Barca is miserable because of FIFA!
(Baonghean) -The penalty of being banned from participating in the transfer market until the end of 2015 has not yet ended, last week FC Barcelona (Barca) received another penalty considered much heavier when their La Masia training academy was banned by FIFA from training young foreign players under 18 years old. This is a heavy penalty for Barca because La Masia is an abundant source of players for Barca's first team and is the main source of income for the team because the talents trained from La Masia are always sought after by teams with very high transfer fees.
In the eyes of fans, La Masia is the place where geniuses grow up. Many world football talents have grown up from La Masia such as Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro... Most of the players from La Masia are important factors that not only bring Barca to the pinnacle of glory of all club titles but also provide important players for national teams. The closure of La Masia to foreign players under 18 is a great loss for Barca, the countries whose players are studying here and moreover, the fans. It can be said that FIFA has indirectly closed the "dream" door of many young talents who love football around the world!
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Young foreign talents leave La Masia one after another because of FIFA. |
Entering the new season, Barca has encountered many difficulties when the veterans have found new destinations. Partly due to age like Xavi, partly due to players who do not have an official position at Barca like Pedro, Montoya... And with the penalty of not being able to participate in the transfer market until the end of 2015. However, Barca still successfully recruited Turan and Vidal, but these players can only contribute to Barca when the club's penalty ends. Fans feel that Barca is being "attacked" from many sides!
It is not uncommon for clubs in Europe to violate FIFA and UEFA regulations. Last summer, the two "giants" of European football, Manchester City and PSG, had to pay a fine of 49 million pounds for violating financial fair play rules and each team was only allowed to register 21 players for the Champions League instead of 23 players as originally stipulated. These penalties are applied by UEFA mainly as a deterrent and reminder. As for the penalty that Barca had to suffer, it was harsh and "blocked" all "life" paths for the Catalan team.
Talents like Theo Chendri and Kais Ruis from France; Paik, Jang and Lee from South Korea; Bobby Adekanye from the Netherlands; Takefusa Kubo from Japan; Patrice Sousia from Cameroon and Ben Lederman from the United States have had to leave the La Masia training center. All of them have shown their talent in Barca's youth teams and national youth teams. However, with this penalty, they may still have a career in shorts and shirts, but to reach the level of a star is not certain! Fans are imagining that if this penalty came to Barca sooner, who knows, the football world would not have Messi?!
Tung Lam