The FIFA He will not investigate last Thursday’s incidents in the Argentine league match between Gimnasia La Plata and Boca Juniors at the Carmelo Zerillo Stadium. Incidents stemming from the use of tear gas by the police resulted in the death of a fan and several injuries.
Its position is explained in the Disciplinary Code of the highest institution of world football where it has clarified in its article regarding the application regime that “This code applies to all matches and competitions organized by FIFA, as well as to all association football matches and competitions not under the jurisdiction of confederations and/or federations, unless otherwise stipulated in this code.”
But here the jurisdiction belongs to the AFA, the Argentine Football Federation and, consequently, to CONMEBOL, the confederation to which it depends.
Along this same line is article 27 of the Disciplinary Code in relation to general norms where it clarifies that “the confederations, federations and other sports organizations are responsible for investigating, prosecuting and sanctioning -behavior maintained in their respective jurisdictions. In particular, confederations shall have jurisdiction over disciplinary matters related to friendly matches and competitions between national teams or clubs belonging to the same confederation, as long as the competition is not organized by FIFA.” In fact, the AFA issued a scathing statement hours after the incident in which it made clear its denial and desire to clarify everything that happened. CONMEBOL also released its corresponding statement.
Condemnation of AFA, FIFA and CONMEBOL
So is FIFA, as the highest institution in the world of football, but is aware of these limitations as evidenced by the second paragraph of the same article 27. The competence of FIFA “in disciplinary matters related to the matches and competitions it organizes , competitions between national teams or clubs belonging to different confederations; likewise, FIFA shall have jurisdiction over disciplinary matters relating to matches played by invitational teams composed of players registered in clubs belonging to federations of different confederations”.
It also explains why FIFA did not step in to investigate the unfortunate events that took place in Indonesia. This does not mean that President Gianni Infantino does not talk to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Source: La Verdad
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