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By Astor Henríquez — Sports Lawyer & Former Professional Soccer Player.
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player.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>This is </span><strong>Global Sport Law &amp; Management</strong><span>, where I explain the rules, decisions and institutions shaping global football from FIFA regulations and transfers to governance, disputes and the business of the game.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">My goal is to make complex football regulations clear, practical and useful for the professionals who work in the game and especially for those who are just passionate and want to understand it from a different perspective</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Subscribe to receive independent analysis directly in your inbox.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>A club signs a 21-year-old free agent. No transfer fee was agreed and the previous contract has expired. A payment obligation may still arise from the player&#8217;s development history.</strong></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>What is FIFA Training Compensation?</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Training compensation is a payment under FIFA regulations intended to reward football clubs that invested in the training and education of a young player. Its main legal basis is article 20 and Annexe 4 of the </span><a href="https://inside.fifa.com/legal/documents"><span>FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players</span></a><span>. (FIFA RSTP)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This payment is totally separate from the player&#8217;s salary and the agent&#8217;s fee. The amount is determined under FIFA&#8217;s system by reference to the relevant training periods and club categories. It is not a price negotiated for releasing the player. The detailed calculation deserves a separate explanation.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>When can it become due?</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">Under the FIFA RSTP, we find that two events can principally trigger training compensation:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>&#8226; A player is registered as a professional for the first time before the end of the calendar year of the player&#8217;s 23rd birthday.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>&#8226; A professional is transferred between clubs affiliated to different national associations before the end of the calendar year of the player&#8217;s 23rd birthday.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>In addition to the player&#8217;s age, some important factors to consider are the player&#8217;s history with previous clubs and the category of the new club. Have in mind that domestic rules may also create different obligations within a national association.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Who pays and who receives?</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">In the event that the player is registered as a professional for the first time before the end of the calendar year of the player&#8217;s 23rd birthday, the new professional club is responsible for the training compensation payment.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At the first professional registration, every club that trained the player from the calendar year of the 12th birthday may hold a proportional entitlement. On a later international transfer, the entitlement generally belongs only to the former club for the period during which it trained the player. This is why official registration records matter.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although it may seem obvious to mention this, neither the player&#8217;s parents nor the player himself is required to make any payment for training compensation. I mention this because, on several occasions at the domestic level, I have encountered amateur clubs demanding money from the parents of minors for training rights.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;WhatsApp Channel - GSLM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>WhatsApp Channel - GSLM</span></a></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>When is FIFA training compensation not payable?</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">The FIFA RSTP clearly sets forth three circumstances under which there is no obligation to pay training compensation</p><p style="text-align: justify;">a) The former club terminates the player&#8217;s contract without just cause.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">b) The player is transferred to a category 4 club.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">c) A professional reacquires amateur status on being transferred.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The situation described in subparagraph (a) is the one that could turn out to be the most complex, since it involves a potential contractual dispute.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We should also mention that article 6 of Annexe 4 of the FIFA RSTP contains special rules pertaining to players moving from one association to another inside the territory of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA). These provisions are designed to reflect specific circumstances pertaining to certain aspects of EU law, most notably the principle of freedom of movement for workers. They apply exclusively to players moving between member associations within the territory of the EU/EEA, even if the former club is based in a country which has a bilateral agreement with the EU. This will be discussed in a future article.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong><span>Does it apply to women&#8217;s football?</span></strong></em></h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ub63!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dc8c56d-2c87-40d5-b5d6-f529e779ec48_1666x1333.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ub63!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dc8c56d-2c87-40d5-b5d6-f529e779ec48_1666x1333.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ub63!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dc8c56d-2c87-40d5-b5d6-f529e779ec48_1666x1333.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ub63!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dc8c56d-2c87-40d5-b5d6-f529e779ec48_1666x1333.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ub63!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dc8c56d-2c87-40d5-b5d6-f529e779ec48_1666x1333.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ub63!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dc8c56d-2c87-40d5-b5d6-f529e779ec48_1666x1333.jpeg" width="1456" height="1165" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8dc8c56d-2c87-40d5-b5d6-f529e779ec48_1666x1333.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1165,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;FIFA Just Announced the Creation of a Women's Club World Cup - 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Given the differences in professionalization, budgets, and costs, it concluded that&#8212;at that time&#8212;it should not be applied to women&#8217;s soccer. It also reasoned that imposing those amounts could hinder its development.</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>This is a significant regulatory exclusion. Clubs continue to invest in the development of female players while the women&#8217;s game becomes more professional and commercially important. It is a regulation that should evolve soon</span></p><h2><em><strong>A Florida club, 217 days and EUR 53,506.85</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">Is interesting how the Jacob Montes (soccer player) international dispute offers a practical example of the economic value that documented youth training can generate for a U.S. club.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The player passport issued by U.S. Soccer Federation recorded Montes as an amateur with the club North County United from 11 May to 4 August 2018 and with the club Treasure Coast Tritons from 27 March to 4 August 2019&#8212;two names used by the same Florida club for a combined 217 days during the calendar years of his 20th and 21st birthdays. }</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After Crystal Palace (Professional club in England) registered him as a professional for the first time on 28 July 2021, the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber awarded the training club EUR 53,506.85, plus annual interest of 5% from 28 August 2021. Crystal Palace challenged both the identity of the claimant and the accuracy of the player&#8217;s registration history, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found that the evidence established the club&#8217;s continuity through its name changes and that no clear evidence had rebutted the player passport, which was also corroborated by additional evidence.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The appeal was therefore dismissed (CAS 2024/A/10394) and FIFA&#8217;s decision was confirmed on 17 January 2025. It is important for youth clubs in the U.S. to know that even a training period of less than seven months may generate substantial compensation, although the final amount will also depend on factors such as the category and training costs of the player&#8217;s new club.</p><div class="community-chat" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.substack.com/pub/astorhenriquez/chat?utm_source=chat_embed&quot;,&quot;subdomain&quot;:&quot;astorhenriquez&quot;,&quot;pub&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:816022,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Astor Henriquez&quot;,&quot;author_photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qord!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35e3be0e-63c9-4167-9001-bec6e9e16026_1024x1024.jpeg&quot;}}" data-component-name="CommunityChatRenderPlaceholder"></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong><span>Training compensation is different from solidarity mechanism</span></strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">While it is true that both mechanisms aim to compensate clubs that participated in a player&#8217;s development, they are triggered at different times.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Training compensation may be payable when a player is first registered as a professional and, subsequently, each time a professional player is transferred internationally until the end of the calendar year in which he turns 23. It is important to note that training compensation may apply even if the transfer occurs during the term of the contract or after its expiration.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand, the solidarity mechanism, can be triggered throughout the player&#8217;s entire professional career, regardless of whether he is over 23 years of age.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this to occur, the professional soccer player must be transferred before the expiration of his contract, and a transfer fee must be paid, whether for a permanent transfer or a loan. In such cases, 5% of the transfer fee is distributed proportionally among the clubs that participated in the player&#8217;s development during the calendar years between his 12th and 23rd birthdays.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A practical example would be a 28-year-old professional soccer player who is transferred internationally through the payment of a transfer fee while his contract is still in effect. Due to his age, that transfer would no longer generate a training compensation fee. However, it could trigger the solidarity mechanism in favor of his former training clubs.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong><span>The practical takeaway</span></strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>While it is true that these questions are no substitute for a thorough legal and financial analysis, before signing a young player, a club should ask at least three basic questions:</span></p><blockquote><p><span>&#8226; Is this the player&#8217;s first professional registration?</span></p><p><span>&#8226; Has the player moved between two national associations before the end of the calendar year of the 23rd birthday?</span></p><p><span>&#8226; Do any of the express exceptions in Annexe 4 apply?</span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;">Future articles in this series will explain the calculation method, club categories, electronic player passport review, required evidence and the procedural mistakes that can weaken a claim.</p><h2><em><strong><span>Continue the series</span></strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Two forthcoming articles will connect this topic to the wider transfer system:</span></p><blockquote><p><span>&#8226; What Is an International Player Transfer?</span></p><p><span>&#8226; What Is FIFA&#8217;s Solidarity Mechanism?</span></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>You might like these three articles:</p><h4><a href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-neutral-sport">The Myth of Neutral Sport</a></h4><h4><a href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/the-fifa-football-agents-report-2025">The FIFA Football Agents Report 2025</a></h4><h4><a href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/three-years-of-the-fifa-legal-portal">Three Years of the FIFA Legal Portal</a></h4><div><hr></div><p><span>If you find this content valuable and would like to support this type of analysis, you can do so voluntarily by clicking </span><a 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/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F447c5181-ba71-4c38-9601-a4dbe8be3ab5_1280x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!h0w7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F447c5181-ba71-4c38-9601-a4dbe8be3ab5_1280x720.jpeg" width="1280" height="720" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/447c5181-ba71-4c38-9601-a4dbe8be3ab5_1280x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:720,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Concacaf, UEFA y AFC llaman 'mentiroso' a Infantino y piden que 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/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F447c5181-ba71-4c38-9601-a4dbe8be3ab5_1280x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 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secretarios generales de UEFA, Concacaf y la Confederaci&#243;n Asi&#225;tica de F&#250;tbol &#8212;AFC&#8212; publicaron una carta conjunta dirigida a la familia del f&#250;tbol.- Horas despu&#233;s, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, intervino p&#250;blicamente para defender la continuidad de Gianni Infantino.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Estas tres confederaciones sostienen que se ha producido una ruptura fundamental de la confianza institucional y reclaman una revisi&#243;n completamente independiente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Trump, por su parte, considera que FIFA cometer&#237;a un grave error si reemplazara a Infantino y relaciona su permanencia con el &#233;xito deportivo y comercial de la reciente Copa Mundial. Sin embargo, ninguno de estos dos pronunciamientos produce por s&#237; mismo una destituci&#243;n, una suspensi&#243;n o una reelecci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las confederaciones pueden generar y alimentar una presi&#243;n pol&#237;tica; incluso un jefe de Estado puede respaldar p&#250;blicamente al presidente de FIFA, pero la continuidad de la presidencia depende de los mecanismos internos de la propia FIFA, y depende finalmente de las federaciones que integran el Congreso.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: justify;">La pregunta ha cambiado de dimensi&#243;n:</p><p>&#191;Pueden UEFA, Concacaf y la AFC transformar su p&#233;rdida conjunta de confianza en una decisi&#243;n jur&#237;dicamente v&#225;lida contra el presidente de FIFA?</p></div><h2><em><strong>El origen de la controversia</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">El 1 de agosto de 2026, UEFA celebr&#243; p&#250;blicamente el abandono de la propuesta de FIFA Forward Enterprise, pero solicit&#243; una revisi&#243;n profunda de lo ocurrido. Tambi&#233;n afirm&#243; que la actual dirigencia de FIFA hab&#237;a perdido su confianza.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pocos d&#237;as despu&#233;s, la controversia adquiri&#243; una dimensi&#243;n jur&#237;dica adicional, ya que UEFA confirm&#243; que sus abogados hab&#237;an remitido a FIFA una comunicaci&#243;n formal sobre la conservaci&#243;n de posibles evidencias relacionadas con FIFA Forward Enterprise.