The Basque Football Federation (EFF-FVF) understand that are the UEFA and FIFA congresses those who must decide on the officiality of the national teams who request it and not their executive committees, which were the ones who rejected the request made in December the past 11 and July 31st.
On a note, the Basque Federation He explains that he has decided to present a letter in which he asks UEFA and FIFA that the congresses of these bodies be the ones to formally notify him of the resolution on the request he made in his day for his “affiliation as a full member” of both entities.
The Basque Federation understands that, thus, “in case” that its “allegations are admitted”, it will have “the opportunity to defend its candidacy before the congress of both institutions.”
The EFF-FVF He recalled that “in December 2020” he formally requested “UEFA and FIFA to join these bodies”, a request that “was denied by the resolutions dated July 11 and 31, 2021 issued by the UEFA Executive Committees and FIFA, respectively “.
However, the EFF-FVF “It understands that, by virtue of the statutes of both international entities, the refusal resolutions were issued by bodies that lacked competence.”
For this reason, it considers that, “according to the applicable regulations, the competence to hear such questions corresponds to the Congresses of these two institutions.”
The Basque Federation assures that “in the same sense the CAS has ruled in its resolutions CAS 2016 / A / 4787 and CAS 2014 / A / 3776, referring to the affiliation requests made by the Jersey Soccer Federation and the Federation of Gibraltar football, respectively “.
“In these resolutions, the CAS ruled that the Executive Committee of both UEFA and FIFA lacks the power to deny the request for affiliation to their respective bodies, and must forward the request to the UEFA and FIFA Congresses. so that they decide on the matter “, assures the FVF.
The Basque Federation concludes the note by assuring that “it will continue working together with different political and social agents to advance towards the objective of achieving the official status of the Euskal Selekzioa”.
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