Malaga Dilarang Ikuti Kompetisi di Eropa Selama 1 Musim
Malaga Banned from European Competition for a Season
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jenewa (B2B) - Malaga dihukum tidak boleh berlaga di kompetisi Eropa selama satu musim oleh UEFA setelah klub La Liga itu gagal membayar gaji pemain dan pajak tepat waktu.
UEFA menyebut klub milik Qatar itu terancam hukuman di musim kedua dalam tempo empat tahun ke depan jika kembali gagal memenuhi tenggat pada 31 Maret untuk membayar utang mereka, termasuk membayar gaji pemain sebesar US$11,6 juta.
Malaga langsung mengeluarkan tanggapan yang mengritik kebijakan UEFA yang dinilai tidak profesional dan tidak adil tersebut.
UEFA mengumumkan sanksi itu pada Jumat (21/12), sehari setelah Malaga dipastikan berhadapan dengan FC Porto di babak 16 besar Liga Champions.
Sanksi itu berarti Malaga akan tidak bisa berlaga di Liga Champions atau Europa League pertama mereka di empat musim mendatang.
UEFA juga menjatuhkan hukuman skorsing sebesar US$396 ribu kepada Malaga, seperti dilansir FoxNews.
Malaga bisa mengajukan banding atas putusan UEFA itu ke Pengadilan Arbitrase Olahraga dan juru bicara Malaga Vicente Casado menegaskan mereka akan langsung melakukan banding setelah mereka mendapatkan dokumen resmi dari UEFA mengenai sanksi tersebut.
Casado menyebut Malaga tidak mengerti mengapa mereka mendapatkan hukuman tersebut karena seluruh pemain mereka telah mendapatkan gaji mereka. Dia menambahkan Malaga juga telah menyelesaikan seluruh utang transfer mereka.
Jenewa - Malaga were banned from European club competitions for one upcoming season by UEFA on Friday for failing to pay players wages and tax bills on time.
UEFA said the Qatari-owned Spanish club could be banned for a second season within the next four years if they miss a March 31 deadline to pay their debts, which are reported to include $11.6 million in unpaid player wages.
Malaga immediately published a statement criticizing "disproportionate and unjustified" actions by UEFA, which wants clubs to pay debts and attempt to break even on soccer business to meet "Financial Fair Play" rules.
UEFA announced the sanctions a day after Malaga was drawn to play FC Porto in the Champions League final 16.
The team will be barred from the first Champions League or Europa League it qualifies for in the next four seasons.
UEFA's club finance judicial body also fined Malaga $396,000.
Casado said late Friday that the club "did not know why" it had been banned, adding that "as of today all our players have been paid their wages for this year and previous years." He added that Malaga had paid off all its pending debts for transfers and was suffering a "campaign of harassment" from European soccer's governing body.
Malaga is set to collect around $33 million from UEFA in prize money and share of television revenues from playing in this season's Champions League.
