
Club World Cup: Leon removed from competition over multi-club ownership
- InNews 2025/03/22 02:15
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Grupo Pachuca confirmed that the FIFA appeals committee on Friday ruled Club León out of participation in the 2025 Club World Cup due to the tournament's multi-ownership rules.
The two clubs, pertaining to Grupo Pachuca, originally qualified to the competition by winning separate editions of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
"In line with article 10 paragraph four of the regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, FIFA has determined That Club León will be removed from the competition, with the club to be admitted as a replacement to be announced in due course," FIFA said in a statement.
"We are dissatisfied with this decision and will appeal it to the fullest extent possible since all the evidence that proves our administrative independence was presented in a timely and transparent manner," the group said. "We will defend what was won on the field."
"We do not agree with this decision, which we will apply until the last instances with the highest sport authorities, since all the proof and documentation shows our administrative and sporting independence were presented with full opportunity and transparency. We will defend what we earned on the field in a fair and professional way, by following all competition rules."
"No person or legal entity may control or exert influence over more than one club participating in the competition," reads article 10 of FIFA's 2025 Club World Cup ownership rules.
It remains unclear which Concacaf club will take the place of Club León in the upcoming tournament.
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