A lawsuit by greater than 330 coaches in opposition to the RFEF for not issuing them UEFA licenses to apply outdoors of Spain has been admitted for processing | Soccer | Sports | EUROtoday

The Court of First Instance quantity 33 of Madrid has accepted for processing a lawsuit filed by greater than 330 coaches in opposition to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) promoted, amongst others, by the National Coaches Committee (Cenafe) and the Transparency Association and Democracy chaired by Miguel Galán, the person who has got down to change the course throughout the physique that governs Spanish soccer. The technicians accuse the RFEF of not permitting them to apply overseas by not issuing them the so-called UEFA license regardless of having obtained their levels in licensed facilities. According to the plaintiffs, the federation does difficulty this license to those that have studied in facilities depending on it.

The grievance, of 26 pages and to which this newspaper has had entry, denounces the violation by the RFEF of article 14 of the Spanish Constitution – which establishes that Spaniards are equal earlier than the legislation – and the free motion of employees within the EU. “With the qualification of senior sports technician in football, any of the plaintiffs could coach a first division football team (such as Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, ​​etc.) in the Spanish competition and, however, not could do so to a French third division team because the RFEF would not issue the qualification (UEFA diploma or license) if it does not pay the fees (up to 1,050 euros) to undergo a competency accreditation procedure convened, created, controlled and evaluated by the RFEF itself exclusively,” says the grievance, which was admitted for processing on April 12.

The plaintiffs put the variety of employees affected by the soccer federation's actions within the hundreds, since they’ve obtained provides from overseas – particularly from minor leagues and novice classes – however haven’t been capable of settle for them as they don’t have a UEFA license to apply outdoors of Spain.

To difficulty these licenses, the federation requires those that have the title of sports activities technician or senior sports activities technician in soccer to show to the group's high quality fee that they’ve acquired the mandatory data and abilities.

The complainants ask the courtroom to declare that “the RFEF has violated the right to equality and non-discrimination” by providing them “discriminatory and unequal treatment” in comparison with these different coaches who’ve accomplished their research within the facilities or faculties depending on the RFEF. federation. For the plaintiffs, this represents a “barrier” imposed by the RFEF that makes it tough for them to train their rights to “freedom of residence and exercise of the profession of football coach in any EU Member State under equal conditions.” They additionally demand that the federation be ordered to difficulty and ship to them the corresponding UEFA licenses with the skilled abilities they maintain “under the same conditions as those coaches who have completed coaching studies in the centers or schools dependent on the defendant.”

The federation sends two studies to the CSD

Waiting to see if the Higher Sports Council (CSD) convenes the group's board of administrators to vote on the provisional suspension on account of very critical misconduct by the RFEF administration committee and Pedro Rocha – the one candidate who met the 21 endorsements required to preside over the establishment—, the federation yesterday Wednesday despatched to the CSD two studies that it’s evaluating and “that may constitute an element of value” on the scenario of the group, in keeping with sources from the CSD itself, who affirm that they’re performing with “ determination and firmness and with the maximum legal guarantees in the face of the RFEF crisis.”

The supply of those two paperwork comes after the president of the CSD, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, introduced on Tuesday in a fee of the Congress of Deputies that the establishment he presides would convene the board of administrators within the coming days to vote on the short-term suspension of Rocha and the managing fee after the Court of Arbitration for Sports (TAD) initiated a sanctioning file in opposition to them final Monday.

The origin of the TAD file is a grievance by Miguel Galán who accuses Rocha of getting exceeded his duties as interim president and of delaying the electoral name within the RFEF. The TAD decision was despatched on Monday to the CSD, which is analyzing the 39 pages of the doc to determine whether or not or to not disqualify Rocha and the remainder of the members of the federation who made up its onerous core after surviving the Rubiales disaster.

Rocha, as well as, has been charged since final Friday within the framework of Operation Brodie, which investigates the plot that supposedly looted the RFEF throughout the presidency of Luis Rubiales (2018-2023) by means of the rigging of contracts, together with that of the reworking. of the La Cartuja stadium in Seville, accomplished in 2021, or the one which took the Spanish Super Cup matches to Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, the federation continues in a scenario of absolute interim, with no president or anybody able to signing a single contract to advance on a day-to-day foundation.

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