The lawyer of the Chilean soccer federation (ANFP), Eduardo Carlezzo, stated in the last few hours that if the Ecuadorian National Team competes in Qatar, “the World Cup is stained”, and insisted that there is “sufficient evidence” of falsehood about the origin of the player Byron Castillo.
Three days after Fifa resolves the lawsuit filed by the ANFP, the Brazilian lawyer increased the pressure on the entity by stressing that “it would be scandalous” if the complaints that show that Castillo has played with altered documentation in the selection are disregarded Ecuadorian because, according to his findings, he was actually born in Colombia.
“The burden of proof is too high,” he emphasized. “All the clubs, all of Ecuador’s football, know what happened to Byron Castillo. So, it seemed important to me that people know all the background”added the lawyer.
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Carlezzo warned that the proximity of the World Cup and the fact that the groups have already been drawn play against the demand of Chile, which is “looking for the points and the quota for the World Cup.”.
“With all the background we have, should we sit idly by? If I did that, I’d hand over my law license and go do something else. It’s a big deal and hopefully Fifa will look at it technically.”“, plot.
It also goes against the aspirations of the ANFP that “apparently there will be no specific investigation of the player and that worries me a lot. Byron
Castillo had to speak and the sporting bodies had to listen to him. That’s not gonna happen”.
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“We deliver all the evidence and the player is Colombian, but the World Cup is close and what we ask for has never happened. I can say with complete certainty that if we had more time, without groups drawn, I have no doubt that we would have a favorable decision for Chile,” he explained.
“But when there are tickets sold, travel packages, all the preparation for the World Cup, the easiest decision is to leave everything as it is. We will go to the Court of Appeals and then, if everything is still negative, the Court of Arbitration for Sport”he added.
Carlezzo admitted that the alleged responsibility may reach the Ecuadorian Football Federation and not only the player, who has not declared to date.
“From the beginning, the Ecuador Federation knew of Byron’s past. That’s why they separated him from a sub’20. They had the whole story and had received complaints, but they never did anything. Is it because the player was too good to take it out?” he wondered.
“The falsification of player documents is not something new in Ecuador,” he said.
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“There was a consolidated data falsification scheme in Ecuador, of local and foreign players. Since the pressure was so great, the Federation was forced to sign a collaboration agreement with the National Civil Registry Office. Precisely that institution would become an inspector. The issue was that big, “concluded the lawyer.
This Friday, June 10, Fifa’s resolution on the case is expected. However, it could only be the first chapter of the novel, since two more appeals would remain on the table.
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