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Seg&#250;n informaci&#243;n publicada, la carta fue enviada por el despacho Dechert y menciona a 18 ejecutivos de FIFA que deber&#237;an conservar datos, documentos y comunicaciones electr&#243;nicas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Entre ellos se encontrar&#237;an el presidente Gianni Infantino, el secretario general Mattias Grafstr&#246;m, el director financiero Thomas Peyer y Ars&#232;ne Wenger, director de Desarrollo del F&#250;tbol Mundial de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Debemos aclarar que una solicitud de preservaci&#243;n de documentos y evidencias, no demuestra que las personas mencionadas hayan cometido una infracci&#243;n. Tampoco abre autom&#225;ticamente un procedimiento disciplinario. Su finalidad consiste en evitar que informaci&#243;n potencialmente relevante sea destruida o eliminada mientras se examinan posibles acciones jur&#237;dicas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">El 5 de agosto, FIFA celebr&#243; una reuni&#243;n de su dirigencia en Rabat, Marruecos. Posteriormente reconoci&#243; que se hab&#237;an cometido errores en el proceso y en la comunicaci&#243;n de FIFA Forward Enterprise, anunci&#243; una revisi&#243;n y afirm&#243; que presentar&#237;a un informe al Consejo de la FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFA tambi&#233;n sostuvo que el proyecto habr&#237;a estado sujeto a la aprobaci&#243;n del Consejo y de las federaciones miembro, y que las actuaciones realizadas respetaron su marco regulatorio. Puede consultarse aqu&#237; el <a href="https://inside.fifa.com/media-releases/leadership-constructive-positive-talks-rabat-morocco">comunicado oficial de FIFA sobre la reuni&#243;n de Rabat</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El 8 de agosto, FIFA public&#243; otro comunicado en el que denunci&#243; la existencia de esfuerzos dirigidos a debilitar a su presidente y record&#243; que cualquier cuestionamiento sobre su liderazgo debe seguir los Estatutos, los procedimientos democr&#225;ticos y el marco de gobernanza de la propia FIFA.</p><h2><em><strong>UEFA ya no est&#225; sola</strong></em></h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qSSr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F12754a2a-aeab-4d56-9813-505ee42e3a4e_645x797.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F12754a2a-aeab-4d56-9813-505ee42e3a4e_645x797.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qSSr!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F12754a2a-aeab-4d56-9813-505ee42e3a4e_645x797.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qSSr!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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style="text-align: justify;">El escenario volvi&#243; a cambiar el pasado 10 de agosto cuando los presidentes y secretarios generales de UEFA, Concacaf y la AFC emitieron una <a href="https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a8-21501c254976-ca8bc2039a0f-1000--open-letter-to-the-football-family/">carta abierta conjunta</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las tres confederaciones rechazaron que lo ocurrido pueda reducirse a un problema de comunicaci&#243;n. Estas confederaciones son del parecer de que la presentaci&#243;n de FIFA Forward Enterprise sin una consulta significativa y antes de que las federaciones pudieran examinar adecuadamente sus condiciones, represent&#243; un grave error en el liderazgo principal de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En la carta se destacan cuatro elementos importantes:</p><ol><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Considera que se produjo una ruptura de la confianza entre la dirigencia de FIFA y las instituciones que deb&#237;a servir.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Cuestiona que FIFA pueda investigar internamente su propia actuaci&#243;n.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Solicita que la revisi&#243;n sea realizada por un tercero completamente independiente de FIFA y de las dem&#225;s estructuras del f&#250;tbol.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Respalda expresamente la conservaci&#243;n de documentos y registros relacionados con FIFA Forward Enterprise, lo cual habia sido solicitado anteriormente por UEFA.</p></li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">La carta tambi&#233;n cuestiona la reuni&#243;n celebrada en Rabat, Marruecos porque, seg&#250;n las confederaciones, solamente particip&#243; un oficial electo y no fueron convocados los miembros del Consejo ni las federaciones nacionales.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, conviene tambi&#233;n aclarar lo que la carta todav&#237;a no hace.</p><p>No constituye:</p><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Una solicitud formal de Congreso Extraordinario.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Una propuesta incorporada a la agenda del Congreso.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Una moci&#243;n estatutaria de destituci&#243;n.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Una denuncia formal ante el Comit&#233; de &#201;tica.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Una solicitud expresa de renuncia.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Pol&#237;ticamente, la carta parece invitar a una reflexi&#243;n sobre la continuidad del presidente; pero hablando en t&#233;minos juridicos, todav&#237;a no activa ninguno de los procedimientos que podr&#237;an separar del cargo al presidente de la FIFA.</p><h2><em><strong>Donald Trump entra en el debate</strong></em></h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nJwr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6efede05-1062-4863-8980-278d3ad29770_761x313.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nJwr!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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style="text-align: justify;">Horas despu&#233;s de la carta conjunta, Donald Trump public&#243; un mensaje en Truth Social respaldando a Gianni Infantino. Conviene hacer la precisi&#243;n de que no fue un tuit publicado en X, sino una publicaci&#243;n realizada en la plataforma Truth Social.</p><p>Trump escribi&#243;: (traducci&#243;n libre al idioma espa&#241;ol)</p><blockquote><p>&#171;La FIFA cometer&#237;a un terrible error si, por cualquier motivo, se planteara siquiera sustituir al presidente Gianni Infantino&#187;</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;">Despu&#233;s calific&#243; a Infantino como un dirigente &#8220;fant&#225;stico&#8221;, afirm&#243; que hab&#237;a presidido una Copa Mundial cuatro veces m&#225;s exitosa que cualquier otra y sostuvo que FIFA no volver&#237;a a alcanzar el mismo nivel de &#233;xito o rentabilidad si fuera reemplazado. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">El respaldo de Donald Trump es pol&#237;ticamente significativo. Estados Unidos fue el principal anfitri&#243;n de la Copa Mundial de 2026 y Trump desarroll&#243; una relaci&#243;n p&#250;blica muy cercana con el presidente de FIFA durante la organizaci&#243;n y celebraci&#243;n del torneo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Algo interesante es que la postura de Donald Trump contrasta con la posici&#243;n de la federaci&#243;n de f&#250;tbol de Estados Unidos, quien se ha unido a los llamados para fortalecer la gobernanza, transparencia y rendici&#243;n de cuentas dentro de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No obstante, el mensaje de apoyo de Trump hacia Gianni Infantino carece de efectos jur&#237;dicos directos dentro de la FIFA, ya que el presidente de los Estados Unidos:</p><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;">No integra el Congreso de FIFA.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">No puede presentar una candidatura presidencial.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">No puede solicitar un Congreso Extraordinario.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">No participa en el control de elegibilidad.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">No dispone de ninguno de los 211 votos.</p></li></ul><h2><em><strong>&#191;Representan las tres confederaciones 143 votos?</strong></em></h2><p>No.</p><p>UEFA, Concacaf y la AFC re&#250;nen potencialmente 136 de las 211 federaciones con derecho a voto en FIFA:</p><ul><li><p>UEFA: 55 federaciones con derecho a voto.</p></li><li><p>Concacaf: 35 federaciones con derecho a voto.</p></li><li><p>AFC: 46 federaciones con derecho a voto.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Debemos aclarar que Concacaf cuenta internamente con 41 miembros y la AFC con 47, pero no todos ellos son federaciones miembro de FIFA con derecho a votar en su Congreso.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Si las 136 asociaciones actuaran conjuntamente, podr&#237;an superar con amplitud las 43 solicitudes necesarias para convocar un Congreso Extraordinario. Tambi&#233;n dispondr&#237;an, en teor&#237;a, de los votos suficientes para aprobar una destituci&#243;n por mayor&#237;a simple.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, la carta de los dirigentes confederativos no equivale a 136 instrucciones individuales de voto, ya que las confederaciones no votan como bloques indivisibles.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 26 de los Estatutos establece que cada federaci&#243;n miembro dispone de un voto, es decir, la decisi&#243;n corresponde individualmente a cada asociaci&#243;n nacional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por mencionar algunos ejemplos, M&#233;xico ya expres&#243; su respaldo a Infantino. Kuwait, Qatar y otras federaciones asi&#225;ticas tambi&#233;n mantienen su apoyo. CAF se ha pronunciado a favor de su continuidad y varias federaciones sudamericanas han adoptado una posici&#243;n similar.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Si bien es cierto, la carta conjunta de las 3 confederaciones modifica el equilibrio pol&#237;tico, pero el resultado depender&#225; de cu&#225;ntas asociaciones est&#233;n dispuestas a convertir esa posici&#243;n confederativa en solicitudes escritas, votos efectivos o apoyos a una candidatura alternativa.</p><p><strong>&#191;qu&#233; &#243;rganos debieron intervenir en FIFA Forward Enterprise?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Antes de analizar una eventual destituci&#243;n conviene identificar qu&#233; funciones asignan los Estatutos a cada &#243;rgano.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 35 establece que el presidente representa a FIFA, protege su misi&#243;n y dirige el Congreso (sin derecho a voto) y las reuniones del Consejo (con derecho a voto). Sin embargo, los Estatutos no le conceden una competencia personal e ilimitada para decidir por s&#237; solo sobre todos los activos comerciales de la organizaci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 34.2 atribuye al Consejo la definici&#243;n de est&#225;ndares, pol&#237;ticas y procedimientos aplicables a los contratos comerciales y a los dem&#225;s asuntos empresariales y financieros. El Consejo tambi&#233;n supervisa la gesti&#243;n general de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 36 dispone que la Secretar&#237;a General negocia, ejecuta y administra los contratos comerciales de acuerdo con las pol&#237;ticas establecidas por el Consejo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 43 asigna a la Comisi&#243;n de Gobernanza, Auditor&#237;a y Conformidad la funci&#243;n de asesorar, asistir y apoyar al Consejo a la hora de realizar el seguimiento de todos los aspectos econ&#243;micos, de gobernanza y de cumplimiento del orden interno. Esta comisi&#243;n tambi&#233;n supervisa a la Secretar&#237;a General y debe rendir cuentas ante el Congreso.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Existe adem&#225;s una disposici&#243;n muy relevante. El art&#237;culo 59.2 de los Estatutos se&#241;ala que el Consejo decide c&#243;mo y en qu&#233; medida se utilizan los derechos derivados de las competiciones de FIFA. Tambi&#233;n le corresponde decidir si esos derechos se explotan exclusivamente por FIFA, conjuntamente con un tercero o enteramente a trav&#233;s de un tercero.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;0b949875-a5fb-4558-9ecd-fa5840419d7b&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;La FIFA es una organizaci&#243;n internacional privada con personalidad jur&#237;dica propia, constituida conforme al art&#237;culo 1 de sus Estatutos, que define su car&#225;cter como &#243;rgano rector del f&#250;tbol mundial.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dentro de la FIFA (Parte I)&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6068596,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Astor Henriquez Cooper&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Sports Lawyer &amp; Consultant | Former Professional Soccer Player |FIFA-CIES Sport Management |LLM International Master in Sports Law and Management (ISDE)| International Sport Lawyers Association Board Member | &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/35e3be0e-63c9-4167-9001-bec6e9e16026_1024x1024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-31T14:31:07.847Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EFlj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbcc4b1c9-b744-48a2-99de-503d784ebfd5_2048x1365.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/dentro-de-la-fifa-parte-i&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:178458958,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:816022,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Sdp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F068dd539-3997-4f49-81bb-36ec124a418a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Por eso, una revisi&#243;n seria de FIFA Forward Enterprise deber&#237;a establecer, entre otras cosas:</p><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Qu&#233; decisiones adopt&#243; formalmente el Consejo.</p></li><li><p>Qu&#233; informaci&#243;n recibi&#243; cada federaci&#243;n y con cu&#225;nta anticipaci&#243;n.</p></li><li><p>Qu&#233; mandato se otorg&#243; al presidente y a la Secretar&#237;a General.</p></li><li><p>Qui&#233;n autoriz&#243; la creaci&#243;n de la sociedad y las negociaciones con inversionistas.</p></li><li><p>Qu&#233; aprobaci&#243;n exist&#237;a para valorar la nueva entidad en USD 20,000 millones.</p></li><li><p>Qu&#233; an&#225;lisis se realiz&#243; sobre la transferencia o explotaci&#243;n de derechos comerciales.</p></li><li><p>Qu&#233; participaci&#243;n tuvo la Comisi&#243;n de Gobernanza, Auditor&#237;a y Cumplimiento.</p></li><li><p>Qu&#233; declaraciones de conflictos de intereses fueron presentadas.</p></li><li><p>Qu&#233; asesores jur&#237;dicos, financieros y comerciales intervinieron y bajo qu&#233; contrataci&#243;n.</p></li><li><p>Qu&#233; resoluciones, actas, presentaciones y opiniones legales respaldaron el avance del proyecto.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Estos documentos permitir&#237;an comparar el procedimiento realmente seguido con la distribuci&#243;n de competencias prevista en los Estatutos.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Canal WhatsApp Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>Canal WhatsApp Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>&#191;Pueden las tres confederaciones destituir directamente al presidente?</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">No.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">UEFA, Concacaf y la AFC poseen una influencia deportiva, econ&#243;mica y pol&#237;tica extraordinaria. Sin embargo, las confederaciones participan en el Congreso como observadoras y no emiten votos en nombre de sus integrantes. Los votos pertenecen individualmente a las federaciones nacionales.</p><h2><em><strong>La v&#237;a estatutaria: destituci&#243;n por el Congreso</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 24.1 define al Congreso como el &#243;rgano supremo y legislativo de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 28.2, letra q), incluye expresamente entre los asuntos de un Congreso ordinario la elecci&#243;n o destituci&#243;n del presidente, cuando corresponda.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por tanto, los Estatutos de FIFA s&#237; reconocen la posibilidad de remover al presidente antes de finalizar su mandato. Sin embargo, no desarrollan un procedimiento especial detallado ni enumeran causas espec&#237;ficas de destituci&#243;n. No aparece una figura equivalente a una moci&#243;n de censura que produzca efectos autom&#225;ticos por la sola declaraci&#243;n de p&#233;rdida de confianza.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Para convertir esa p&#233;rdida de confianza en una decisi&#243;n jur&#237;dica ser&#237;a necesario presentar una propuesta, incorporarla correctamente a la agenda del Congreso, permitir su discusi&#243;n y someterla a votaci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Opci&#243;n 1: llevar la destituci&#243;n al Congreso ordinario</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nUTz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab26151a-7204-44ba-8fcd-cd561699c431_988x556.