MADRID, 17 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Government sees “lack of maturity and economic stability” and “the absence of solid labor structures” as the main reasons that hinder the professionalization of futsal at present, although it does not rule it out “in the future”.
In a response to a question from deputies from the VOX parliamentary group, the Government indicated this Monday that the Higher Sports Council (CSD) “is analyzing the matter referred to, with a full assessment of the existence of the legal requirements for this competition be declared professional”.
However, he clarifies that, “although the professionalization” of this sport is not ruled out in the future, he considers that currently “there are some elements that reflect the lack of maturity and economic stability of the competition and the absence of structures
solid jobs.”
“It is worth noting the absence of a collective agreement and the lack of economic sustainability of the competition, which are necessary aspects established by article 83 of Law 39/2022, of December 30, on Sport,” he adds.
In this sense, the Government recalls that according to the contract data available from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), “40 percent” of First Division coaches do not have an “employment contract”, a figure that increases to “60 percent” in the Second Division.
In addition, according to the available data on the contracts of players with a professional license, “90 percent” in the highest category “have a contract of less than 10 months”, while in the Second Division “it would be one hundred percent”.
“On the other hand, it should be added that no club participating in the competition, nor its players, have requested this issue from the CSD.
However, there is evidence that the main clubs in the competition, which are those that participate in European competitions, are totally against this request,” he adds.
In addition, it warns that the CSD is aware that the Association of Futsal Players (AJFS) and the RFEF National Futsal Committee are “against this request”, an opinion that is in line with the federation itself.
“The RFEF was required by the CSD, on June 20, 2020, to present allegations in relation to the request made for the classification of the futsal competition as professional. The RFEF presented its pleadings with the reasons why which completely disapproves of the possibility that it can be classified as professional competition”, he emphasizes.