The English Premier League, which organizes the English Premier League, and the Spanish League, which runs the Spanish League, announced today that all clubs in the competition have unanimously decided not to release some of the athletes who were called up by their teams to play matches during the FIFA date in September. .
The Premier League decision is only valid for matches in the UK Red List countries. In all, 60 players from participating in the English competition will be banned under this decision, including nine Brazilians. The list includes countries classified as ‘at risk’ in relation to coronavirus, so people leaving these places must comply with quarantine upon arrival in England.
La Liga claims “FIFA’s unilateral serious decision” to extend the South American World Cup qualifying period from nine to 11 days, and therefore, decided to veto the release of the athletes. So far, 25 South American players who play in Spanish football have been called up to defend their teams at the FIFA date in September. The number can be increased with the list of teams from Ecuador and Venezuela.
Brazil will face Chile, Argentina and Peru between September 2-9 and will have significant embezzlement if the veto is maintained. The Tite team affected by the decision are Alisson, Ederson, Thiago Silva, Fabinho, Fred, Gabriel Jesus, Ravenhaand Firmino and Richarlison. sought, the Brazilian Football Confederation still has no official position on.
The veto came after FIFA sent a letter to CONMEBOL ensuring the release of those summoned. Provides penalties for clubs that do not comply with this decision.
And the Premier League announced in the statement that 26 countries that will host their players are included in the list. One of the reasons the association gave for its veto was the need for athletes to undergo a 10-day quarantine, which is not ideal for players’ health and physical maintenance. In addition, the time to return to the stadiums will be long and athletes will miss important matches.
All South American countries are on the list, which means no South American players will be released to play in the playoffs taking place in September.
In addition to South American countries, countries such as Mexico, Egypt and Turkey are also on the list and will be embezzled due to the Premier League ban.
As for the Brazilian players playing in Spain, the decision affects Eder Militao and Casemiro, both of Real Madrid, who have been called up by Tite for matches against Chile, Argentina and Peru.
This month, FIFA granted CONMEBOL’s request to play three qualifiers for each date in FIFA’s history, in September and October. The proposal aims to amend the schedule for the qualifying stage for the World Cup in Qatar, as the March matches were postponed due to logistical problems caused by the pandemic. This novelty informs clubs that will be without their players for 11 days. Usually the period is nine days.
