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Sion boss Christian Constantin flashes at the competition commission: “I accept it and close the file.”
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![In the queue: The decision of the transfer commission is still pending whether Serey Dié (center) can play at the restart or not.]()
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In the queue: The decision of the transfer commission is still pending whether Serey Dié (center) can play at the restart or not.
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CC: “I have submitted the qualification application for Serey and am now waiting for the decision of the transfer commission.”
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![The new Sion trainer Paolo Tramezzani welcomes his team.]()
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The new Sion trainer Paolo Tramezzani welcomes his team.
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![Tramezzani gives the direction.]()
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Tramezzani gives the direction.
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It was not a surprise for either the Swiss Football League (SFL) or Sion President Christian Constantin. And certainly not for lawyers: the competition commission has decided not to launch an antitrust investigation into the resumption of the football championship. CC had tried to ban the restart because the uneven number of player contracts expiring on June 30 would result in unfair competition distortion.
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CC takes the decision calmly: «Weko told me at a conference call that there was no public interest in banning the resumption of the championship. That is an individual interest. Well, if they prefer to protect the league, which has shown losing CHF 1.75 million in the event of non-resumption, than the clubs, which are now going to blow 30 to 35 million – okay. I accept it and close the file. »
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«… if necessary, I go to the international sports court»
What he does not want to do in the case of his two signings, Serey Dié, who has been under contract since June 1, and Gaëtan Karlen, whose contract is valid from July 1. He wants the two to play at St. Gallen for the re-start on June 20. CC: “I’m working flat out on this: I have submitted the qualification application for Serey and am now waiting for the decision of the transfer commission.” And what if it is negative, which will certainly happen? “Then I go to the SFL Appeals Court and, if necessary, to the International Sports Court.”
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No civil court threat? “No,” says CC, the malicious bitch. Why not? “Because it would be up to the player to call a labor court if he was unable to do his job.” CC made sure that Serey Die almost had to do this: «The contracts of my two new signings only start to run on the day on which you receive your permission to play. And until then they have no right to wages. » Say: As long as the two are not qualified, they see no money because, according to CC logic, they do not perform their work in the form of championship games. Even if it’s not your fault …
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«Would play games under protest»
After all, CC will not take the risk of using the two even if the qualification is still pending. “But I would play the games in protest that lack them. And if I get it right, these games would have to be rescheduled. » What would mean the end of the championship due to lack of time …
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CC is in good spirits to win. He invokes the English and French versions of FIFA’s Covid 19 regulations. It is about this passage: «In deviation from Art. 6 Para. 1 of the regulations, a professional whose contract has expired or has ended due to Covid-19 has the right to be registered by an association outside a registration period.»
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In German it is clear that these are contracts that have expired or ended due to Covid-19. Schlaumeier CC, however, claims to have agreed that the passage in the original English version “has expired” does not refer to Covid-19. Which would mean: Any player whose contract has “expired” can be qualified.
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A commentary by BLICK football editor Alain Kunz
After the flash At Weko, Sion boss Christian Constantin now wants to punch through the immediate qualification of his two new signings Serey Dié and Karlen. It was a resounding slap in the face for him, that on the opposite side, at Xamax, the two
Djourou and Kouassi, released by him without notice, will be allowed to play.But after the decision des Weko is the next good news for the league. CC is wrong with its complaint and the reasoning. Of course, the English and French wording in FIFA’s Covid 19 regulations are not legally watertight. Just like when lawyers usually brood about laws for years and everything had to be done quickly, quickly.
But Fifa is smart, and CC has already bitten her teeth once. He lost in the end with a crash – and FC Sion would have descended a hair. The World Football Association has provided its Covid regulations with clarifying explanations that leave no doubt: No new players can be qualified! With few exceptions. Such as those who lost their jobs because of the Corona crisis. Like Djourou and Kouassi.
Who knows? Perhaps at the end of the useless struggle of the Sion President, this time the relegation actually takes place.
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