Double Standards Continue: The Curious Case of Two Disqualified Spanish Sports Leaders

If something has to be valued FIFA is that the hand did not tremble at the time of first suspend Luis Rubiales for 90 days and then disqualify him for three years. In this way, and however the Sánchez Government It took much longer to do so, the former president of the Real spanish soccer federation (RFEF) was forced to resign and, pending what happens in the courts, he will be unable to have any type of connection with football until at least 2026.

Curiously, another Spanish leader, David Cabellois disqualified for one year by the Sports Administrative Court (TAD) for the irregularities he committed during his management at the head of the Spanish Badminton Federation (Pheshba). However, he maintains his charges in the international federation, the BWF, because he himself is in charge of hiding the sanction, something that, by the way, he already did when in 2017 he was sentenced to six months in prison for plagiarism.

Last Tuesday, the aforementioned TAD notified Fesba that, “by resolution of August 3, 2023 in file 218/2022 bis, it was agreed impose on its former president David Cabello the sanction of one year of temporary disqualification from functionsprovided for in article 79.2.d) of the Sports Law 10/1990 of October 15″, and which we report in this newspaper. However The man from Jaén was forced to resign from the presidency of Fesba in 2020the sanction did not affect him at the national level, beyond the personal discredit of being disqualified, but it should have consequences at the international level.

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The TAD made this notification to “the suspension of its enforceability through administrative proceedings has not been agreed upon, nor has this administrative body been informed of the suspension of its enforceability through contentious-administrative proceedings”so “said resolution must continue to produce effects currently until the date on which the calculation of the duration of the sanction ends, that is, August 23, 2024.”

A contentious-administrative appeal

On October 19, The TAD resolved the request made by David Cabello for the non-execution of the aforementioned resolution, for which a one-year disqualification sanction was imposed. The former president of Fesba filed a contentious-administrative appeal, which is being heard in the Central Contentious-Administrative Court No. 10 in ordinary procedure 59/2023, “without there being a request for a precautionary suspension measure of the administrative resolution of the TAD in said records whose annulment is requested in the judicial procedure”.

In this way, and in accordance with article 81 of the Sports Law 10/1990 of October 15, article 103.1 of the Sports Law 39/2022 of December 30 and article 39.1 of the Law of Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations 39/2015 of October 1, “The resolutions of the TAD will be immediately executive, producing effects from the date on which they are issued, unless otherwise provided in them”.

The president of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), Poul-Erik Hoyer, in Kuala Lumpur. (EPA/Fazry Ismail)

One day later, last Wednesday the 6th, Fesba conveyed this information to the Secretary General of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), Thomas Lund, and the Director of Operations, Stuart Borrieso that both were aware of the sanction against David Cabello, who not in vain presides over the Development and Sports for All Committee and is a member of Finance committee, which, according to the BWF itself, is there to “ensure that all legal and statutory obligations related to finances are met.” There are plenty of comments…

Fesba transmitted its strangeness to the BWF

Fesba told the BWF that, “Given that a sanction of disqualification of a director agreed by the Spanish authorities is in force, the presence of the affected person in the bodies or committees of the international federation does not seem logical”, to add that, “we request that if the BWF is not going to recognize the effects of the sanction imposed on David Cabello, they inform us in Fesba to inform the authorities of our country.” However, David Cabello himself is in charge of hiding a sanction which, under normal circumstances, should lead him to resign.

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“Finally, we ask the BWF to be aware of the importance of rigorous compliance with good governance standards at this time that must be applied in sports federations, including the universal recognition of the sanctions imposed by the national authorities competent in sports,” concludes the statement that Fesba sent to its international federation and of which the Higher Sports Council is aware. (CSD).

Being an international organization, the CSD cannot intervene, although it shows the same strangeness and concern that a Spanish leader who, as can be seen in the TAD resolution, collected 121,755.09 euros from Fesba’s own funds when no remuneration agreement for the president was adopted at its general assemblyas a result of which he has been disqualified for a year, continues to hold two positions in the international federation.

If something has to be valued FIFA is that the hand did not tremble at the time of first suspend Luis Rubiales for 90 days and then disqualify him for three years. In this way, and however the Sánchez Government It took much longer to do so, the former president of the Real spanish soccer federation (RFEF) was forced to resign and, pending what happens in the courts, he will be unable to have any type of connection with football until at least 2026.

2023-12-09 04:10:40
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