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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style="text-align: justify;">Una federaci&#243;n miembro o el Consejo pueden presentar propuestas para la agenda del Congreso ordinario.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 28.1 de los Estatutos de FIFA, exige que la propuesta de una federaci&#243;n sea enviada por escrito a la Secretar&#237;a General, acompa&#241;ada de una breve explicaci&#243;n, al menos dos meses antes de la apertura del Congreso.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La v&#237;a m&#225;s segura consistir&#237;a en presentar una moci&#243;n que identificara con precisi&#243;n:</p><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;">La decisi&#243;n solicitada.</p></li><li><p>Sus fundamentos institucionales.</p></li><li><p>La oportunidad del presidente para responder.</p></li><li><p>La fecha en que la destituci&#243;n producir&#237;a efectos.</p></li><li><p>La aplicaci&#243;n del r&#233;gimen de sustituci&#243;n temporal.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">La carta conjunta del 10 de agosto no cumple todav&#237;a esa funci&#243;n. Ninguna de las confederaciones puede sustituir a una federaci&#243;n miembro en la presentaci&#243;n de la propuesta.</p><p><strong>Opci&#243;n 2: solicitar un Congreso Extraordinario</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">No ser&#237;a indispensable esperar al Congreso ordinario de marzo de 2027.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 25 permite que el Consejo convoque un Congreso Extraordinario en cualquier momento. Tambi&#233;n obliga al Consejo a convocarlo cuando una quinta parte de las federaciones miembro lo solicita por escrito e identifica los asuntos de la agenda.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFA tiene 211 federaciones, y para alcanzar al menos una quinta parte ser&#237;an necesarias 43 federaciones. Las asociaciones vinculadas a UEFA, Concacaf y la AFC podr&#237;an superar ese umbral con amplitud si actuaran individualmente y de manera coordinada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Una vez recibida una solicitud v&#225;lida:</p><ul><li><p>El Congreso Extraordinario debe celebrarse dentro de los tres meses siguientes.</p></li><li><p>Las federaciones deben recibir la notificaci&#243;n de lugar, fecha y agenda con al menos dos meses de anticipaci&#243;n.</p></li><li><p>La agenda no puede modificarse posteriormente.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">La petici&#243;n tendr&#237;a que mencionar expresamente la destituci&#243;n. No bastar&#237;a con solicitar un Congreso para debatir gen&#233;ricamente la gobernanza de FIFA y agregar la remoci&#243;n a &#250;ltima hora.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/puede-uefa-destituir-al-presidente?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/puede-uefa-destituir-al-presidente?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><p><em><strong>&#191;Cu&#225;ntos votos se necesitar&#237;an?</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Los Estatutos de la FIFA no establecen expresamente una mayor&#237;a agravada para destituir al presidente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 30.9 dispone que, salvo que otra regla se&#241;ale algo diferente, las elecciones, votaciones y dem&#225;s decisiones se adoptan por mayor&#237;a simple, es decir, m&#225;s del 50 % de los votos v&#225;lidos emitidos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La lectura conjunta de los art&#237;culos 28.2, letra q), y 30.9 conduce a considerar que la destituci&#243;n se podria decidir por mayor&#237;a simple. Esto debe presentarse como una interpretaci&#243;n estatutaria razonable, porque FIFA no regula una votaci&#243;n presidencial de destituci&#243;n con el mismo detalle que regula la elecci&#243;n.</p><p><em><strong>&#191;La votaci&#243;n ser&#237;a secreta?</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">No necesariamente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 30 distingue entre elecciones y otras decisiones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las elecciones se realizan mediante voto secreto. Las dem&#225;s decisiones se adoptan normalmente a mano alzada o mediante conteo electr&#243;nico. Si el resultado no fuera claro, puede recurrirse al llamamiento nominal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Recordemos que la destituci&#243;n no es una elecci&#243;n. Por tanto, en ausencia de una regla espec&#237;fica, tendr&#237;a mayor fundamento tratarla como una decisi&#243;n sometida al r&#233;gimen general del art&#237;culo 30.2 de los Estatutos de la FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En t&#233;rminos pr&#225;cticos, una votaci&#243;n de remoci&#243;n podr&#237;a revelar p&#250;blicamente la posici&#243;n de cada asociaci&#243;n. Ese detalle puede influir tanto como la mayor&#237;a requerida.</p><p><em><strong>&#191;Cu&#225;ndo producir&#237;a efectos la destituci&#243;n?</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 32 contiene otro detalle que suele pasar inadvertido. Como regla general, las decisiones del Congreso entran en vigor para las federaciones miembro 60 d&#237;as despu&#233;s de finalizar la reuni&#243;n, salvo que el propio Congreso establezca una fecha diferente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por eso, una propuesta de destituci&#243;n bien redactada deber&#237;a fijar expresamente cu&#225;ndo produce efectos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Si se pretendiera una separaci&#243;n inmediata, la resoluci&#243;n tendr&#237;a que indicarlo. De lo contrario, podr&#237;a abrirse una discusi&#243;n sobre la aplicaci&#243;n del plazo general de 60 d&#237;as.</p><p><em><strong>&#191;Qui&#233;n asumir&#237;a mientras se elige a un nuevo presidente?</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 33.7 regula la sustituci&#243;n temporal. Si el presidente de la FIFA se encuentra temporal o permanentemente impedido para ejercer sus funciones, el vicepresidente decano asume sus poderes y responsabilidades hasta el siguiente Congreso. Si ese vicepresidente tampoco pudiera hacerlo, asumir&#237;a el siguiente con mayor antig&#252;edad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El vicepresidente actuar&#237;a de forma interina. No se convertir&#237;a autom&#225;ticamente en presidente electo para completar todo el mandato.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El siguiente Congreso elegir&#237;a a un nuevo presidente cuando fuera necesario.</p><p><em><strong>&#191;Puede el Consejo destituir al presidente?</strong></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eoSE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37f655b0-eeac-4577-b928-64b8319653d5_1024x683.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eoSE!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37f655b0-eeac-4577-b928-64b8319653d5_1024x683.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eoSE!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37f655b0-eeac-4577-b928-64b8319653d5_1024x683.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eoSE!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37f655b0-eeac-4577-b928-64b8319653d5_1024x683.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eoSE!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37f655b0-eeac-4577-b928-64b8319653d5_1024x683.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eoSE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37f655b0-eeac-4577-b928-64b8319653d5_1024x683.jpeg" width="1024" height="683" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/37f655b0-eeac-4577-b928-64b8319653d5_1024x683.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:683,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;El Consejo de la FIFA aprueba una contribuci&#243;n financiera r&#233;cord para la  Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026&#8482; 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Puede convocar un Congreso Extraordinario, presentar propuestas, exigir informaci&#243;n, ordenar revisiones dentro de su competencia y cooperar con los &#243;rganos de control.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pero los Estatutos reservan al Congreso la elecci&#243;n y destituci&#243;n del presidente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El Consejo tampoco deber&#237;a confundirse con el Comit&#233; de &#201;tica. El Consejo ejerce funciones estrat&#233;gicas y de supervisi&#243;n; el C&#243;mite de &#201;tica investiga y resuelve posibles infracciones &#233;ticas mediante sus &#243;rganos respectivos.</p><h2><em><strong>Una v&#237;a distinta: suspensi&#243;n o sanci&#243;n &#233;tica</strong></em></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">La destituci&#243;n por el Congreso y una sanci&#243;n del Comit&#233; de &#201;tica son procedimientos diferentes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 46 de los Estatutos de la FIFA, reconoce al Comit&#233; de &#201;tica como un &#243;rgano judicial dividido a su vez, en un &#243;rgano de instrucci&#243;n y otro de decisi&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Una denuncia o informaci&#243;n remitida al Comit&#233; no demuestra responsabilidad ni obliga autom&#225;ticamente a sancionar. Primero deben evaluarse los hechos y la evidencia.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Dependiendo de lo que revelen los documentos, podr&#237;an examinarse disposiciones del C&#243;digo de &#201;tica relativas a:</p><ul><li><p>El ejercicio diligente de las funciones, especialmente en asuntos financieros, art&#237;culo 14.</p></li><li><p>El deber de lealtad, art&#237;culo 16.</p></li><li><p>Los conflictos de intereses, art&#237;culo 20.</p></li><li><p>El abuso de posici&#243;n, art&#237;culo 26.</p><p></p></li></ul><p><em><strong>&#191;Puede existir una suspensi&#243;n mientras se investiga?</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">S&#237;.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 86 del C&#243;digo de &#201;tica permite solicitar sanciones provisionales durante una investigaci&#243;n cuando resulten necesarias para evitar interferencias o cuando parezca haberse cometido una infracci&#243;n y no sea posible adoptar suficientemente pronto una decisi&#243;n sobre el fondo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La persona afectada dispone de cinco d&#237;as para presentar su posici&#243;n frente a la solicitud. Despu&#233;s, la presidencia del &#243;rgano de decisi&#243;n decide sin demora sobre la base del expediente o tras escuchar a las partes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Entre las medidas posibles se encuentra la prohibici&#243;n provisional de participar en actividades relacionadas con el f&#250;tbol.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Una suspensi&#243;n no constituye formalmente una destituci&#243;n. No obstante, puede impedir que el presidente ejerza sus funciones y activar temporalmente el mecanismo de sustituci&#243;n del art&#237;culo 33.7 de los Estatutos de la FIFA</p><h2><em><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; pueden hacer ahora las tres confederaciones?</strong></em></h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aeF4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed99c639-56df-4326-802e-a843a7594596_399x501.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aeF4!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed99c639-56df-4326-802e-a843a7594596_399x501.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aeF4!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed99c639-56df-4326-802e-a843a7594596_399x501.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aeF4!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed99c639-56df-4326-802e-a843a7594596_399x501.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aeF4!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed99c639-56df-4326-802e-a843a7594596_399x501.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aeF4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed99c639-56df-4326-802e-a843a7594596_399x501.jpeg" width="399" height="501" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ed99c639-56df-4326-802e-a843a7594596_399x501.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:501,&quot;width&quot;:399,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;DE &#218;LTIMO MOMENTO! &#129327;&#9917;&#65039; 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de &#201;tica.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Solicitar la intervenci&#243;n de la Comisi&#243;n de Gobernanza, Auditor&#237;a y Cumplimiento.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Iniciar las acciones legales, arbitrales o regulatorias que consideren procedentes.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Identificar y respaldar una candidatura alternativa antes del 18 de noviembre de 2026.</p></li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">Es cuesti&#243;n de tiempo para comprobar si las 3 confederaciones logran finalmente transformar una declaraci&#243;n suscrita por seis de sus m&#225;ximos dirigentes confederativos, en decisiones individuales de las federaciones nacionales.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si este contenido te aporta valor y deseas apoyar este tipo de an&#225;lisis, puedes hacerlo de forma voluntaria dando clic <a href="https://paypal.me/legalsports">AQUI.</a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>AVISO LEGAL / DISCLAIMER</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Este art&#237;culo tiene fines exclusivamente educativos e informativos. 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Tambi&#233;n puedes seguirme en mis redes sociales para acceder a reflexiones, noticias y contenido formativo que te ayudar&#225; a comprender mejor el ecosistema deportivo desde una perspectiva estrat&#233;gica y jur&#237;dica.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[¿Hasta USD 86 millones para la Federación de Fútbol de Honduras? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE FIFA Playbook #8 | Lo que propon&#237;a FIFA con la creaci&#243;n de FIFA Forward Enterprise, c&#243;mo se calculaban los USD 86 millones y la crisis de confianza en el liderazgo del f&#250;tbol mundial]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/hasta-usd-86-millones-para-la-federacion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/hasta-usd-86-millones-para-la-federacion</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:26:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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style="text-align: justify;"><strong>ACTUALIZACI&#211;N &#8212; 1 DE AGOSTO DE 2026</strong></p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Este art&#237;culo fue publicado originalmente el 30 de julio de 2026, cuando FIFA Forward Enterprise todav&#237;a era una propuesta sometida a consulta y aprobaci&#243;n.</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>El 31 de julio, FIFA anunci&#243; oficialmente que el proyecto no continuar&#237;a, al considerar que las divisiones generadas durante el proceso hab&#237;an dejado de ser compatibles con su objetivo inicial.</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>El retiro de la propuesta, sin embargo, no cerr&#243; la controversia. El 1 de agosto, UEFA solicit&#243; una revisi&#243;n profunda de lo ocurrido, pidi&#243; que se identificara a los responsables y afirm&#243; que la actual dirigencia de FIFA hab&#237;a perdido su confianza y la de otros integrantes de la comunidad internacional del f&#250;tbol.</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>En consecuencia, los USD 86 millones analizados en este art&#237;culo deben entenderse como el m&#225;ximo potencial contemplado por una propuesta que no lleg&#243; a aprobarse, y no como recursos disponibles para la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras.</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><a href="https://inside.fifa.com/media-releases/statement-attributable-president">Declaraci&#243;n oficial de FIFA</a> &#183; <a href="https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a8-213e1cb056eb-c0ae1b85aa7f-1000--uefa-welcomes-fifa-s-withdrawal-of-plans-to-sell-a-stake-i/">Comunicado oficial de UEFA</a></em></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">En menos de cuatro d&#237;as, FIFA Forward Enterprise pas&#243; de ser presentado como una oportunidad hist&#243;rica para el desarrollo del f&#250;tbol mundial a convertirse en una de las mayores controversias institucionales recientes dentro de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El proyecto pretend&#237;a multiplicar los recursos destinados a las 211 federaciones miembro mediante la creaci&#243;n de una nueva sociedad comercial controlada por FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">De haberse aprobado, la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras habr&#237;a podido acceder potencialmente a recursos por hasta USD 86 millones entre 2027 y 2038, m&#225;s de dos mil doscientos millones de Lempiras; distribuido de manera uniforme &#8212;&#250;nicamente como ejercicio ilustrativo&#8212; representar&#237;a un promedio superior a <strong>L209 millones por a&#241;o.