’s World Cup, and CAS instructs FIFA to exclude one of the two teams (Pachuca or León) from the competition, which allows LDA to occupy their place.
- LDA’s claim is is accepted and declared with space due to the presence of several ownership After the start of the club’s World Cup, and CAS instructs FIFA to compensate for the injuries caused.
- LDA’s claim is rejected as FIFA shows that there is no multi -owningAnd everything remains as it is today.
- LDA’s claim is accepted, but it is set it Inter Miami CF does not go into the equation for those who are eligible because of being a host cityAnd instead, a club better positioned in the ranking (Club América), not LDA, would come in.
In the event that it is resolved in favor of LDA, it cannot be overlooked that FIFA would continue to violate its own regulations, as it would continue to be representation of 5 teams of Concacaf.
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Infantino’s tips
“For León, The case will be decided by the Court for Arbitration for Sport on 5 or 6 May, So in a couple of weeks we will have the final and definitive decision, of course we will respect, ” mentioned Gianni InfantinoThe President of FIFA himself, following a press conference at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the city of Atlanta, one of the places that will host the competition that will start on June 15.
And he added: “If the Court for Sport Court confirms the decision from FIFA’s appeal committee, it is possibly to play a match, a playoffs, between the team that lost the champion final with León, which is LAFC and the next team in the ranking, which is América.”
The uncertainty about León’s participation adds another layer of intrigue to the upcoming Club World Cup. The football world is waiting for the Tas decision, which is expected in early May.
