Mexican Football Federation goes all out against discrimination in stadiums: this will be the strategy
By: EFE Updated 10 Jan 2022, 22 : 30 pm EST
The president of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), Yon de Luisa, announced this Monday that the body will launch an offensive to eradicate discrimination against fans in national team matches.
In a press conference, Yon de Luisa mentioned the following about the upcoming games of the SNM:
“For the next two SNM home games, we will start with new measures: we have decided to have a control group and we will not have sales to the public”.
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At a press conference , De Luisa explained that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) granted that the sanctions against Mexico by FIFA do not take effect until a final solution is taken, but the Federation will not allow the public in the matches against Costa Rica anyway, the 30 of January and Panama, on February 2.
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“Now at National Team events there will be staff taking care that discriminatory acts are not discussed (scream). Whoever is caught committing any will be evicted and banned from National Team events for 5 years”
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“Before Costa Rica and Panama we will not open the stadium to the public; we will use those matches with a group of 2. fans to carry out tests of the new policy and process of access to the matches of the national team”
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The FMF launched a four-point plan to identify those who have been some years they yell “fucking” at the goalkeepers of rival teams, the first of which will be that fans will have to register their ticket with personal data on a website that will drop a code, which they will have to present with their identification to enter the stadium .
Femexfut appeals to the CAS and the court orders that FIFA’s measures not will have an effect. In any case, the 2 home games against Panama and C Rica will be behind closed doors and will be used to test a new management formula at the Azteca. Reports Yon de Luisa.— david medrano felix (@medranoazteca) January 17, 2022
According to the director, a healthy coexistence without discriminatory acts will be promoted on the premises and will increase the number of guards trained to identify and remove from the stadium those who engage in acts of discrimination.
“ Retired people will not be able to attend national team matches for a period of five years”
The soccer chief of Mexico insisted on adopting a position of zero tolerance for any offensive or discriminatory demonstration in the stadiums and thanked those who joined the actions against the shout, especially the fans.
“If this works, it will be a measure that will echo in clubs. We have to do well in the national team so that the clubs can evaluate it”
According to Yon de Luisa, the measure is not it is designed to prevent ticket scalping, but will impact it.
“It will have a drastic effect because everyone who buys will have to register and bring their identification to have the code”, he concluded.
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