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">La cifra resultaba extraordinaria para la realidad econ&#243;mica del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o. Pod&#237;a abrir posibilidades para financiar infraestructura, selecciones nacionales, f&#250;tbol base, capacitaci&#243;n, competiciones juveniles, f&#250;tbol femenino y proyectos de modernizaci&#243;n institucional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, los fondos nunca fueron aprobados.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Representaban la cantidad m&#225;xima que cada federaci&#243;n miembro pod&#237;a alcanzar durante los pr&#243;ximos tres ciclos del Programa FIFA Forward, incluyendo un componente adicional y voluntario destinado a proyectos extraordinarios.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El origen de esta propuesta fue una nueva estructura denominada FIFA Forward Enterprise.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">&#161;Gracias por leer Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Suscr&#237;bete gratis para recibir nuevas publicaciones y apoyar mi trabajo</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">&#191;C&#243;mo se llegaba a los USD 86 millones?</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">El ciclo vigente de <a href="https://inside.fifa.com/es/advancing-football/fifa-forward/core-principles">FIFA Forward 3.0</a> comprende el periodo 2023-2026.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Durante estos cuatro a&#241;os, cada federaci&#243;n miembro puede recibir hasta USD 8 millones mediante distintos componentes destinados a gastos operativos, actividades futbol&#237;sticas, proyectos espec&#237;ficos y otras necesidades sujetas a los reglamentos del programa.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El 28 de julio de 2026, FIFA anunci&#243; su intenci&#243;n de ampliar considerablemente los recursos destinados al desarrollo del f&#250;tbol.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La propuesta contemplaba las siguientes asignaciones para cada una de sus 211 federaciones miembro:</p><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hasta USD 20 millones adicionales</strong> mediante el nuevo Programa Fast Forward, durante el periodo 2027-2030.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>USD 20 millones</strong> correspondientes al Programa FIFA Forward 2027-2030.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>USD 22 millones</strong> para el ciclo FIFA Forward 2031-2034.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>USD 24 millones</strong> para el ciclo FIFA Forward 2035-2038.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Los tres ciclos ordinarios del Programa FIFA Forward sumar&#237;an USD 66 millones. Al agregar los USD 20 millones extraordinarios del Programa Fast Forward, la cantidad m&#225;xima potencial ascender&#237;a a <strong>USD 86 millones</strong>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esto significa que, durante el primer ciclo, una federaci&#243;n pod&#237;a acceder potencialmente a USD 40 millones: USD 20 millones del programa FIFA Forward y hasta USD 20 millones adicionales para un proyecto especial.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">&#191;Qu&#233; era FIFA Forward Enterprise?</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFA Forward Enterprise, conocido como FFE, habr&#237;a sido una nueva sociedad subsidiaria encargada de reunir las actividades comerciales y operativas relacionadas con las competiciones de FIFA.</p><p>Seg&#250;n la organizaci&#243;n, la sociedad administrar&#237;a &#225;reas como:</p><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Derechos de transmisi&#243;n.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Patrocinios y acuerdos comerciales.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Venta de entradas.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Hospitalidad y servicios preferentes.</p></li><li><p>Licencias.</p></li><li><p>Operaciones comerciales de las competiciones.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Desarrollo de nuevas fuentes de ingresos.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">La nueva sociedad tendr&#237;a una valoraci&#243;n inicial aproximada de USD 20,000 millones determinada por J.P. Morgan conforme a un an&#225;lisis de valoraci&#243;n habitual est&#225;ndar.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFA pretendia captar hasta USD 4,200 millones mediante inversionistas de largo plazo que adquirir&#237;an participaciones minoritarias y no controladoras en FFE.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">De acuerdo con FIFA, se iba a poner a la venta como m&#225;ximo el 20 % de la sociedad. FIFA conservar&#237;a el 80%, mantendr&#237;a la mayor&#237;a de la Junta Directiva y seguir&#237;a ejerciendo autoridad exclusiva sobre la gobernanza del f&#250;tbol, las competiciones, el calendario internacional y las decisiones deportivas y reglamentarias.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Los inversionistas adquirir&#237;an acciones de la filial comercial. FIFA tambi&#233;n sostenia que los inversionistas no tendr&#237;an una funci&#243;n operativa y que los beneficios netos producidos por FFE se reinvertir&#237;an en el f&#250;tbol.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En t&#233;rminos sencillos, FIFA pretendia convertir una parte del valor econ&#243;mico futuro de sus competiciones y derechos comerciales en capital disponible para invertir actualmente.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/hasta-usd-86-millones-para-la-federacion?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/hasta-usd-86-millones-para-la-federacion?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><h2>La diferencia entre financiar el f&#250;tbol y disponer de sus activos comerciales</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFA sosten&#237;a que no estaba vendiendo el f&#250;tbol y que conservar&#237;a el control de FIFA Forward Enterprise.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sus cr&#237;ticos consideraban que la entrada de inversionistas privados, aunque fueran minoritarios, pod&#237;a afectar la manera de administrar comercialmente competiciones como la Copa Mundial.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Los inversionistas no habr&#237;an aportado miles de millones de d&#243;lares como una donaci&#243;n. Su participaci&#243;n necesariamente habr&#237;a respondido a expectativas econ&#243;micas de largo plazo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esto planteaba interrogantes leg&#237;timas:</p><ul><li><p>&#191;Qu&#233; derechos econ&#243;micos recibir&#237;an los inversionistas?</p></li><li><p>&#191;Durante cu&#225;nto tiempo participar&#237;an en los ingresos?</p></li><li><p>&#191;Qu&#233; mecanismos proteger&#237;an la independencia de FIFA?</p></li><li><p>&#191;C&#243;mo se evitar&#237;a que los intereses comerciales influyeran en las decisiones deportivas?</p></li><li><p>&#191;Qu&#233; informaci&#243;n recibir&#237;an las federaciones antes de votar?</p></li><li><p>&#191;Qui&#233;n hab&#237;a dise&#241;ado y negociado la propuesta?</p></li><li><p>&#191;Qu&#233; controles existir&#237;an sobre la nueva sociedad?</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Estas preguntas no significaban que cualquier participaci&#243;n privada fuera necesariamente incompatible con la administraci&#243;n del deporte; el problema principal era la falta de informaci&#243;n suficiente y de un proceso de consulta que los actores involucrados consideraran leg&#237;timo.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">La reacci&#243;n de Concacaf</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">El 29 de julio, la Confederaci&#243;n afirm&#243; que hab&#237;a conocido la propuesta inicialmente a trav&#233;s de reportes de prensa y posteriormente mediante un comunicado de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Concacaf manifest&#243; una profunda preocupaci&#243;n por la falta de un procedimiento adecuado y solicit&#243; mayor informaci&#243;n sobre la estructura, gobernanza y consecuencias del proyecto. Puede consultarse su <a href="https://www.concacaf.com/competitions/concacaf/news/concacaf-statement-regarding-the-proposed-fifa-forward-enterprise">pronunciamiento oficial</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La confederaci&#243;n a la que pertenece Honduras tambi&#233;n cuestion&#243; el proceso utilizado para presentar una transformaci&#243;n que pod&#237;a afectar los activos comerciales y las competiciones de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">M&#225;s recursos para el desarrollo representaban un incentivo significativo para las federaciones. Pero la magnitud de los posibles beneficios econ&#243;micos no eliminaba la necesidad de conocer con precisi&#243;n las obligaciones, riesgos y consecuencias del nuevo modelo.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">De una consulta de siete semanas a un retiro en pocos d&#237;as</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">Cuando FIFA present&#243; oficialmente el proyecto, indic&#243; que se abrir&#237;a un periodo de consulta de siete semanas. El presidente de FIFA, Gianni Infantino, lo describi&#243; como una oportunidad, no como una obligaci&#243;n, y afirm&#243; que nada hab&#237;a sido decidido.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La propuesta solo continuar&#237;a si recib&#237;a el apoyo de la mayor&#237;a de las federaciones miembro y la aprobaci&#243;n del Consejo de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, el proceso se aceler&#243; en sentido contrario, ya que el 31 de julio, FIFA public&#243; una <a href="https://inside.fifa.com/media-releases/clarifications-fifa-forward-enterprise-ffe-proposal">aclaraci&#243;n oficial</a> en la que reconoci&#243; las preocupaciones expresadas, defendi&#243; el car&#225;cter democr&#225;tico de la consulta y reiter&#243; que la organizaci&#243;n mantendr&#237;a el control de la nueva sociedad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Horas despu&#233;s, FIFA anunci&#243; que la propuesta no continuar&#237;a.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">De acuerdo con la <a href="https://inside.fifa.com/media-releases/statement-attributable-president">declaraci&#243;n atribuida al presidente de FIFA</a>, las divisiones provocadas por el proyecto hab&#237;an dejado de ser compatibles con su finalidad original de unir y fortalecer el f&#250;tbol.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As&#237; termin&#243;, al menos formalmente, FIFA Forward Enterprise; pero la discusi&#243;n institucional apenas comenzaba.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Canal WhatsApp Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>Canal WhatsApp Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">El fuerte comunicado de UEFA</h2><div 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style="text-align: justify;">El 1 de agosto, UEFA celebr&#243; el retiro de la propuesta, pero dej&#243; claro que la decisi&#243;n de FIFA no deb&#237;a cerrar el asunto.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En un <a href="https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a8-213e1cb056eb-c0ae1b85aa7f-1000--uefa-welcomes-fifa-s-withdrawal-of-plans-to-sell-a-stake-i/">comunicado especialmente contundente</a>, la confederaci&#243;n europea inform&#243; que el proyecto hab&#237;a sido rechazado un&#225;nimemente por sus federaciones nacionales y por otras organizaciones del f&#250;tbol internacional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">UEFA cuestion&#243; que una iniciativa de esa magnitud hubiera sido desarrollada aceleradamente, con poca transparencia y sin una consulta suficientemente amplia.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tambi&#233;n solicit&#243;:</p><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Una revisi&#243;n profunda y fundamental de lo ocurrido.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">La identificaci&#243;n de las personas responsables.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">La correspondiente rendici&#243;n de cuentas.</p></li><li><p>La adopci&#243;n de medidas para evitar que un proceso similar vuelva a repetirse.</p></li><li><p>Que ninguna alternativa quede excluida de la revisi&#243;n institucional.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">El pronunciamiento alcanz&#243; directamente al liderazgo de FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">UEFA afirm&#243; que la actual dirigencia de la FIFA hab&#237;a perdido su confianza y la de otros integrantes de la comunidad internacional del f&#250;tbol. Tambi&#233;n cuestion&#243; el cumplimiento de los compromisos de transparencia y adecuada utilizaci&#243;n de los recursos formulados por Gianni Infantino cuando fue elegido presidente en 2016.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El comunicado no solicita expresamente su dimisi&#243;n. Sin embargo, su contenido trasciende ampliamente el desacuerdo sobre una propuesta comercial. UEFA cuestiona la forma de ejercer el liderazgo, la transparencia del proceso de toma de decisiones y la responsabilidad de quienes impulsaron el proyecto.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por ello, FIFA Forward Enterprise dej&#243; de ser &#250;nicamente un debate sobre financiamiento; en cambio se convirti&#243; en una controversia sobre la confianza en el gobierno del f&#250;tbol mundial.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">&#191;Existe una alternativa?</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">UEFA tambi&#233;n anunci&#243; que comenzar&#225; a trabajar con sus federaciones, otras confederaciones y diferentes actores del f&#250;tbol para proponer una nueva forma de distribuir recursos mediante el programa FIFA Forward existente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Su posici&#243;n parte de que FIFA dispone de reservas financieras superiores a USD 5,000 millones y que una parte de esos recursos podr&#237;a utilizarse para impulsar el f&#250;tbol base y el desarrollo de las 211 federaciones, sin transferir participaciones de sus competiciones a inversionistas privados.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esa propuesta todav&#237;a debe ser desarrollada. Por ahora, no existe un nuevo modelo aprobado que sustituya el proyecto fallido de FIFA Forward Enterprise ni una nueva asignaci&#243;n reconocida a favor de las federaciones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No obstante, el debate sobre c&#243;mo distribuir mejor los ingresos de FIFA continuar&#225;.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las necesidades que motivaron la propuesta siguen existiendo: infraestructura insuficiente, federaciones con recursos limitados, f&#250;tbol juvenil con dificultades, selecciones nacionales que necesitan apoyo y grandes diferencias econ&#243;micas entre distintas regiones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La retirada del proyecto elimin&#243; una posible soluci&#243;n, pero no elimin&#243; el problema.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">&#191;Qu&#233; significa el retiro para Honduras?</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">La consecuencia inmediata es clara, ya que la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras no recibir&#225; hasta USD 86 millones mediante FIFA Forward Enterprise, porque el proyecto no fue aprobado y no continuar&#225;.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tampoco existe actualmente un derecho adquirido, una asignaci&#243;n reservada o un procedimiento mediante el cual pueda solicitarse esa cantidad bajo esta iniciativa.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El programa FIFA Forward 3.0 contin&#250;a vigente con sus condiciones actuales hasta el final del ciclo 2023&#8211;2026. Cualquier modificaci&#243;n futura deber&#225; ser aprobada y comunicada mediante los procedimientos correspondientes.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Tres lecciones que nos deja FIFA Forward Enterprise</h2><h3 style="text-align: justify;">1. Una propuesta oficial no equivale a una decisi&#243;n aprobada</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Que una iniciativa sea presentada por FIFA no significa que ya produzca derechos u obligaciones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Debe comprobarse si est&#225; sujeta a consulta, qu&#233; &#243;rgano debe aprobarla, cu&#225;ndo entrar&#237;a en vigor y cu&#225;les ser&#237;an sus condiciones.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">2. El monto anunciado no siempre equivale al monto disponible</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Los USD 86 millones combinaban tres ciclos futuros y un programa extraordinario opcional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por eso era indispensable explicar la composici&#243;n de la cifra y no presentarla como un desembolso autom&#225;tico.