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La Liga group Atletico Madrid criticised on Thursday a “harmful precedent” set by the Spanish nationwide sports activities council (CSD) to permit Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo to play on a short lived foundation after his licence expired. Olmo and ahead Pau Victor had been unregistered by La Liga after Barcelona did not get their short-term licences prolonged earlier than the tip of 2024. The Catalans sought and had been granted a precautionary measure by the CSD on Wednesday, whereas their case towards La Liga and the Spanish soccer federation’s determination is analysed, which might enable Olmo and Victor to play till there’s a remaining ruling.
“Atletico Madrid want to specific their deep concern in regards to the state of affairs in Spanish soccer following the decision adopted this Wednesday by the (CSD),” mentioned the membership in a press release.
“We consider that this determination places the present system in jeopardy, questioning the foundations of the sport.
“This authorities intervention creates a really harmful precedent, because it opens the door to breaking the foundations and making the identical critical errors of the previous.”
Financially-struggling Barcelona weren’t ready to register Olmo and Victor beneath La Liga’s strict monetary truthful play guidelines, till they agreed a deal to promote some VIP seats to Middle Eastern buyers in late December, with the paperwork not prepared till after the deadline.
Without the lacking gamers Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao to succeed in Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup remaining in Saudi Arabia.
Las Palmas had been additionally upset with the choice by the CSD.
“We consider that this determination poses a critical risk to the integrity of the competitors and units a worrying precedent that might destabilise the foundations {of professional} soccer in our nation,” mentioned Las Palmas in a press release.
La Liga president Javier Tebas railed towards the choice to let Olmo and Victor play, calling the state of affairs a “tragicomedy” in a submit on social media.
Tebas expressed his shock on the CSD measure and highlighted that it contradicted earlier selections made by the council and a few courts.
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