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When the case was believed Byron Castillo was closed, the appeals court of the FIFA surprised by setting a time for a new hearing against the current Club León player, whom the National Professional Football Association (ANFP) accuses of being Colombian and not Ecuadorian.
According to Third Chile, FIFA has already informed the player, the ecuadorian federationthe ANFP and the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) so that they are present at the hearing that will be held on September 15 from 2:30 p.m. in Zurich remotely.
Peru was summoned because, according to the aforementioned media, it joined the claims against Byron Castillo after being left out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup at the hands of Australia through criminal channels.
It should be remembered that the ANFP’s lawyer, Eduardo Carlezzo, was against FIFA’s initial resolution and has repeated on several occasions that the testimony of the ‘Tri’ winger could be vital in the investigation case. In addition, he made it clear that from Chile they would appeal yes or yes.
“Apparently there will not be a specific investigation by FIFA into the player, and that worries me a lot, because when we entered we requested that a hearing be set up to listen to the player. He has to speak and the sporting bodies have to listen. He is the main witness, the main person, the main involved, the main investigated. He has to speak. I am very concerned that FIFA has not called him for a virtual audience to listen to him. I understand that the player would have to appear before FIFA to speak, to give explanations. And the fact that he was not summoned worries me a lot, ”said the lawyer.
WHAT IS CHILE REQUESTING?
The ‘Roja’ calls for the Ecuadorian Football Federation to be punished for using false documentation, to remove the points in the Qualifiers where Byron Castillo played, thus declaring Chile fourth in the standings. Since it gives direct access to the World Cup.
