FC Barcelona announced this Tuesday that it has disabled the entertainment space (EDA) in the Montjuïc Olympic stadium due to the “non-compliance” by the groups that form part of it with “the obligations they have assumed with the club.” As stated this Monday The Vanguardthe club has kept its promise to leave out the cheering stands if these groups did not pay the sanctions imposed on the club for their bad behavior.
In a statement issued on Tuesday morning, the club assures that after “repeated warnings”, it began the process to recover the amount of the sanctions imposed on the club for its behavior in the stands during last season; behavior that generated up to “fourteen disciplinary proceedings for behavior contrary to current regulations in the entertainment area.”
21,000 euros
Three deadlines for payment without the expected result
The club assures that during this process, the groups have been “granted up to three different deadlines to fulfill their obligations; The last one expired at midnight yesterday Monday without any result.” This is why Barça has proceeded to “close the Animation Space sine die”. At the same time, they reiterate their “total availability” once their obligations have been fulfilled.
Through four letters to each of the affected clubs, Barça urged them to pay the global amount of 21,000 euros, corresponding to the fines accumulated for various incidents during last season. Specifically, there are 10 games in which the club has been sanctioned for bad behavior.
The affected group
The groups consider that individual responsibility should be sought
As explained The Vanguard This Monday, the clubs defend that these are sporadic songs and consider that they should act individually against those who utter insults or songs punishable by law. In addition, they explained that they had requested a meeting with the club, something that was rejected until they paid the requested amount.
With this measure, in front of Brest none of the 500 or 600 people who usually occupy the entertainment stands will be able to enter, in one of the backs of the Lluis Companys stadium.
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