There will be a referendum on Catalonian
independence on November 9 and the Spanish FA
president believes Barca and Espanyol will be ousted
from the league if it passes
Barcelona and Espanyol will be ineligible to play in La
Liga if Catalonia becomes an independent country,
Spanish FA president Javier Tebas claimed.
A referendum will be held on November 9, with
potentially destructive results for the 22-time Spanish
champions Barca and neighbours Espanyol.
Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) president Tebas said
a 'yes' vote would make the two clubs' participation in
the Spanish top flight illegal.
"Barcelona and Espanyol would not play in the
Spanish League if Catalonia becomes independent for
the following reason: the Sports Act has an additional
provision that only one non-Spanish state can play in
La Liga or official Spanish competitions, and that is
Andorra," Tebas told Spanish radio station Onda
Cero.
Tebas conceded if Catalonia did become
independent, changes to the law secluding Barcelona
and Espanyol from the league could be put on the
agenda.
"For that to take place there would need to be a
change in parliament and we'd need to see if the
affected industry would agree or not," Tebas said.
On the issue of match-fixing, Tebas confirmed the
LFP were investigating a fixture between Elche and
Malaga - one of six matches under the microscope.
"I have not believed what has been said for some
time now. I think it's been increasingly evident in
recent times," Tebas said.
"Some dressing rooms are taking extreme weight
from above. I don't know if Spanish football is
prepared to see a player go to jail for a year, but
there will definitely be penalties, just like the ones
you see in other countries.
"We are investigating the Elche-Malaga game, but this
one is a little different. We are looking at two [or]
three players from the Malaga team but we're not
sure about Elche yet.
"For the last four years, we've got six games that
we're investigating.
"People want us to have a clean game. I haven't
received a call from any manager who has taken
issue with what we're planning to do."
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Posted by Segun on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - Rating: 4.5
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