Atletico Madrid criticized the Spanish National Sports Council (CSD) on Thursday for setting a “dangerous precedent” by permitting Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo to play briefly after his license expired.
Olmo and ahead Pau Victor had been unregistered by La Liga when Barcelona failed to increase their short-term licenses by the tip of 2024.
However, the CSD granted a precautionary measure on Wednesday, permitting each gamers to proceed enjoying whereas their authorized case towards La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation is reviewed.
“Atletico Madrid wishes to express its deep concern about the situation in Spanish football following the resolution adopted this Wednesday by the CSD,” the membership mentioned in an announcement.
“We believe this decision puts the current system in jeopardy, questioning the rules of the game.”
“This government intervention creates a very dangerous precedent, as it opens the door to breaking the rules and repeating the same serious mistakes of the past.”
Financially struggling Barcelona had been unable to register Olmo and Victor below La Liga’s strict monetary honest play guidelines till they struck a deal to promote some VIP seats to Middle Eastern buyers in late December, with the paperwork not accomplished till after the deadline.
Without the lacking gamers, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao to achieve Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup closing in Saudi Arabia.
Las Palmas additionally criticized the CSD’s resolution.
“We believe this decision poses a serious threat to the integrity of the competition and sets a worrying precedent that could destabilize the foundations of professional football in our country,” Las Palmas mentioned in an announcement.
La Liga president Javier Tebas railed towards the choice to let Olmo and Victor play, calling the scenario a “tragicomedy” in a publish on social media.
Tebas expressed shock on the CSD’s measure and identified that it contradicted earlier selections made by the council and a few courts.
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