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">3. Hoy m&#225;s que nunca, la gobernanza tambi&#233;n determina el futuro econ&#243;mico del f&#250;tbol</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Un proyecto puede prometer beneficios importantes y aun as&#237; fracasar si el proceso carece de suficiente confianza, consulta y transparencia.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La manera de tomar una decisi&#243;n puede ser tan determinante como su contenido.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si este contenido te aporta valor y deseas apoyar este tipo de an&#225;lisis, puedes hacerlo de forma voluntaria dando clic <a href="https://paypal.me/legalsports">AQUI.</a></p><div><hr></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Nota de actualizaci&#243;n</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Fecha de publicaci&#243;n:</strong><span> 30 de julio de 2026</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>&#218;ltima revisi&#243;n:</strong><span> 01 de agosto de 2026</span></p><div><hr></div><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>AVISO LEGAL / DISCLAIMER</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Este art&#237;culo tiene fines exclusivamente educativos e informativos. 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Tambi&#233;n puedes seguirme en mis redes sociales para acceder a reflexiones, noticias y contenido formativo que te ayudar&#225; a comprender mejor el ecosistema deportivo desde una perspectiva estrat&#233;gica y jur&#237;dica.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[¿Una temporada equivale a 12 salarios?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#191;Qu&#233; exige FIFA sobre la duraci&#243;n m&#237;nima de los contratos y qu&#233; corresponde acordar a clubes y jugadores?]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/una-temporada-equivale-a-12-salarios</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/una-temporada-equivale-a-12-salarios</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:16:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucl&#233;s - Honduras</strong></h6><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A pocos d&#237;as del inicio del Torneo Apertura 2026 - 2027 de la Liga Nacional de Honduras, los clubes est&#225;n terminando de conformar sus plantillas, registrar jugadores y en algunos casos cerrar las &#250;ltimas negociaciones. El nuevo campeonato est&#225; programado para comenzar el 31 de julio y formar&#225; parte de la temporada 2026-2027.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pero durante las &#250;ltimas semanas tambi&#233;n ha surgido una discusi&#243;n que trasciende lo deportivo: <strong>&#191;est&#225;n obligados los clubes hondure&#241;os a pagar doce salarios por temporada porque as&#237; lo exige FIFA?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Algunos sectores del f&#250;tbol profesional presentan esta afirmaci&#243;n como una exigencia autom&#225;tica de la normativa internacional FIFA. Algunas publicaciones en redes sociales parten de una idea aparentemente sencilla: si el contrato debe durar una temporada y una temporada representa un a&#241;o, entonces el club necesariamente tendr&#237;a que efectuar doce pagos mensuales.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, esa conclusi&#243;n mezcla conceptos diferentes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En las &#250;ltimas semanas, Dios me ha dado la oportunidad de particpar en el asesoriamiento de varias contrataciones de jugadores y cuerpos tecnicos; en ellas he observado que algunos clubes, futbolistas y agentes no siempre distinguen entre la duraci&#243;n del contrato con relaci&#243;n a las temporadas respectivas, y la manera en que se pagar&#225; la remuneraci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esta diferencia va m&#225;s alla de la teoria, ya que puede determinar qu&#233; esperan las partes, qu&#233; debe quedar por escrito en el contrato y qu&#233; obligaciones podr&#225;n reclamarse posteriormente.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0sNk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F94a65dcf-5e43-4c92-ba1a-7ff19e5c78bc_2700x3375.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0sNk!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F94a65dcf-5e43-4c92-ba1a-7ff19e5c78bc_2700x3375.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0sNk!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, 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(RETJ<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> version julio 2025)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFA tambi&#233;n define la temporada como un periodo consecutivo de doce meses fijado por cada asociaci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pero ninguna de estas dos reglas significa, por s&#237; sola, que la remuneraci&#243;n tenga que dividirse obligatoriamente en doce mensualidades.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Debemos tener claro de que la duraci&#243;n contractual, el valor econ&#243;mico del acuerdo y el calendario de pagos son aspectos relacionados, pero no equivalentes.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">&#191;Qu&#233; establece FIFA sobre la duraci&#243;n m&#237;nima de un contrato?</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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style="text-align: justify;">A&#250;n y cuando se vienen modificaciones importantes a partir de enero 2027, el art&#237;culo 18.2 del Reglamento sobre el Estatuto y la Transferencia de Jugadores establece que la duraci&#243;n m&#237;nima de un contrato ser&#225; desde su fecha de inscripci&#243;n hasta el final de la temporada<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Como regla general, su duraci&#243;n m&#225;xima es de cinco a&#241;os, sin perjuicio de lo que permita o exija la legislaci&#243;n nacional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esto significa que si un jugador firma cuando la temporada ya ha comenzado, el contrato deber&#225; extenderse, como m&#237;nimo, hasta el final de esa temporada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No significa necesariamente que todos los contratos deban comenzar el primer d&#237;a de la temporada. Tampoco significa que el jugador tenga que recibir doce pagos simplemente porque el contrato finalice al cierre de la temporada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Entre otros aspectos regulatorios, el Reglamento sobre el Estatuto y la Transferencia de Jugadores de la FIFA regula principalmente la <strong>vigencia m&#237;nima del v&#237;nculo contractual</strong>. No establece una f&#243;rmula universal para calcular o distribuir la remuneraci&#243;n.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Temporada y periodo de competici&#243;n no son lo mismo</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">Aqu&#237; aparece una de las principales fuentes de confusi&#243;n. Para FIFA, una temporada es un periodo consecutivo de doce meses fijado por la asociaci&#243;n correspondiente, dentro del cual se desarrollan sus competiciones oficiales.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En cambio, el periodo de competici&#243;n comienza con el primer partido oficial de liga o copa y termina con el &#250;ltimo partido oficial de esas competiciones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por tanto, pueden existir meses que formen parte de la temporada regulatoria, aunque durante ellos no se disputen partidos de Liga Nacional en este caso concreto.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En Honduras solemos identificar la actividad deportiva visible con los meses en los que se disputan los torneos Apertura y Clausura. Sin embargo, el hecho de que los partidos de temporada comiencen en el segundo semestre de un a&#241;o y concluyan en el primer semestre del siguiente no significa que ese calendario competitivo determine, por s&#237; solo, el n&#250;mero obligatorio de pagos salariales.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La temporada responde a una definici&#243;n regulatoria.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El periodo de competici&#243;n responde al calendario de partidos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El contrato establece durante cu&#225;nto tiempo estar&#225;n vinculadas las partes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Y el acuerdo econ&#243;mico debe indicar cu&#225;nto, c&#243;mo y cu&#225;ndo se pagar&#225;.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Entonces, &#191;por qu&#233; se habla de doce salarios?</h2><p>Probablemente porque se est&#225;n uniendo tres afirmaciones diferentes:</p><ol><li><p>FIFA define la temporada como un periodo de doce meses.</p></li><li><p>FIFA exige que los contratos se extiendan hasta el final de esa temporada.</p></li><li><p>En muchos contratos la remuneraci&#243;n se expresa mediante un salario mensual.</p></li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">Las dos primeras afirmaciones no convierten autom&#225;ticamente la tercera en una obligaci&#243;n universal. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Un contrato puede establecer una remuneraci&#243;n mensual, una cantidad global distribuida en fechas determinadas o una estructura compuesta por salario, prima de contrataci&#243;n, bonificaciones y beneficios adicionales. Lo importante es que la estructura econ&#243;mica quede claramente documentada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La propia regulaci&#243;n FIFA contempla el supuesto de remuneraciones que <strong>no vencen mensualmente</strong>. El art&#237;culo 14 bis dispone que, cuando los salarios no deban pagarse de forma mensual, deber&#225; calcularse proporcionalmente el valor correspondiente a dos meses para determinar cu&#225;ndo un incumplimiento puede justificar la terminaci&#243;n del contrato.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esto demuestra que FIFA reconoce que no todos los contratos utilizan necesariamente el mismo calendario mensual de pagos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, esta disposici&#243;n no debe interpretarse como una autorizaci&#243;n para dejar periodos contractuales sin remuneraci&#243;n o desconocer otros derechos y obligaciones de las partes. Por tanto, desde la perspectiva de FIFA, pueden existir formas de remuneraci&#243;n con vencimientos diferentes a la mensualidad tradicional.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Canal WhatsApp Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>Canal WhatsApp Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Tres errores frecuentes</h2><h3 style="text-align: justify;">1. Confundir los doce meses de la Temporada con doce pagos obligatorios</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Que una temporada regulatoria comprenda doce meses no significa autom&#225;ticamente que FIFA imponga doce mensualidades.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">2. Confundir el final de los partidos con el final de la temporada</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">El &#250;ltimo partido de la Liga Nacional no necesariamente representa el &#250;ltimo d&#237;a de la temporada fijada por la asociaci&#243;n.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">3. Negociar solamente una cifra</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Decir que un jugador ganar&#225; determinada cantidad &#8220;por temporada&#8221; puede ser insuficiente si no se especifican la periodicidad, las fechas de vencimiento y los conceptos incluidos.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">&#191;Qu&#233; debe recordar cada parte?</h2><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Los clubes</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Deben saber diferenciar la duraci&#243;n del v&#237;nculo contractual y la estructura econ&#243;mica o forma de pago, y documentar con precisi&#243;n cada obligaci&#243;n.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Los jugadores</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Deben revisar no solamente cu&#225;nto recibir&#225;n, sino tambi&#233;n cu&#225;ndo vence cada cantidad y qu&#233; periodo cubre realmente el contrato.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Los agentes</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Deben evitar presentar una interpretaci&#243;n general como una obligaci&#243;n autom&#225;tica de FIFA y comprobar siempre la normativa nacional aplicable.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Los periodistas</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Deben distinguir entre una norma FIFA, una regulaci&#243;n de la Liga Nacional, una obligaci&#243;n de la legislaci&#243;n laboral y una condici&#243;n negociada en un contrato espec&#237;fico.</p><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p style="text-align: justify;">Reglamento sobre el Estatuto y la Transferencia de Jugadores de la FIFA</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p style="text-align: justify;">Version enero 2027 se modifica a: <em>La duraci&#243;n m&#237;nima de un contrato ser&#225; a partir de la fecha de entrada en vigor hasta el final de la temporada</em></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si este contenido te aporta valor y deseas apoyar este tipo de an&#225;lisis, puedes hacerlo de forma voluntaria dando clic <a href="https://paypal.me/legalsports">AQUI.</a></p><div><hr></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Contenido relacionado</h2><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Los elementos esenciales de un contrato profesional de f&#250;tbol</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; significa terminar un contrato con justa causa?</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Salarios adeudados: &#191;cu&#225;ndo puede marcharse un jugador?</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; ocurre cuando un club termina un contrato sin justa causa?</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Contrato de representaci&#243;n: lo que todo jugador debe saber</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Importancia de conservar documentos en una contrataci&#243;n</strong></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Los enlaces se incorporar&#225;n progresivamente.</em></p><div><hr></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Fuentes principales</h2><ul><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Reglamento sobre el Estatuto y la Transferencia de Jugadores de FIFA, edici&#243;nes de julio 2025 y enero de 2026: definiciones y art&#237;culos 13, 14 bis y 18.2.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">Informaci&#243;n oficial de la Liga Nacional sobre la temporada 2026-2027.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Nota de actualizaci&#243;n</h2><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Fecha de publicaci&#243;n:</strong> 25 de julio de 2026</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>&#218;ltima revisi&#243;n:</strong> 25 de julio de 2026</p><div><hr></div><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>AVISO LEGAL / DISCLAIMER</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Este art&#237;culo tiene fines exclusivamente educativos e informativos. 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Tambi&#233;n puedes seguirme en mis redes sociales para acceder a reflexiones, noticias y contenido formativo que te ayudar&#225; a comprender mejor el ecosistema deportivo desde una perspectiva estrat&#233;gica y jur&#237;dica.</p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Little-Known Rules in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FIFA Playbook #7 Protests, Substitutions, Special Goalkeeper Jerseys, and Other Details That Show How Football Is Also Organized Beyond the Pitch]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/5-little-known-rules-in-the-fifa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/5-little-known-rules-in-the-fifa</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:10:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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style="text-align: justify;">Tomorrow, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Over the coming weeks, the world&#8217;s attention will be focused on goals, star players, refereeing decisions, and the unique stories that only a FIFA World Cup can provide.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">However, behind every match lies a document that rarely makes headlines, yet plays a fundamental role in the tournament: the FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations (FWCR).