The Disciplinary Commission of Costa Rican Federation of Football who was sanctioned this Tuesday with 10 years out of all sports activities Puerto Golfito Football Clubof the second division, and 3 of its leaders for match-fixing.
“The Disciplinary Commission has decided by a unanimous vote of its members that the leaders of the Puerto Golfito Football Club “Effectively participating in the fixing of matches, for which the club and its main representatives were allowed a ten-year suspension from all types of federated football activities, as this was considered a very serious conduct against to the integrity of football,” a statement indicated. .
Authorized leaders are the shareholder and president of the group, Roy Telles Camposthe majority shareholder, Davis Antonio Barqueroand the sports manager Arturo Alberoni Palma Failure.
He Puerto Golfito It is a club from the south of Costa Rica which is in the Promotion League or Second Division.
The Costa Rican Football Federation (FCRF) He detailed that in November 2023 the FIFA Integrity Officer in Costa Rica submitted a report to FCRF Disciplinary Commission after conducting an investigation based on an alert from a suspicious activity detection system.
The investigation
“The investigation includes, among others, the reports prepared by the company Sportradar (specialist in detecting irregular sports betting activity), as well as testimonies from several people who came to give their statements,” the statement added.
Then, the Disciplinary Commission developed the formal procedure, notified those under investigation, reviewed the evidence, called witnesses to interview them directly, and this Tuesday published the punishment established against the club and its three leaders.
Those sanctioned may appeal the resolution before the Court of Appeal of the Federation.
“The FCRF reiterates that the institutional framework is above any individual or collective interest, and that ‘fair play’ in all areas of football will always be the way forward,” concluded the Federation.
Source: La Verdad
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