Club León He will not play the United States Club World Cup after the final decision of the TAS and with it, James Rodríguez will not play with the Esmeraldas said international tournament that was the main motivation for the Colombian.
After knowing the decision not to go to the Club World Cup, León issued a strong statement in which he details the efforts he made to defend his participation, but made it clear that in this case there was never respect for the values of sport.
“The sentence was very hard, the very influential rivals, the very intense pressure and the very high interests; as an institution we assume the cost and consequences of such a process, but who has suffered the most during this path has been our people: Fans and soccer players deserved more respect on the part of an agency dedicated to promoting sport, but from the beginning, no sporting principle existed in this case, ” Leon explained.
In the same way, León continued to mention that they made a great investment in this case, which ended badly for them and that causes damage to the fan and footballer who made all their effort to be in that competition.
“Money goes and goes, time recovers, the player continues to fight and the fan never leaves, but the honor, that is not touched: DDuring the last weeks they have pointed out, stigmatized and defamed, this is the greatest damage caused to a team that has always competed with humility and honesty “they said.
Finally, León ended up recognizing the loss of the quota to the Club World Cup, but will continue working in search of sports glory.
“We know that a team must replace us at the Club World Cup We want the sports values that in this case will not take there, be honored and respected, they cannot be sold by someone, nor bought by anyone, ” Leon ended.
