translated from Spanish: Conmebol responded to FIFPro: spoke of “disrespect” and “discrimination”

The shootings over the designation of Brazil as the new host of the Copa America continue to add chapters and in this case there is a new round between Conmebol and FIFPro, the world players’ union, which expressed itself in the last few hours with a statement regarding the new venue. In it, he remarks that “the decision to transfer hundreds of footballers in such a short time in advance to compete in a tournament of such complexity opens a scenario of uncertainty for each of them and their families,” and asked Conmebol to “take all the measures required to ensure that the competition does not put the players at risk.”
In addition, he announced his support “to each player who decides to reject the call and not participate in the tournament based on their concerns regarding health and safety”, which generated a rejection from the South American entity, which did not take long to respond with a letter signed by President Alejandro Domínguez.In this text, it is noted that “Conmebol was the first Confederation to suspend its tournaments at the beginning of the pandemic” , while stressing that since the return of the competition, “500 matches have been carried out, with flights throughout South America” of which “20% took place in Brazil”.

He told FIFPro that “it must have little knowledge about the behavior in the region, stating that ‘the short time in which the initiative was confirmed could have serious consequences.'” He called this “disrespectful” that “he has not even taken the job of consulting on the protocols, statistics and considerations outlined.” We believe that the treatment received by FIFPRO is unfair and discriminatory, since the only thing that CONMEBOL has done during this pandemic is to TAKE CARE OF THE HEALTH OF THE PLAYERS, “they remarked before closing with two new accusations to the world union for its actions.” We invite you, once again, to be fully informed before sending any type of communique, since it is not the first time that they have disseminated this type of documents that are unfounded and that show a clear discrimination against the region,” she said.

Original source in Spanish