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This nearly 100-page document governs a wide range of matters, including protests submitted by participating teams, concussion substitutions, disciplinary procedures, official training sessions, the jurisdiction of judicial bodies, and many other details that often go unnoticed by most fans.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">With just a few hours remaining before the start of the tournament, I decided to review these regulations and select five provisions that particularly caught my attention. Some reflect the evolution of modern football, while others demonstrate how FIFA seeks to balance sporting competition with governance, integrity, and player protection.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These are five things you probably did not know about the FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em>1. Protests Have Extremely Short Deadlines (Article 9 FWCR)</em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Protests related to matches must be notified to the FIFA match director within two hours after the match and subsequently submitted through the FIFA Legal Portal within the following 24 hours.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For readers interested in learning more about the FIFA Legal Portal, I previously published an article on the subject, which you can find here.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4e0e1c15-7f2b-432d-9fc1-1e77d852c63b&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FIFA Legal Portal&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Three Years of the FIFA Legal Portal&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6068596,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Astor Henriquez Cooper&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Sports Lawyer &amp; Consultant | Former Professional Soccer Player |FIFA-CIES Sport Management |LLM International Master in Sports Law and Management (ISDE)| International Sport Lawyers Association Board Member | &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/35e3be0e-63c9-4167-9001-bec6e9e16026_1024x1024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-09T13:31:10.766Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!andp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd9ecfe4e-dc7d-4d65-84a5-9aa907f5f472_1918x909.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/three-years-of-the-fifa-legal-portal&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:196353809,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:816022,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Sdp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F068dd539-3997-4f49-81bb-36ec124a418a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Protests are understood as any type of objection regarding incidents or matters directly related to matches, including, among others, the condition and marking of the field, supplementary equipment, player eligibility criteria, stadium facilities, and match balls.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand, it is also important to remember that protests may not be filed against the referee&#8217;s decisions on facts connected to the match. Such decisions are final and not subject to appeal, except in those cases where the FIFA Disciplinary Code provides otherwise.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Regulations also establish that any dispute related to the FIFA World Cup 26 shall be resolved without delay through negotiation, except for disciplinary matters.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>2. Extra Time Gives Coaches More Tactical Options (Article 36 FWCR)</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">During extra time, national teams are granted one additional substitute and one additional substitution opportunity. Furthermore, teams may make substitutions during two specific periods without those changes counting as a substitution opportunity: between the end of regular time and the start of extra time, and during the interval when teams switch ends at the conclusion of the first period of extra time.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This provision provides coaches with greater tactical flexibility in the most demanding moments of the tournament, where fatigue, injuries, and game management can often determine the outcome of a match. </p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>3. Special jerseys for an extreme situation: when a field player must act as goalkeeper (Article 29 FWCR)</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zmpo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72a1224d-c3d9-4923-b7bc-a06cb1e024ef_600x399.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zmpo!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72a1224d-c3d9-4923-b7bc-a06cb1e024ef_600x399.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zmpo!, 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style="text-align: justify;">The provision establishes that players may only be assigned numbers from 1 to 26, with number 1 reserved for one of the team&#8217;s goalkeepers. However, the regulations also contemplate a less common, yet entirely possible, scenario during a match: a field player having to take over the role of goalkeeper.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For such circumstances, participating teams must provide an additional set of goalkeeper jerseys without a name or number. These jerseys are intended to be used only in very specific situations when a player who is not a goalkeeper is required to assume that position during a match.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/5-little-known-rules-in-the-fifa?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! 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Each National Team Must Appoint a Safeguarding and Welfare Officer (Article 27 FWCR)</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Another interesting aspect of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations is that not everything is limited to coaches, doctors, fitness staff, or team officials.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Article 27 establishes that each participating federation must appoint a person responsible for the safeguarding and welfare of the team. This person will act as the point of contact for all matters related to the protection and welfare of the players and the rest of the delegation during the tournament.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The regulation also requires the appointed person to complete the online &#8220;Safeguarding Essentials&#8221; course from the FIFA Guardians programme and submit the corresponding certificate to FIFA. In addition, this person must be familiar with the Code of Conduct on safeguarding and anti-discrimination, and must ensure that all members of the delegation are aware of it and comply with it, including the players.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This detail shows how the organization of a modern FIFA World Cup goes far beyond sporting planning. FIFA incorporates into the operation of national teams a role connected to physical and mental welfare, prevention, the protection of accredited persons, and the creation of safe environments within the competition.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>5. 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justify;">For readers interested in learning more about FIFA&#8217;s internal governance structure, I previously published an article examining the four central pillars of FIFA&#8217;s governance framework: the FIFA Congress, the FIFA Council, the Office of the President, and the General Secretariat</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;aa2c5342-ba77-474d-9e3b-9184b2fb996c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FIFA is a private international organization with legal personality, established under Article 1 of its Statutes, which defines its role as the governing body of world soccer.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Inside FIFA (Part I): How Decisions That Shape World Soccer Are Made &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6068596,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Astor Henriquez 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Management&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Sdp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F068dd539-3997-4f49-81bb-36ec124a418a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">At first glance, this may appear to be just another final clause, the type of provision that often goes unnoticed in regulatory documents. However, in the context of a FIFA World Cup with 48 national teams, three host countries, multiple venues, a massive logistical operation, and potential unforeseen situations, this authority becomes particularly significant.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Article 51 confirms that the regulations should not necessarily be understood as a completely closed document from the start of the tournament. FIFA retains the possibility of adjusting certain provisions if sporting, operational, disciplinary, logistical, or institutional circumstances so require.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">From a legal perspective, this point should also be read alongside the dispute resolution system established in the regulations. Article 8.3 provides that, once all internal FIFA remedies have been exhausted, the only appeal body shall be the Court of Arbitration for Sport, known as CAS, with its seat in Lausanne, Switzerland.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In other words, FIFA retains broad authority to administer and adapt the competition regulations, but its decisions are not necessarily beyond the scope of sports law review. CAS remains the final review body for disputes that may reach that level.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking for more sports-related reading?</p><p>I have compiled a list of Substack publications that I personally enjoy following, covering topics such as sports law, governance, management, business, and the global sport industry.</p><p>&#128218; You can find them here:</p><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Andrew M. 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Twumasi-Ankrah&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:347261651,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a735d250-942d-4ed3-930b-e7fddb4b392c_2099x2099.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;cd1ccb54-65ff-441d-baf3-c70511845af2&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> </p><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Carla Bilche&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:87335268,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jFH_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F490f8ee6-8811-46ce-8cce-8614a0513b14_640x640.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;8f5c5c04-4317-4e13-8072-b8aa7a3dbe37&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> </p><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Boardroom Ball&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:314916270,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bd46c475-c10d-4d2a-b758-ba0fa706041b_800x800.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;e8cf30a5-8dca-4d82-a22f-101fe52e1e14&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> </p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After reviewing some of the lesser-known provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations, it is time to move from legal and governance analysis to the part that everyone enjoys: predictions.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In my WhatsApp Channel, I will be posting two questions so that we can make our predictions before the tournament begins:</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">&#127942; Who do you think will be crowned World Champion?</h3><h3 style="text-align: justify;">&#127757; Which national team do you think will be the biggest surprise of the tournament?</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off tomorrow, and this is the perfect time to make our predictions before the tournament starts changing everything.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Join the conversation and cast your predictions here: <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#128073; WhatsApp Channel</a></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Interested in exploring the regulations in more detail? </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10dS1hziPH9YxgzqJTU2okr6AEKiPYYG-/view?usp=sharing">&#128196; Download the FIFA World Cup 2026 Regulations here</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wh_D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a78515f-02f1-4091-b80f-3809f7d17956_698x732.png" 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style="text-align: justify;">Ma&#241;ana comenzar&#225; la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Durante las pr&#243;ximas semanas, la atenci&#243;n del mundo estar&#225; puesta en los goles, las figuras, las decisiones arbitrales y las historias que &#250;nicamente una Copa Mundial puede ofrecer.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, detr&#225;s de cada partido existe un documento que rara vez ocupa titulares, pero que resulta fundamental para el desarrollo de la competici&#243;n: el Reglamento de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 (RCMF).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Se trata de un texto de casi cien p&#225;ginas que regula aspectos tan diversos como las protestas presentadas por las selecciones, las sustituciones por conmoci&#243;n cerebral, los procedimientos disciplinarios, los entrenamientos oficiales, las competencias de los &#243;rganos judiciales y otros detalles que pueden pasar desapercibidos para la mayor&#237;a de los aficionados.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A pocas horas del inicio del torneo, decid&#237; revisar este reglamento y seleccionar cinco disposiciones que llamaron particularmente mi atenci&#243;n. Algunas reflejan la evoluci&#243;n del f&#250;tbol moderno; otras muestran c&#243;mo la FIFA intenta equilibrar la competici&#243;n deportiva con aspectos de gobernanza, integridad y protecci&#243;n de los jugadores.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Estas son cinco cosas que probablemente no sab&#237;as sobre el Reglamento de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>1. Las protestas tienen plazos extremadamente cortos (articulo 9 RCMF)</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Las protestas relacionadas con partidos deben notificarse al director de partido dentro de las dos horas posteriores al encuentro y presentarse posteriormente a trav&#233;s del Portal Legal de la FIFA dentro de las siguientes 24 horas.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Aqui te comparto uno de nuestros art&#237;culos acerca del Portal Legal de la FIFA</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;8782325c-5fe6-47f1-8d15-da662d7d4977&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Portal Legal de la FIFA&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tres a&#241;os del Portal Legal de la FIFA &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6068596,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Astor Henriquez Cooper&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Sports Lawyer &amp; Consultant | Former Professional Soccer Player |FIFA-CIES Sport Management |LLM International Master in Sports Law and Management (ISDE)| International Sport Lawyers Association Board Member | &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/35e3be0e-63c9-4167-9001-bec6e9e16026_1024x1024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-09T15:42:16.779Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WHGo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e4d3987-06a5-4150-ab18-fc1d7661ac3d_1916x911.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/tres-anos-del-portal-legal-de-la&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:196841965,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:816022,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Sdp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F068dd539-3997-4f49-81bb-36ec124a418a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Se entiende por protesta todo tipo de objeciones respecto a incidentes o asuntos relacionados directamente con los partidos, incluidos, entre otros, el estado y la marcaci&#243;n del campo, el equipamiento suplementario, los criterios de convocatoria de los jugadores, las instalaciones del estadio y los balones. Por otra parte, debemos recordar de que no se podr&#225;n presentar protestas contra las decisiones del &#225;rbitro sobre hechos relacionados con el partido. Dichas decisiones ser&#225;n firmes e inapelables, salvo en los casos en que el C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA estipule lo contrario.