Spanish FA, FC Barcelona sanctioned for international transfers of minors

[Antimadridista1]

I think that Zubizarreta will leave in the end of the season.
Bartomeu didn't accept his resignation because if he leaves right now, it would be too much for the image of the club.

Some shit is going on nowadays… this season is a real joke. I feel like I'm watching a movie of Tarantino..

 

[khaled_a_d]

barcastuff ‏@barcastuff 38s
Barcelona sports director Andoni Zubizarreta (52) will on Wednesday resign due to the transfer ban imposed by Fifa. [catalunya radio]

arty1:arty1:arty1:arty1:arty1:

 

[Chainsaw]

Zubizarreta left his brain on his gloves once he hanged 'em.

 

[instinct]

It's party time. Thank you FIFA

 

[Flavia]

Not really here to support the board on this one as seems a very grey area.

But for those attacking the board on this - how do you think they should have responded to FIFA on this issue?

Do you think they should have released the young players in question and promised not to break the rules again?

The first suspention of a player was in 2011, maxi rolon. That's when all this problem started. So they should had stopped signing foreign minors, and started pushing for the law to change. Instead, they ignore the suspension, and kept signing foreign players, not following the law on how to do it.

So, the very least they could had done, as they should had anticipated the ban, was to sign players last summer. The gk and a cb, at least. But they probably thought to be above the law. This negligence might cost dearly now.
If they had signed, the team wouldn't be in the risk of suffering for the board's mistakes. And they could appeal and fight the article 19 with less worries.

I don't dispute this article 19 is ridiculous. But the way to fight it is not by breaking it, and being now subject to punishments. Fifa also might likely be pushed by some 3rd party, interested in damaging the club. It's all possible. Still, they are making fool of themselves, claiming to be victims. The club is the victim of so much terrible management.

 

[Djab]

No one's more of an idiot than Zubi...

Well, maybe Ed Woodward...

Well, we all know who they'll bring if Zubi resigns...

Holy faeces. Edward Woodward wayward fucktard. His retardish idiocies is world-known. Maybe our board sign him as our accountant after MU sack him.

 

[instinct]

-.- why does the board reject his offer. He does nothing but sitting around. He is not capable to buy good players-

 

[MessiDinho10]

note - correction: zubizarreta offered to resign on wednesday, after fifa's transfer ban, but the board rejected it #fcblive

If that's true he will resign at the end of the season or in the summer, most probably.

 

[Flavia]

Zubi denied he offered to resign.

 

[Ode to Django]

barcastuff ‏@barcastuff 38s
Barcelona sports director Andoni Zubizarreta (52) will on Wednesday resign due to the transfer ban imposed by Fifa. [catalunya radio]

Haha, that's the best news I've read in days, party!

barcastuff ‏@barcastuff 47s
Barcelona have rejected the offer of sports director Andoni Zubizarreta (52) to resign after Fifa's transfer ban. [catalunya radio

 

[TornAndFrayed]

elections this summer
please

 

[frog-fcb]

It is bound to help barca in this case the fact that even though these youngsters arent allowed to play barca kept them at la masia to show they are there for more than football

 

[Gaudi]

I hate what this board has done, absolutely hate, but I do feel this is no coincidence...and when they attack Barca we should be united. Just hope board can react offensively and not just talk hard.

 

[DennyCrane]

Guys, I'd like to know your opinion on the following points:

1) Is FIFA's rule about non-EU minors discrimination?

No it isn't and it isn't unjust either. Basically, you can evaluate a rule/law by asking 4 questions:

1) Does the rule serve a legitimate purpose ?
2) Is the rule suited to reach that purpose ?
3) Is the rule the relatively mildest yet equally effective instrument to reach that purpose ?
4) Is the rule adequate based on a consideration between the affected objects of legal protection ?

If the answer to all these question is yes, the rule is just; and in the case of Art. 19 it is in my opinion. This could be debated for hours though.

2) Non-EU minors are allowed to be signed if their parents move to the country for non-football-related reasons.

This exception is ambiguous, mostly because there is no working definition for 'non-football-related reasons', which as a consequence means that it will be up for the courts to decide whether 'non-football-related reasons' exist or not on a singular case basis. Predictability of legal decisions is low with this one which is why it should be modified in a way so that it contains a few legal examples at least for what exactly these reasons are supposed to be.

3) If a minor wants to go to a foreign boarding-school (eg in UK), he's perfectly entitled to do that

Because society rates non-football education as more valuable. And rightfully so, because trying to become a football pro isn't exactly a certain career choice. Also, apart from the beacon canteras of the elite clubs, there are a lot of facilities that are pure meat grinders which treat the young people like a product - at best, the youngsters waste precious years of their life there.

4) Since 2013, Barca have tried that FIFA modified the infamous article 19, and they will continue to strive for that.

They may lobby for that, yes. But Barca were better off if they spent more time from 2013 onward to legalise the player status of those players in question that are already here. Now the club has a 90 day deadline to do so, which means, considering the narrow timeframe, the club has to send these players home, or act, like... 'effin fast.

 

[Ritchie]

How the hell did so many incompetent morons get to control something as great as FC Barcelona? I mean we have absolute idiots running our club, its a sick joke.

It's impossible to have so many idiots in powerful positions unless someone wanted to ruin the club right? How many times did cules try to get Rosell sacked and he fought back only to immediately step down once the details of Neymar's deal came out? We still hadn't signed a CB in 3 years and he blew 120+ million on 1 player, the damage was done. Now Fifa is attacking the thing we are World Renowned for... La Masia. Call it another "conspiracy theory" if you want but there is too much smoke on this matter for there not to be fire. After 2008 FC Barcelona changed things, forever. Those who stand to lose a lot on all fronts have to have some type of hand in this. I'm sure Pep had some idea of these situations and that contributed to him leaving as well.

Because the fans/members voted them in, that's why. Everyone who voted for them is partly to blame for the shambles under them.