Speculation has surrounded the possibility of both teams from Grupo Pachuca, Club Leon and Pachuca cf.is excluded from 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Now, Fifa have made a decisive feature, Formally announces the exclusion of James Rodriguez’s page just three months before the competition.
On Friday FIFA officially informed that the club Leon would be removed from the upcoming club World Cupwill take place in the United States. The main reason behind the decision, explained in FIFA’s statement, is the club’s inability to provide sufficient evidence to disprove allegations of multi -club ownership.
“FIFA has established that the club Leon will be removed from the competitionwith the club to be adopted as a replacement to be announced in time“Read one of the lines in the official statement released by FIFA on Friday.
Club Leon qualified for the competition after winning 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup against LAFC. But after a complaint submitted by the Costa Rica page Alajuelene Sports League By 2024, FIFA has now excluded one of the teams owned by Grupo Pachuca.
The club Leon’s response to FIFA
Immediately after the announcement of their potential exclusion, FIFA officially confirmed the club Leon’s removal. In response to FIFA’s claims and official statement, The Mexican club has released a public statement that expresses its intention to fight the decision:
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“Club Leon has always met with corresponding processes and submitted all the necessary evaluations, hearings and investigations in recent months, Provides all documentation that FIFA requested with full timeliness and transparency“Read the club’s statement published on (formerly Twitter).
“We are an independent, autonomous and superb team. There should be no doubt about it. Club Leon will appeal this decision in any case and we will go farthest to defend the place earned in 2025 FIFA Club World Cup“The statement ended.
The club Leon was placed in Group D in the Club World Cup together with Chelsea, Esperance de Tunis and Flamengo. Although FIFA’s decision seems final, the club Leon is still determined to participate in the competition, which will start on June 14.
