The Higher Sports Council and the Federation, according to various sources consulted, They have rejected the invitation that AFE processed yesterday to be part of an urgent meeting with LaLiga, Fuenlabrada and Deportivo with the aim of finding a solution to the current crisis in Segunda. The CSD and the RFEF prefer to be cautious and wait for all the details of this matter to be known, so the union has had to suspend a summit that was planned to take place tomorrow at 10:30 am.
In the CSD's response to the union, signed by the general director of Sports, Joaquín de Arístegui Labord, the Council is concerned about the status of the Fuenlabrada expedition, to which he wishes a speedy recovery, and points out in the letter to which AS has had access that prefers to let the investigation and disciplinary processes opened by LaLiga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation culminate. Afterwards, it will be put at the service of the different institutions for whatever is necessary.
The rest of the instructions invited to the meeting later. According to some of its spokespersons and with the exception of LaLiga, which did plan to attend, they do not see much sense in this proposal when the case is already under study. “They confuse the starting point and here there is no conflict between institutions. This must be resolved in other instances ”, they assure AS. The Fuenlabrada and Deportivo staff were willing to participate in the meeting.
AFE statement confirming that there will be no meeting
The Association of Spanish Footballers has issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon confirming the news advanced by AS. This is the full text:
“AFE sent this Tuesday, July 28, a series of letters to all the parties involved in order to resolve the situation generated in the Second Division A. In it, he proposed to hold a meeting this Thursday with the sole objective of unlocking it, inviting it to the Higher Sports Council (CSD), the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), LaLiga, Deportivo de La Coruña and C.F. Fuenlabrada.
AFE proposed “a fluid dialogue, chaired at all times by the principle of good faith and with the intention of supporting constructively the search for a solution.”
For operational reasons, the parties were given time to reply before 11:00 am on Wednesday. Unfortunately, of the five invitations issued, only three -Sportivo de La Coruña, C.F. Fuenlabrada and LaLiga- have answered in the affirmative, confirming their attendance.
AFE understands that this meeting was only valid if all the agents involved participated and forced to find a solution to such a serious situation, which affects the Second Division and by extension all Spanish football.
In this scenario, AFE has addressed Deportivo de La Coruña, C.F. Fuenlabrada and LaLiga to inform them that the aforementioned meeting is canceled after the other two invited parties, the Higher Sports Council and the Royal Spanish Football Federation, surprisingly, have not joined this initiative of the union.
This meeting was only intended to find a satisfactory solution in defense of the rights of footballers, that they have been affected by a decision -that the last day was disputed in its entirety except Deportivo-Fuenlabrada- with which AFE, from the health and sports integrity point of view of the competition, did not agree from the first moment.
This union is in direct contact with the staff of the Second Division clubs affected by this conflict, reserving the right to exercise all legal actions before the competent authorities, in order to firmly ensure the health and defense of the labor rights of soccer players until the last consequences.
Finally, we consider that, in such a worrying situation, all parties must add and row in the same direction, regardless of any personal differences that may exist. Institutions are always above people and we believe that any approach will be positive for the good of sport in general. “
Juanma Marrero, against the FEF and the CSD: “It is a shame that they turn their back on us”
After the AFE statement confirming that the RFEF and the CSD have not replied affirmatively to the holding of the meeting, the Fuenlabrada player Juanma Marrero He has shown his indignation about what happened. “Thank you very much to AFE for always being close. It is a shame that the Federation and the Higher Sports Council turn their backs on us at a time like this“he pointed out.