The Federation has issued a statement denying that you have agreed with the Basque Government a series of sanitary conditions for let public access to San Mamés during the Eurocup matches, as one of the tournament venues. “They are impossible objectives to fulfill and will end in the absence of public”, affirms.
Everything pointed out this morning that an agreement had been reached between the City Council, the Basque Government and the Federation so that San Mamés and Bilbao are one of the venues for the 2020 soccer Eurocup that will be played between June and July of this year.or and allow entry to 25% of the capacity. But the RFEF has issued a statement denying the agreement and pointing out that it is “impossible” to comply with the health measures required by the Basque Government to allow public access. “It is false that the RFEF has participated or agreed with the Basque Government these sanitary conditions, which are impossible to comply with. Yesterday the set of requirements that the Basque Government imposes for the presence of the public in the Eurocup and from the first moment they were made to see the impossibility of acceptance by the RFEF “, affirms the institution that Rubiales presides over.
The Federation insists that the conditions stipulated from the Basque Country are not achievable and that they will mean that there can be no public in the stands of the Athletic Coliseum: “The requirement to have 60% of the population vaccinated in the Basque Country and the rest of Spain before June 14, or a figure that does not exceed 2% of the beds of the UCIS occupied by COVID for the date of the matches, they are impossible objectives to fulfill and will lead, therefore, in the absence of public“And they warn of the possible decision that UEFA does not keep Bilbao as the venue for the Eurocup:” There are seven conditions imposed by the Basque Government and they are also cumulative and are, by all accounts, impossible to fulfill. So, the decision that UEFA takes once this document has been analyzed will not be the responsibility of the RFEF, since we have warned about it and so we have stated “.
The institution chaired by Rubiales points out that “it will support this initiative of the Basque Government, if these same conditions were also accepted in any of the other host cities of the Eurocup, a question that today we see unlikely.”
In principle, Bilbao is one of the destinations for Euro 2020 to be played this summer. UEFA has requested that an audience be guaranteed in the stadiums to maintain the venues. The matches that San Mamés would have to host will be those of the national teams of Spain, Sweden, Poland and Slovakia.
This RFEF statement collides with the news of the agreement reached, since this morning, the mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto, has sent a letter of thanks to the CEO of UEFA, Martin Callen, for “the facilities given and the good disposition” in the relations between the highest body of European football and the Bilbao headquarters for the Euro. Aburto, who has reported that he will be operated on next week for a duodenal cancer that has reproduced, raised a cry in the sky recently when he saw a 'black hand' that was questioning the Spanish candidacy, and showed his intention To continue.
The requirements requested by the Basque Government
Very low level of transmission: cumulative incidence at 14 days <40 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Basque Country and Spain (now it is at 351 and in Spain at 165).
Immunity in the population of the Basque Country and Spain equal to or greater than 60% (currently it is 5.5%).
Percentage of hospital occupancy due to COVID less than 8% in the Basque Country
Percentage of occupancy of beds in ICU less than 2% in the AC of the Basque Country (at the moment it is close to 30%).
Traceability of COVID-19 cases greater than 90% in the Basque Country (now it stands at 50.5%).
This is the RFEF statement
• It is false that the RFEF has participated or agreed with the Basque Government these sanitary conditions, which are impossible to comply with. Yesterday the set of requirements that the Basque Government imposes for the presence of the public in the Eurocup was received and from the first moment they were made to see the impossibility of acceptance by the RFEF.
• The requirement to have 60% of the population vaccinated in the Basque Country and the rest of Spain before June 14, or a figure that does not exceed 2% of the beds of the UCIS occupied by COVID by the date of the matches , they are impossible objectives to fulfill and will end, therefore, in the absence of public.
• There are seven conditions imposed by the Basque Government and they are also cumulative and are, clearly, impossible to comply with. Therefore, the decision that UEFA takes once this document has been analyzed will not be the responsibility of the RFEF, since we have given notice of it and we have stated this.
• The RFEF, based on the principle of equality and in defense of the Bilbao venue, will support this initiative of the Basque Government, if these same conditions are also accepted in any of the other cities hosting the Eurocup, a matter that today we see unlikely.