New embarrassment in the Federation: the Nations League semi-final, without a venue with just a few weeks to go

There is no concentration of women’s soccer teamLet him be free of controversy. Once again, the brand new world champions they return to a call with the warm environment. This time, for organizational reasons. The semi-final and final of the Nations League, that should grant the final pass to the Olympic Games this summer in Paris, are held on February 23 and 28. The headquarters, a priori, were already closed: in Cadiz the semi-final between Spain and the Netherlands and in Sevilla, the grand finale. Now, however, that remains “completely discarded”. Although the Federation reaffirms itself in both events, the Cádiz club tells El Periódico de Cataluña, from the Ibérica Prensa Group, that It is impossible for the game to be played in their stadium.

In the entity they emphasize that the Federation already knew from the beginning that in order to play in the New Mirandilla It was necessary that the match of the 26th day of the league that faces Cádiz with the Celtic of Vigo It was to be scheduled for Monday. Once the calendar was published, approximately 10 days ago, the match was set for 2:00 p.m. on Sunday the 25th, not two days after when the Nations League semi-finals should have been played.

From that moment on, the Cádiz club decided to ruled out the possibility of renting its stadium for the semi-final. However, the Federation continued selling tickets for the Spain match at the Nuevo Mirandilla. In fact, she remains active on her website.

As El Periódico de Cataluña has learned, at no time was anything signed with the Andalusian entity, nor was financial compensation agreed upon any, since they were waiting to know the calendar to close the agreement.

Tickets are still on sale

On January 30, the RFEF announced the two venues for the final phase of the Nations League. Through official media, tickets were put on sale, specifying the cities that would host the meetings. “The best team in the world awaits you in Cádiz and Seville. We want to dye Nuevo Mirandilla and La Cartuja red!” the tweet claimed. While the Sevillian stadium belongs to the RFEF, the Nuevo Mirandilla is property of the Cádiz club, which since At first it agreed to be the headquarters of the duel as long as the calendar allowed it.

They say in the Cadiz entity that this is not the case from the moment the men’s team’s calendar was announced, given that the match is finally played on Sunday and not Monday, a condition that they had established. Turf and stadium maintenance reasons.

The Spanish Federation is working to find a new location for the match and the option that is gaining strength is to also take the semi-final to Seville, thus sharing the venue with the final.

2024-02-07 16:32:32
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