The Royal Society of the First Iberdrola has lost a game in the offices. Or it has been stolen. The Competition Judge has decided to sanction the women’s team of Real Sociedad, Levante and Villarreal with a fine and a deduction of three points for not repeatedly wearing the logo required by the RFEF in this competition. The punishment is due to “non-compliance, conscious and repeated, of orders, instructions, agreements or regulatory obligations -uniformity- (Art. 88)”. This is a very harsh punishment, exemplary for the three clubs, which had already been warned on several occasions and financially sanctioned for not wearing the logo on their kits. The conflict has been dragging on since last season.
Agreements adopted by the sole competition judge
Article 88 of the Disciplinary Code of the Royal Spanish Football Federation states that the “conscious and repeated non-compliance” of orders and obligations of the “federative bodies” are considered a “serious infraction”, which carries various sanctions. They range from a fine of 602 to 3,006 euros to disqualification for a period of one month to two years or four games, total or partial closure of up to three games or two months or the deduction of three points in the final classification, which is what which in the end has been applied.
Article 88 of the Disciplinary Code of the RFEF
- REAL SPANISH SOCCER FEDERATION
Rayo Vallecano, Betis and Valencia have only been fined for “failure to comply with orders, instructions, agreements or regulatory obligations -uniformity. (Art. 126)”.
Thus, the Real would go from having 21 points to 18 and would be, therefore, below Atlético de Madrid, their next rival, with the same points, but worse balance of goals.