One of the most important factors that convinced James Rodriguez to go with Mexican side Club Leon was the team’s qualification for the coming 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. However, the Colombian star’s participation in the prestigious international tournament may be in danger, As the club is now facing a crucial deadline established by the Court for Sport (CAS) arbitration (CAS).
Club Leon Secured his place in the Club World Cup after winning 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup by defeating LAFC. They were then pulled into Group D along with Chelsea, Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Flamengo. However, a legal challenge from the Costa Rica Club Liga Deportiva Alajuelene can threaten their participation.
Alajuelnese has raised concern about the participation of two teams from Grupo Pachuca – See Pachuca and Club Leon – claims that both clubs fall under the definition of ”Multiple owners. “
This violates FifaRules, which prohibit two clubs owned by the same unit from competing in the same competition. Although he submitted a complaint to Fifa in November, The governing body did not respond, which caused Alajuelene to escalate the matter to CAS.
CAS has now set a deadline for FIFA, Club Leon and Pachuca (Grupo Pachuca) to present their arguments and evidence by April 2Just over two months before the tournament starts on June 14. The clubs will need to prove that their participation in the tournament is valid and expel the statements of multi -ownership to secure their places in the competition.
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Possible results for the case
League deportiva alajaelenses claims derive from their victory in 2023 Central American Cup, which got them the right to attend the Club World Cup. In a conversation with ESPNLeon Weinstock, a member of Alajuel’s Board of Directors and the club’s lawyer, described the potential result they hope for:
“We told CAS in our request that Correct approach would be to compensate for our club with an amount corresponding to the damage and losses suffered from not being able to participate. How would this be calculated? Well, with the World Cup prize, player-related questions, marketing, etc.“Weinstock explained.
Weinstock acknowledged that when CAS emits his final decision, Club World Cup can already be ongoing or even completedPotentially, the participation of Alajuellens makes impossible. However, He suggested that financial compensation can still be an opportunityleaving FIFA and their regulations in an uncertain position.
