The terrible DANA that has devastated Valencia and of which its tragic consequences continue to be known has plunged all of Spain into a depression that is only interrupted by indignation at the actions of public administrations and the petty political class, dedicated to throwing themselves head to head responsibility for what happened and the poor and regrettable response. Other topics and debates have had little meaning given the dimension of the catastrophe. However, as is customary, football and its hermetic bubble have not ceased to surprise and even irritate. The League championship was not suspended. As if it were a Sevillian brotherhood in search of the brilliance of an extraordinary exit, light years away from the social sensitivity and appropriate behavior of the moment, the League maintained its calendar -beyond what was It directly affected the Valencian teams – and the day was celebrated as if it were nothing. We had to play. Business is business. Coaches and players showed their rejection of having to maintain the routine with more or less vehemence when journalists asked about their perception of the matter, but the truth is that they obediently assumed the dictate. With a diluted Spanish Federation, without any weight, and an association of footballers that has absolutely no meaning, all the decision-making power remained in the hands of Javier Tebas and his LFP, who moved forward without further consideration or hesitation, with the dead still floating and counting in dozens, and with the supposed ethical cover of becoming a uniting element of aid for the victims. In one way or another, it is once again demonstrated that national football survives in a hermetic urn to which neither general legislation (there is not even freedom of expression for the protagonists, sanctioned for expressing their points of view) nor the social situation, no matter how tragic it may be. But there is more. Something that makes the decision not to alter the calendar even worse: the contradiction and lack of proportionality if what was done this past weekend is compared with other moments or milestones in which the course of football events is varied and even They stop or suspend meetings. In Spain, in the league competition, a match has been suspended due to the simple anticipation of a storm that later did not discharge a single drop in Madrid; That Atlético-Sevilla game was postponed for more than two months to be played at Christmas. In Spain, in the league competition, a match is stopped and even suspended if a single one of the thousands of spectators present in the stands suffers from fainting, a drop in blood sugar or, let alone, a heart problem; Even a protocol has been developed. In Spain, in the league competition, football is stopped, a warning is given over the public address system and the show ends as soon as inappropriate shouts are heard in the stands, insults to a player or proclamations capable of instigating violence; There are also firm and inflexible protocols for that. In Spain, in the league competition, gigantic campaigns are carried out and stands and venues are closed if a player denounces a racist gesture in the stands or even outside the stadium. This sport is already so solid in our country in this entire aspect so influenced by political correctness and prevention that it draws powerful attention that this time, with numerous deaths and a post-war scenario in the Valencian streets, the script has not been changed nor did they consider stopping the tournament, demonstrating a scandalous lack of sensitivity but also a surprising lack of proportionality when compared to those other situations described. The minute of silence and the bizum count in one corner of the television screen are not enough. No. You have to have a little more decency and foresight. Football is just that, football. It’s just that those who manage it seem to be more interested in the economic treasure it causes. All that remains is to subscribe to what was stated by Julián Calero, Levante coach. «I feel ashamed to belong to Spanish football. If the protagonist does not appear, the play is not celebrated. Well that.
#Eduardo #Barba #Question #proportion
