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Im Spanischen Basketball zeichnet sich ein neuer ‘Bosman-Case’ ab
17/02/2011 | 13:28 (Eigene Übersetzung)
Die Europäische Kommission leitet ein Verfahren gegen den Verband und die ACB ein, wegen Beschränkung der Anzahl der EU Spieler in ihren Klubs, meldet die ‚Stimme Galiziens‘.
Barcelona. (Redaktion) Die Europäische Kommission hat ein Verfahren gegen Spanien eröffnet um zu untersuchen, ob der spanische Basketball die Anzahl der EU Spieler in seinen Klubs limitiert, was ein Angriff auf die freie Wahl des Arbeitsplatzes in der Europäischen Union darstellt.
Gemäß dem, was heute die ‘Stimme Galiziens’ publiziert hat, hat sich die Kommission an die Spanische Regierung gewandt, handelt es sich um eine Situation, die sowohl die ACB als auch den Spanischen Verband betrifft.
Die ACB hat in 2008 eingeführt, das in jeder Mannschaft zumindest Spieler stehen müssen, die für die Spanische Nationalmannschaft antreten dürfen (5 in Mannschaften mit 12 Spielern), dass in jeder Mannschaft maximal 2 Nicht EU-Spieler stehen dürfen, und die Anzahl der ‚FIBA Europäer‘ (also EU Spieler von ausserhalb Spaniens) auf 5 limitiert ist.
Ausserdem hat der Verband für diverse Wettbewerbe ein Limit von Spielern eingeführt, die nicht für die Nationalmannschaft spielberechtigt sind. In der Golden LEB müssen die Mannschaften mindestens 6 für die Nationalmannschaft spielberechtigte Spieler haben, ein Maximum von 2 Nicht EU Ausländern und höchstens 3 EU Ausländer. in der Silver LEB müssen die Mannschaften mindestens 8 für die Nationalmannschaft spielberechtigte Spieler haben, während die Damen Liga die Quote bei 4 belässt.
Ein Spanischer Klub also darf nicht alle seine Vertragsspielerplätze mit nicht spanischen EU Spielern besetzen, was die Europäische Kommission als einen Angriff auf die von der EU garantierte freie Wahl des Arbeitsplatzes interpretiert.
ECA, the European Association of football clubs, met on 8th Feb in Switzerland. Please find below parts of the press release.
Following recent discussions and speculation relating to possible significant changes to the international calendar, such as a “Winter” World Cup, the European Club Association (ECA) would like to express its concern on the way matters of such importance are managed by football’s world governing body and underline its opposition to such a disruption.
ECA primarily questions the way FIFA reaches decisions heavily affecting club football without the involvement of the stakeholders concerned and believes that modern football needs democracy, transparency and certainty of rules.
ECA is supportive of national team football but also believes that player’s exhaustion through an excessive number of games must be addressed as a top priority. Currently, this is not the case. At present, following a long and exhausting World Cup tournament, national team players are called up again at the start of their preparation for the new season to play friendly matches with their national team purely for commercial reasons.
ECA would like to recall that in 2004 the European clubs accepted to renounce to a Champions League with two group stages thus reducing the match dates from 17 to 13 to allow for more rest for players.
In October 2010, we found out via a FIFA Circular Letter, that the FIFA Executive Committee had decided to add 8 dates (from 38 to 46, plus 20%) over the 2011-2014 period to the international match calendar without any precise reason and without any consultation with the key stakeholders concerned, namely the European clubs. As a result, ECA is not prepared to accept the way this decision was reached.
Looking forward, we propose some new basic principles that we would like to see form part of the future international calendar:
– Certainty of rules that cannot be changed in the course of the cycle.
– A maximum of one international tournament per player per year to address the concerns we have relating to player’s exhaustion.
– National team ‘periods’ as opposed to national team dates for official or friendly games
– A period of at least 7 weeks without any national team activity following major international tournaments like the World Cup or the Confederation Tournaments.
– The determination of ‘fixed slots’ for the major confederation and international national team tournaments.
Commenting on the discussions during the General Assembly, ECA Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge stated:
“The time for monopolies is over. Football needs democracy and transparency. ECA Members all agree that clubs must be meaningfully involved in all decisions affecting club football. Now is the time for change”.
For the full text please go to: http://www.ecaeurope.com/Default.aspx?id=1121337
The European Football Club Association (ECA) met last week in Geneva/SUI and discussed club matters. Based on the Arjen Robben injury the European Soccer Clubs criticized the insurance policy of FIFA. Several clubs complained about the situation and the international match calendar.
ECA Chairman Rummenigge (FC Bayern Munchen) was requested to take a strong position in talks with UEFA/FIFA.
According to Rummenigge previous discussions on the insurance issue with UEFA had been ‘fruitful’, talks with FIFA ‘not very positive’.
Rummenigge* continued: “I believe that it is quite fair that we are participating to take a further part of the big cake. The cake is always getting bigger and bigger: we don’t speak about millions, we speak about billions. I believe and I ask Fifa as an act of solidarity in favour of the clubs not to give more money but to take the risk of this insurance like it’s looking like Uefa is doing.”
Concerning the calendar Rummenigge added: A “federation like Fifa has to recognise that the players are our employees so we have to be more involved in this kind of matter….. Everyone is so busy in securing additional dates for this or that competition and we forget that the players are often the same and they are stretched to their limit, increasing the risk of injuries. A harmonized calendar and a clear insurance policy will be one of our main goals and this could help further to harmonize the relationship between club football and national team football.”
*Quotations according to Sportcal.com, one of the leading web sites for global sport markets.
Quotation from ECA Website:
International Match Calendar & Insurance Policy
Following several complaints from football clubs, the European Club Association was requested by its member clubs to take a strong position regarding the issues related to both the international calendar and the players’ injuries with the national team. All ECA clubs agreed on the following resolution regarding these issues:
The European Club Association:
• claims direct involvement in the definition of the international calendar;
• emphasises the urgent need of the creation of a formal consultation process between clubs and national teams regarding the physical conditions and injuries sustained while playing national team matches;
• deems the introduction of an insurance policy for all national team matches necessary.
ECA wants to address these three important issues directly to both UEFA and FIFA. Commenting on the resolution, ECA Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “Everyone is so busy in securing additional dates for this or that competition and we forget that the players are often the same and they are stretched to the limit increasing the risk of injuries. A harmonised calendar and a clear insurance policy will be one of our main goals and this could help further to harmonize the relationship between club football and national team football.”