This Monday the Extraordinary and Ordinary General Meeting of the Association of Spanish Soccer Players which was attended by almost 500 soccer players and where the management of the board of directors led by David Aganzo was supported by the overwhelming majority.
The 6 points on the agenda submitted to the agreement of the comrades and comrades in Ordinary Assembly They were approved with 99.97% support, and three of them were unanimous. Among others, the 2022 activities report, the 2022 annual account and the 2023 budget were approved.
Referring to Extraordinary meeting The amendment of the Laws and the AFE Electoral Regulations were approved, with 99.85% support.
Very importantly, David Aganzo announced the creation of a new End of Career Fund for Third Federation and First FUTFEM Federation affiliates. Created with AFE’s own funds, the union once again demonstrates its steadfast and unwavering commitment to its members.
David Aganzo He emphasized in his speech that “the End of Career Fund for these two categories is a fact that for next season, something that this board of directors did after the election two years ago. An accomplished goal we are very proud of.”
The AFE president also highlighted the various agreements and negotiations the association is carrying out to improve working conditions in all national categories. “A key issue for the AFE is to protect your rights so that you can work in working conditions consistent with your profession through the various collective agreements or labor improvement agreements already in some case we have already signed, such as the case of General agreement of the 1st and 2nd Division, or that we are talking, to reach all the national categories, both men and women, of Spanish football”.
“We are doing the new Athlete Statute which will consist of all rights acquired by the AFE to be included in the recently released Sports Law. We were able to regulate our legitimacy to sign agreements or key issues such as taxation, training, athletic insurance, equality, maternity or image rights, among others”, said the president of AFE which refers to the new Sports Law approved in 2022.
In his speech, David Aganzo wanted to make it clear that all the complaints filed by those who wanted to spoil the election to elect the AFE board of directors, held in 2021, have been dismissed in the courts. “It is very clear that the electoral process is legal, clean and transparent. For this board of directors it is important to maintain the good name and reputation of AFE and that is why I want to put this on record in the face of the attempt, by some, to block and control our union”, he stressed .
On the other hand, David Aganzo wants to send a message of freedom: “We and we mark the destiny of the association, no one else has the right to do so. You are the essence of this sport because as I always repeat, no footballer no football”.
As usual in all assemblies, AFE provided a appropriate tribute to various football players for their contribution to the world of sport, for the legacy they leave behind and for their achievements. This 2023, Fernando Llorente (world champion with the Spanish National Team in South Africa 2010), Vanesa Gimbert (former soccer player for Levante UD, CFF Estudiantes, Sevilla FC, Rayo Vallecano, RCD Espanyol and Athletic Club), Leticia Méndez ( former soccer player for Atlético de Madrid, Levante UD, Madrid CFF, Málaga CF, EDF Logroño and Sporting Huelva) and Kenti Robles (Real Madrid footballer).
On the other hand, AFE paid a well-deserved tribute to AFE Soccer Team of players without a team who last summer won the Ultimate Football Draft in Lisbon, an international tournament in which teams from Portugal, the Netherlands and Switzerland also participated. Representing the team, the Assembly was attended by: Nacho Pérez (coach), Juanma Gómez (physical trainer), Juan Jesús Calatayud (assistant coach), Sergio Martínez (physiotherapist), Luis ‘Chano’ Abengózar (nutritionist) and the players of soccer Juanma Acevedo , Eduardo Mingotes, Jorge Serrano, Mikel Bueno, Jesús Fortes, Facundo Ballardo, Rubén Belima, Carlos Indiano and Fernando Andrada.
Finally, it is worth noting the attendance at the Assembly of Juan Manuel Asensi and Ángel María Villar, legendary ex-soccer players and founders of AFE. It was also honored by Álvaro Ortiz, president of the Mexican Association of Professional Soccer Players (AMPro), in his presence as a guest.
Source: La Verdad
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