Why did the Colombian play for Ecuador? To get to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, of course! No? This joke doesn’t ring a bell?
Well, none of the parties involved are laughing anyway. It is because the football federations of Chile and Ecuador are involved in an almighty scrap over a player of Barcelona SC.
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— FootTheBall FC (@FootTheBallFC) June 9, 2022
Not the first time a club with that name finds itself in turmoil. Nevertheless, in this regard, FIFA is involved and has to act as the judge in this case of mind-blowing details. Whichever way FIFA goes, it will have major ramifications on the World Cup.
Therefore, it is important to know the facts of the matter in detail. The central question surrounding all of it is, whether right Byron Castillo is a Colombian or Ecuadorian citizen?
Byron Castillo: Colombian or Ecuadorian?
To cut a long chase short, the Chilean football federation (FFC) alleges that Byron Castillo is Colombian. Meanwhile, the Ecuadorian football federation (FEF) strongly insists that Castillo is a citizen of Ecuador. The Chilean statement reads,
“There are innumerable proofs that the player was born in Colombia, in the city of Tumaco, on July 25, 1995, and not on November 10, 1998, in the Ecuadorian city of General Villamil Playas.”
So, why does it have the potential to blow up into a major kerfuffle? Well, Chile complained to FIFA in early May that Ecuador should be docked points from all the qualifying matches that Castillo was involved in.
Eduardo Carlezzo, ANFP 🇨🇱 lawyer, explains the Byron Castillo case and Chile’s complaint against Ecuador 🇪🇨:
He states that there are inconsistencies and believes documents were falsified.
“There are no fingerprints on the document”.pic.twitter.com/6AyUCY0mpB
— Diego Montalvan (@DMontalvan) June 8, 2022
The defender had played in eight games, with Ecuador winning 14 points in them. Chile want FIFA to give all of Ecuador’s opponents during that time three points each. That haul, coupled with a superior goal difference, would see Chile jump to the fourth spot in CONMEBOL rankings.
Ecuador went through in that position, with Peru coming in fifth. Chile finished seventh, and if their complaint is successful, they can take Ecuador’s spot. FIFA is actively…
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