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El Reglamento tambi&#233;n establece que toda disputa relacionada con el Mundial de la FIFA 26 se resolver&#225; sin demora mediante negociaci&#243;n, a excepci&#243;n de las cuestiones disciplinarias. </p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>2. La pr&#243;rroga otorga m&#225;s herramientas a los entrenadores (art&#237;culo 36 RCMF)</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Durante la pr&#243;rroga, las selecciones reciben un sustituto adicional y una oportunidad adicional para realizar cambios. Adem&#225;s, los equipos podr&#225;n realizar sustituciones en dos momentos espec&#237;ficos sin que estas se contabilicen como una oportunidad de sustituci&#243;n: entre el final del tiempo reglamentario y el inicio de la pr&#243;rroga, as&#237; como durante el intervalo en el que los equipos cambian de campo al terminar la primera parte de la pr&#243;rroga.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>3. Camisetas especiales para una situaci&#243;n extrema: cuando un jugador de campo debe ser guardameta (art&#237;culo 29 RCMF)</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zmpo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72a1224d-c3d9-4923-b7bc-a06cb1e024ef_600x399.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zmpo!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72a1224d-c3d9-4923-b7bc-a06cb1e024ef_600x399.jpeg 424w, 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jugadores.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La norma establece que &#250;nicamente podr&#225;n asignarse a los futbolistas los n&#250;meros del 1 al 26, reservando el n&#250;mero 1 para uno de los guardametas. Sin embargo, el reglamento tambi&#233;n contempla una situaci&#243;n poco com&#250;n, pero posible dentro de un partido: que un jugador de campo tenga que ocupar el puesto de guardameta.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Para ese escenario, las selecciones deber&#225;n proporcionar un juego adicional de camisetas de guardameta sin nombre ni n&#250;mero. Estas camisetas se utilizar&#225;n &#250;nicamente en circunstancias muy concretas, cuando un futbolista que no es portero deba asumir esa funci&#243;n durante un encuentro.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management</span></a></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>4. Cada selecci&#243;n debe designar un responsable de bienestar y salvaguardia (art&#237;culo 27 RCMF)</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Otro aspecto interesante del Reglamento de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 es que no todo se limita a entrenadores, m&#233;dicos, preparadores f&#237;sicos o directivos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 27 establece que cada federaci&#243;n participante deber&#225; nombrar a una persona responsable de la salvaguardia y el bienestar del equipo. Esta persona actuar&#225; como punto de contacto para todas las cuestiones relacionadas con la protecci&#243;n y el bienestar de los jugadores y del resto de la delegaci&#243;n durante el torneo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La norma tambi&#233;n exige que la persona designada complete el curso en l&#237;nea &#171;Fundamentos de salvaguardia&#187; del programa FIFA Guardians y remita a la FIFA el certificado correspondiente. Adem&#225;s, deber&#225; conocer el C&#243;digo de Conducta sobre salvaguardia y lucha contra la discriminaci&#243;n, as&#237; como asegurarse de que todos los miembros de la delegaci&#243;n lo conozcan y lo cumplan, incluidos los jugadores.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Este detalle refleja c&#243;mo la organizaci&#243;n de una Copa Mundial moderna va mucho m&#225;s all&#225; de la planificaci&#243;n deportiva. FIFA incorpora dentro del funcionamiento de las selecciones una figura vinculada al bienestar f&#237;sico y mental, la prevenci&#243;n, la protecci&#243;n de las personas acreditadas y la creaci&#243;n de entornos seguros dentro de la competici&#243;n.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>5. Entre la discreci&#243;n de FIFA y la &#250;ltima palabra del TAS</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2dWV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb912866-d9c2-44ef-9f3b-81b8ccd40231_1145x720.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2dWV!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb912866-d9c2-44ef-9f3b-81b8ccd40231_1145x720.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2dWV!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, 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procedimientos correspondientes.</p><div><hr></div><p>Aqui te comparto uno de nuestros art&#237;culos acerca de los cuatro pilares centrales del gobierno interno de la FIFA: El Congreso; el Consejo; la figura del Presidente y la Secretar&#237;a General.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;066116b1-3dc7-46a8-bd1b-eaa6e13500a7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;La FIFA es una organizaci&#243;n internacional privada con personalidad jur&#237;dica propia, constituida conforme al art&#237;culo 1 de sus Estatutos, que define su car&#225;cter como &#243;rgano rector del f&#250;tbol mundial.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dentro de la FIFA (Parte I)&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6068596,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Astor Henriquez Cooper&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Sports 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Management&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Sdp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F068dd539-3997-4f49-81bb-36ec124a418a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A simple vista, podr&#237;a parecer una cl&#225;usula final m&#225;s, de esas que muchas veces pasan desapercibidas en los reglamentos. Sin embargo, en el contexto de una Copa Mundial con 48 selecciones, tres pa&#237;ses anfitriones, m&#250;ltiples sedes, una enorme operaci&#243;n log&#237;stica y posibles situaciones imprevistas, esta facultad adquiere una relevancia especial.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El art&#237;culo 51 confirma que el reglamento no necesariamente debe entenderse como un documento completamente cerrado desde el inicio del torneo. FIFA conserva la posibilidad de ajustar determinadas disposiciones si las circunstancias deportivas, operativas, disciplinarias, log&#237;sticas o institucionales as&#237; lo requieren.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Desde una perspectiva jur&#237;dica, este punto tambi&#233;n debe leerse junto con el sistema de resoluci&#243;n de disputas previsto en el reglamento. El art&#237;culo 8.3 establece que, una vez agotadas todas las v&#237;as de recurso dentro de FIFA, la &#250;nica instancia de apelaci&#243;n ser&#225; el Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo, conocido como TAS, con sede en Lausana, Suiza.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En otras palabras, FIFA conserva una amplia facultad para administrar y adaptar el reglamento de la competici&#243;n, pero sus decisiones no quedan necesariamente fuera de todo control jur&#237;dico deportivo. El TAS contin&#250;a siendo la instancia final de revisi&#243;n para las controversias que puedan llegar hasta ese nivel.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Despu&#233;s de revisar algunas de las reglas menos conocidas del Reglamento de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026, toca pasar del an&#225;lisis jur&#237;dico-deportivo a la parte que todos disfrutamos: los pron&#243;sticos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En el canal de WhatsApp voy a dejar dos preguntas para que podamos hacer nuestros pron&#243;sticos antes del inicio del torneo:</p><h3>&#127942; &#191;Qui&#233;n crees que ser&#225; campe&#243;n del mundo?</h3><h3>&#127757; &#191;Cu&#225;l selecci&#243;n crees que ser&#225; la gran sorpresa del Mundial?</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Ma&#241;ana comienza la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026, y este es el mejor momento para dejar nuestras predicciones antes de que el torneo empiece a cambiarlo todo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Puedes participar en la encuesta aqu&#237;: <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">Canal de WhatsApp </a></p><div><hr></div><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GP1fOAoShgFAQ_Aa4Aumhij4DAmqu6NW/view?usp=sharing">Descarga aqui el Reglamento de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K6w0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcbf135e9-9f1c-4faf-a459-2645ae6d6564_648x797.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K6w0!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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funcionamiento dentro de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Part&#237;amos de la premisa de que ning&#250;n sistema de integridad puede funcionar adecuadamente si quienes conocen posibles irregularidades no cuentan con canales accesibles y confiables para reportarlas; y que los mecanismos de denuncia permiten detectar riesgos de manera temprana, constituyendo una herramienta esencial para proteger la integridad de las competiciones deportivas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Durante ese an&#225;lisis observamos que la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras cuenta formalmente con un mecanismo de denuncia. 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8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>(Formulario FIFA fuera de servicio - Enlace p&#225;gina web Federaci&#243;n F&#250;tbol de Honduras)</strong></em></h5><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">La principal conclusi&#243;n en nuestra edici&#243;n de The FIFA Playbook # 3, fue que el enfoque institucional de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras parece limitarse al cumplimiento de un est&#225;ndar m&#237;nimo. M&#225;s all&#225; de la existencia formal de estos canales, no se observan campa&#241;as permanentes de difusi&#243;n, jornadas informativas peri&#243;dicas dirigidas a clubes y &#225;rbitros, materiales educativos o acciones sostenidas de concienciaci&#243;n que permitan incorporar estos mecanismos al funcionamiento cotidiano del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En esta nueva edici&#243;n avanzamos hacia el tercer pilar del modelo de integridad promovido por FIFA: la formulaci&#243;n de medidas de integridad sostenibles dentro de las competiciones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En este tercer pilar, se da por sentado de que las federaciones miembro cuentan con un plan de acci&#243;n en materia de integridad. Lo que busca este pilar es complementar ese plan mediante medidas concretas orientadas a proteger las competiciones y reducir los riesgos asociados a la manipulaci&#243;n de partidos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Para FIFA, estas medidas deben reunir tres caracter&#237;sticas esenciales: ser concretas, cuantificables y sostenibles en el tiempo a fin de proteger los partidos y competencias dentro del f&#250;tbol asociacion.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Medidas de integridad concretas</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Las medidas de integridad deben dise&#241;arse pensando en el p&#250;blico al que van dirigidas. La efectividad de una acci&#243;n preventiva depende, en gran medida, de su capacidad para adaptarse a las necesidades y realidades de quienes la reciben.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por ejemplo, aunque el objetivo sea el mismo, no resulta aconsejable impartir el mismo contenido a futbolistas juveniles que a jugadores profesionales. Cada grupo enfrenta riesgos distintos y percibe el fen&#243;meno de manera diferente.</p><p></p><h4><em><strong>Medidas de integridad cuantificables</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">La integridad tambi&#233;n requiere mecanismos de evaluaci&#243;n. Las federaciones deben poder medir el alcance y el impacto de las acciones implementadas para determinar si realmente est&#225;n produciendo resultados. Se sugiere que las mediciones puedan  estar registradas en los informes anuales de las federaciones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las mediciones pueden responder a preguntas tan simples como cu&#225;ntos clubes recibieron formaci&#243;n en integridad durante una temporada, cu&#225;ntos jugadores participaron en actividades educativas o cu&#225;ntos &#225;rbitros fueron capacitados permiten evaluar el nivel de implementaci&#243;n de estas pol&#237;ticas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><h4><em><strong>Medidas de integridad sostenibles</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Las acciones aisladas suelen generar resultados limitados. Por esa raz&#243;n, FIFA insiste en que las medidas de integridad formen parte de una estrategia permanente y no de iniciativas ocasionales.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La formaci&#243;n en integridad, por ejemplo, deber&#237;a repetirse cada temporada y formar parte de una pol&#237;tica institucional capaz de mantenerse y fortalecerse con el paso del tiempo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; ocurre en la pr&#225;ctica dentro de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras?</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G5fB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95de44a4-e930-449f-b190-0641286484d6_1621x890.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Pagina web Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras)</strong></em></h5><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Con el objetivo de identificar qu&#233; medidas de integridad han sido implementadas en los &#250;ltimos a&#241;os, se revisaron las memorias institucionales disponibles de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras correspondientes a los per&#237;odos 2018-2019, 2020-2021 y 2024-2025. No fue posible localizar memorias correspondientes a los a&#241;os 2022 y 2023.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La revisi&#243;n permite identificar una iniciativa relevante en materia de integridad durante el a&#241;o 2019. En ese momento, la federaci&#243;n formaliz&#243; una vinculaci&#243;n con la Oficina de Integridad de la FIFA e impuls&#243; reformas estatutarias que incorporaron expresamente la integridad como una obligaci&#243;n institucional. Seg&#250;n la propia federaci&#243;n, esta decisi&#243;n convirti&#243; a Honduras en una de las primeras asociaciones de la regi&#243;n en incluir este compromiso dentro de sus normas fundamentales.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Se trataba de un paso prometedor. Sin embargo, al analizar la documentaci&#243;n institucional de los a&#241;os posteriores, resulta dif&#237;cil encontrar evidencia p&#250;blica de una estrategia sostenida en materia de integridad. M&#225;s all&#225; de aquella iniciativa inicial, las memorias disponibles no contienen referencias a programas, actividades, campa&#241;as o medidas espec&#237;ficas relacionadas con la prevenci&#243;n del ama&#241;o de partidos y la protecci&#243;n de la integridad de las competiciones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lo anterior resulta especialmente relevante si se considera que durante este mismo per&#237;odo las casas de apuestas han incrementado significativamente su presencia dentro del ecosistema del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o. Actualmente participan como patrocinadores de las principales competiciones del pa&#237;s e incluso han mantenido v&#237;nculos comerciales con la propia Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Parad&#243;jicamente, mientras el riesgo asociado a la manipulaci&#243;n de partidos ha adquirido mayor relevancia a nivel internacional, la integridad no parece haber ocupado un lugar visible dentro de la agenda institucional del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o durante los &#250;ltimos diez a&#241;os.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En los meses recientes la federaci&#243;n ha mostrado se&#241;ales positivas en otras &#225;reas de planificaci&#243;n y desarrollo deportivo, incorporando nuevas herramientas y profesionales con una visi&#243;n de mediano y largo plazo. Sin embargo, al menos desde una perspectiva p&#250;blica y documental, la integridad y la prevenci&#243;n del ama&#241;o de partidos contin&#250;an siendo temas con escasa presencia dentro de la comunicaci&#243;n y planificaci&#243;n institucional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Y precisamente ah&#237; radica el desaf&#237;o, ya que la integridad no se construye &#250;nicamente cuando surge una denuncia o un esc&#225;ndalo. Se construye mucho antes, mediante educaci&#243;n, prevenci&#243;n, seguimiento y pol&#237;ticas sostenidas en el tiempo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No te pierdas la pr&#243;xima entrega donde abordaremos el cuarto pilar del modelo de integridad promovido por FIFA: el dise&#241;o de una estrategia de comunicaci&#243;n y la relaci&#243;n con los medios de comunicaci&#243;n.