The keys to the lawsuit Pekerman won against Venezuela

The FIFA The Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) was ordered to pay 1.71 million dollars to former Vinotinto coach, the Argentine Joseph Pekermanafter the former coach filed a lawsuit for “breach” of the agreement to terminate his contract.

So, FVF must pay Pekerman $1.71 million for “repaid debt,” plus 5% annual interest from August 22, 2023 until the debt is repaid, and $1.14 million for “penalty.”

1. Pekerman’s arrival and departure from Venezuela

On November 30, 2021 Pekerman He was presented as the new coach of Venezuela replaced Leonardo González, who held the position for eight games on an interim basis after the Portuguese’s resignation Jose Peseirowho has not received a salary for a year.

The story did not last long and after one year and four months he left Pekerman of Red wineOn March 8, 2023, FVF announced the termination of his contract with the Argentine and assured that they were able to resolve the differences and put an end to speculations about his departure.

“In the course of the discussions that followed the termination of this contractual relationship, both parties were able to resolve any previous differences and prepared, through honest dialogue, the path to this agreement, based on respect to each other, thus ending any other. speculation,” the letter said.

But not all ends well, Pekerman sued FVF before the FIFA for “non-compliance with the termination agreement” and this Thursday found out what the body governing world football responded to the lawsuit.

2. What has FIFA resolved

The lawyer who specializes in the law Deportivo Marcelo Bee Sellares announced FIFA’s decision on his X account where he published the resolution stating that the need of Pekerman is “partially accepted.”

So, the FIFA the publication clarified that “the defendant, the Venezuelan Football Federation, must pay the plaintiff 1.71 million dollars for the owed compensation, plus 5% annual interest from August 22, 2023 and until the date of cash payment”.

ends the FIFA that any “additional claim by the plaintiff is denied” and that if FVF fails to pay within 45 days of notification of the decision, “consequences” will apply.

3. What if FVF does not pay?

If the FVF does not pay the amounts indicated by FIFA in Pekerman will receive a “sanction consisting of the maintenance of FIFA of an amount equal to 20% of the next installment to be paid from the development funds FIFA forward until the amounts owed are paid.

Also, if non-payment continues, there will be another withholding of the funds mentioned above and if non-compliance continues “the present matter will be referred, at the request of the interested party, to the disciplinary commission of FIFA“, he hinted.