The Gijón City Council has not changed one bit its refusal to sign the FIFA document, with the current conditions, despite the pressure received in recent hours by the Chambers of Commerce of Gijón and Avilés, which have asked the local government to reconsider. their position so that El Molinón continues in the race to host the 2030 World Cup. The project will not reach Las Rozas. The City Council maintains the same position announced last Friday by the councilor, Carmen Moriyón, and will not give the green light to the World Cup agreement as long as Sporting does not present a financing plan. The deadline for signing the agreement was set for last Friday, the 23rd. Although both FIFA and the Spanish Federation would have no problem adding a few more days to that limit if that margin helps more candidates join. In Las Rozas they already assume that El Molinón will not pass this filter, although they would like the Asturian candidacy to pass this phase to have more options when choosing, and in the process put pressure on Morocco, which wants to seek more venues. Each actor looks after his interests.
In any case, in the last few hours there have been no more contacts between the different members of the “Asturias 2030” candidacy. And the position of the local government – no matter how much pressure has grown from the Chambers of Gijón and Avilés (Oviedo is on the sidelines) – remains: without financial guarantees, nor a project that they see as solvent, nor is there a signature now or there will be later. It is not a matter of dates, but of feasibility, the City Council understands. That is to say: everything remains the same, despite the latest communications. There will be no World Cup in El Molinón unless Sporting, promoter of the bid, comes forward with a financing plan that offers these guarantees.
The position of the Chambers of Commerce of Gijón and Avilés is different from that of the Union of Merchants of the Principality of Asturias, which is aligned with the local government. “With the no to the World Cup, the City Council is taking a risk, but it is right, Gijón has other challenges,” admitted Carmen Moreno, manager of the Union of Merchants of the Principality of Asturias in an interview with LA NUEVA ESPAÑA published last Sunday.
2024-02-26 03:00:50
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