The Dani Olmo file sets the Spanish political class on fire!

While La Liga had refused, like the Spanish Federation (RFEF), the registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor until the end of the season, the Spanish government finally decided in favor of FC Barcelona. A decision that is certainly provisional, but which will allow the two players to be able to return to the field and it will begin on Sunday with the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Mallorca or Real Madrid. The Spanish Sports Council (CSD) took this decision to avoid sanctioning the players while the appeal requested by FC Barcelona is properly analyzed.

“It is provisional in nature until the appeal is definitively resolved. The CSD noted the possible concomitance of a cause of nullity as of right and the existence of immediate and difficult to repair damage, which would affect the rights recognized in the current Sports Law to footballers Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor and their safety. legal. The CSD considers that the non-adoption of this precautionary measure would cause serious economic and sporting damage to the club and, above all, to the footballers. It could also harm the interests of the Spanish team, as well as the rest of the domestic competitions, including La Liga», We could read in the press release. Seeing the government intervene in this matter immediately provoked a reaction from the Iberian political class.

The government had to be held accountable

Spokesperson for the main opposition group in power in Spain, Borja Sémper accused the Spanish government of showing favoritism with FC Barcelona. The politician from the People’s Party, who is placed on the center-right on the political spectrum, criticized this decision and believes that it distorted the competition in a press release on his X account: “This government decision, against the norm and against the criteria of the Federation and La Liga, is preferential treatment for a club and falsifies the competition. I very much doubt that this amnesty would have been granted to a smaller club.» He notably retweeted a post from journalist Albert Ortega who explains that last year in a similar situation, Real Betis Balompié was forced to sell Nabil Fekir to meet La Liga’s expectations.

Moreover, a photo of José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, president of the CSD posing with Joan Laporta and the FC Barcelona jersey was released on social networks as well as tweets where the politician criticized Real Madrid and showed his allegiance to FC Barcelona . For its part, the Spanish government responded to the Popular Party to defend itself from these accusations. Asked about Rac1the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun explained that the political power did not force the decision and it was the CSD which independently ended a dispute while waiting for La Liga to resolve the Dani Olmo/Pau Victor case. a little later: “This is not a political or governmental decision, not at all. In no way should we intervene in the decision of the CSD. It’s ridiculous. I sincerely do not think that the role of the political class is to enter into the discussion on football. I don’t think the government is waiting for this problem to be resolved, because there are administrative mechanisms to resolve it.» A file which has not stopped being talked about on the other side of the Pyrenees.