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dcFl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f0eb8d7-b48d-4dd4-8d8f-06fc4fa7b7fd_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dcFl!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, 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Acompa&#241;amos a directores y fundadores en la definici&#243;n de su modelo deportivo y organizativo, asegurando coherencia entre metodolog&#237;a, valores y crecimiento sostenible. </em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Porque una academia no se mide solo por sus sesiones de entrenamiento&#8230; sino por la estructura que le permite desarrollarse, competir y trascender en el tiempo.&#8221;</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://api.whatsapp.com/message/TZ746UKG4JZUD1?autoload=1&amp;app_absent=0&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;QUIERO M&#193;S INFORMACI&#211;N&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://api.whatsapp.com/message/TZ746UKG4JZUD1?autoload=1&amp;app_absent=0"><span>QUIERO M&#193;S INFORMACI&#211;N</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si deseas recibir contenido exclusivo, actualizaciones r&#225;pidas de casos reales, an&#225;lisis breves y recursos pr&#225;cticos sobre derecho y gesti&#243;n deportiva, te invito a unirte a mi <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;</a><strong><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">Canal de WhatsApp</a></strong>, donde comparto material adicional que no siempre publico en Substack. 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The 2026 FIFA World Cup will not only introduce a new format, new host cities, and the largest tournament in football history. It will also arrive alongside new regulatory provisions such as the FIFA Disciplinary Code, as the 2026 edition officially entered into force on May 1, 2026, amending several provisions from the September 2025 edition. The update was adopted by the FIFA Council on April 28, 2026, in Vancouver, Canada, in the lead-up to a World Cup that will be hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It is important to remember that this Code primarily applies to matches and competitions organized by FIFA. However, its influence extends beyond FIFA competitions themselves. Although national associations maintain their own disciplinary codes, these must align with the general principles established in the FIFA Disciplinary Code in order to preserve a coherent, uniform, and harmonized disciplinary framework throughout world football.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As the governing body of world football, FIFA has both the commitment and the obligation to project minimum disciplinary standards capable of permeating national football within each member association. Article 75 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code specifically establishes this obligation of harmonization, requiring member associations to adapt their internal disciplinary provisions to the general principles of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are at least seven relevant reforms introduced in this new edition. In this article, we will briefly analyze five of them.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1. Forgery of documents: FIFA removes references to match-based suspensions</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iz6h!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c92584a-b299-4995-b11a-51008e634ebf_654x493.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iz6h!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c92584a-b299-4995-b11a-51008e634ebf_654x493.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iz6h!, 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4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The September 2025 edition of the FIFA Disciplinary Code established in Article 22 that any person who, within the scope of football-related activities, created a false document, falsified an existing document, or used a forged document, would be sanctioned with a fine and <em><strong>&#8220;a suspension of at least six matches or for a specified period of time that may not be less than twelve months.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">However, the 2026 edition modifies the structure of the provision and removes the reference to the minimum six-match suspension, maintaining only the sanction of a fine together with a suspension or ban from participating in football-related activities for a specified period that may not be less than twelve months.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The reform does not necessarily appear aimed at increasing the minimum sanction, since the twelve-month threshold already existed in the previous version. Rather, FIFA seems to be pursuing greater legal clarity and consistency in the way these offences are sanctioned, particularly in light of recent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) jurisprudence, as expressly recognized in FIFA Circular no. 1964.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">From a legal and practical perspective, the removal of the reference to matches also responds to an important reality that not all cases involving document forgery are directly connected to the playing of matches or to active players or coaches.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Document forgery in modern football may involve agents, officials, executives, intermediaries, player registrations, transfers, migration documentation, accreditations, eligibility matters, or corporate structures linked to football. In that context, a sanction measured solely in matches could become limited or inadequate for certain individuals subject to FIFA&#8217;s disciplinary jurisdiction.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2. Public holidays and fines in US dollars</strong></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JkBQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0167cf7-8a2e-4061-aedf-3dc1c8ad2e02_3953x2954.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JkBQ!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0167cf7-8a2e-4061-aedf-3dc1c8ad2e02_3953x2954.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JkBQ!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, 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Today, FIFA judicial bodies, with the assistance of the General Secretariat, also conduct part of their activities from Miami, Florida.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although this change may initially appear merely administrative or logistical, the 2026 edition of the FIFA Disciplinary Code demonstrates that its legal and operational impact is much broader.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Under the new reform, procedural deadlines will now take into account Miami&#8217;s time zone and US national public holidays. Additionally, all fines under the disciplinary system will now be imposed in US dollars (USD), replacing the historical use of the Swiss franc (CHF). These amendments are reflected in Articles 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 38, 60, 61, and 64, as well as Annex 1 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The amendment also reflects an important symbolic and institutional shift, as FIFA progressively adapts part of its disciplinary and operational structure to the US environment, reinforcing the influence of the United States within the governance and administration of international football.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The currency change also deserves attention. For decades, the Swiss franc naturally served as FIFA&#8217;s institutional reference currency due to its historical headquarters in Switzerland. However, the move toward the US dollar reflects an adaptation to the economic and commercial realities of modern football, particularly considering the weight of the American market in sponsorships, broadcasting, investment, entertainment, and global football expansion.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;WhatsApp Channel - Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>WhatsApp Channel - Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3. Discrimination and racist abuse</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">The 2026 edition of the FIFA Disciplinary Code introduces an important amendment to Article 15 paragraph 7(a), allowing for the partial commutation of sanctions when a person admits to having committed a racist or discriminatory act.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Under this reform, the competent judicial body may reduce by up to half the sanction imposed on players and officials who acknowledge responsibility for discriminatory conduct. However, such reduction is not automatic, as it remains conditional upon the mandatory completion of educational, communication, and training initiatives previously approved by FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The reform also aligns with an increasingly visible trend in international sports governance, we are talking about combating discrimination not solely through sporting or financial sanctions, but also through preventive and educational tools.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Nevertheless, the amendment may also raise discussions regarding proportionality and consistency in sanctioning, particularly concerning the criteria that FIFA judicial bodies will apply when determining the scope of the reduction in each specific case. On one hand, the reform could be interpreted as a mechanism that encourages procedural cooperation and helps avoid unnecessary litigation when there is a clear admission of responsibility. On the other hand, however, the amendment may also open discussions regarding proportionality and disciplinary consistency, particularly concerning the parameters that FIFA judicial bodies will use to determine the extent of the reduction. While the admission of responsibility enables the possibility of applying a partial commutation, the provision does not specify the criteria that would justify reducing the sanction by, for example, one quarter, one third, or up to half of the original penalty imposed.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>4. Suspension of a Match Due to Abandonment of the Field of Play</strong></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg" width="860" height="550" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:550,&quot;width&quot;:860,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Numerosas reacciones tras la decisi&#243;n de despojar a Senegal del t&#237;tulo - 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In such cases, the relevant association or club will be declared to have forfeited the match through withdrawal or abandonment.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The reform to Article 16 also finds a practical explanation in recent controversies within African football. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final between Morocco and Senegal was marked by a major legal and sporting incident in which Senegal temporarily left the field of play in protest against a refereeing decision. One month later, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), through its Appeals Board, ruled that Senegal was &#8220;declared loser by forfeit in the Final,&#8221; meaning that its 1-0 extra-time victory was converted into a 3-0 default win in favor of the host nation, Morocco.</p><p>It is likely that several FIFA member associations will adapt their national disciplinary codes in order to align with this reform and maintain consistency with FIFA&#8217;s updated disciplinary framework.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/five-key-reforms-of-the-new-fifa?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! 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Delay in the Start of a Match</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">The 2026 edition of the FIFA Disciplinary Code introduces a small yet interesting addition to Article 14 paragraph 5, expressly establishing that a club or national team that delays the start of a match may be subject to disciplinary measures, considering such conduct as improper behavior.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although the amendment may appear minor when compared to other reforms within the Code, it actually reflects a very visible trend in modern football governance aimed at protecting the organization, punctuality, and operational stability of competitions. In the context of a FIFA World Cup, where millions of people follow matches simultaneously around the globe, even minor delays can generate significant organizational and commercial consequences.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Currently, there are leagues and competitions organized by FIFA member associations where these situations are generally handled from an administrative perspective, usually through automatic fines imposed directly by the organizing league rather than through independent disciplinary bodies.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you find this content valuable and would like to support this type of analysis, you can do so voluntarily by clicking <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/legalsports">HERE.</a> (PayPal)</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to receive exclusive content, quick updates on real cases, brief analyses, and practical resources on sports law and management, I invite you to join my <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;WhatsApp Channel</a>, where I share additional material that I don&#8217;t always publish on Substack.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">You can also follow me on my social media platforms to access insights, news, and educational content that will help you better understand the sports ecosystem from a strategic and legal perspective.</p><div><hr></div><p><em><strong>DISCLAIMER</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>This article is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal or any other type of advice; nor does it create an attorney-client and/or consultant-client relationship.</strong></em></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cinco reformas clave del nuevo Código Disciplinario de la FIFA]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE FIFA Playbook #5 Breve an&#225;lisis de las reformas que FIFA introduce antes de la Copa Mundial 2026]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/cinco-reformas-clave-del-nuevo-codigo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/cinco-reformas-clave-del-nuevo-codigo</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLL1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a0ab05f-2f09-48b4-ac01-e7a79d7951a5_602x817.png" length="0" 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style="text-align: justify;">La Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 no solo estrenar&#225; un nuevo formato deportivo, nuevas sedes y una dimensi&#243;n comercial sin precedentes en Norteam&#233;rica. Tambi&#233;n llegar&#225; acompa&#241;ada de un marco disciplinario actualizado.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El 1 de mayo de 2026 entr&#243; en vigor la nueva edici&#243;n del C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA, reformando diversas disposiciones de la edici&#243;n de septiembre de 2025. La actualizaci&#243;n fue adoptada por el Consejo de la FIFA el 28 de abril de 2026 en Vancouver, Canad&#225;, en la antesala de un Mundial que tendr&#225; a Estados Unidos, M&#233;xico y Canad&#225; como anfitriones</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Es muy importante mencionar que el C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA se aplica a todos los partidos y competiciones organizados por la FIFA, as&#237; como a todos los partidos y competiciones de f&#250;tbol asociaci&#243;n que no pertenezcan a la jurisdicci&#243;n de las confederaciones o federaciones miembro. Sin embargo, es importante destacar que su influencia va m&#225;s all&#225; de las competiciones organizadas por la FIFA. Aunque las asociaciones nacionales conservan sus propios c&#243;digos disciplinarios, estos deben adaptarse a los principios generales del C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA, con el objetivo de mantener una l&#237;nea disciplinaria coherente y armonizada dentro del f&#250;tbol mundial.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFA como &#243;rgano rector del f&#250;tbol mundial tiene el compromiso y la obligaci&#243;n de proyectar est&#225;ndares m&#237;nimos que puedan permear hacia el f&#250;tbol nacional de cada federaci&#243;n miembro. El art&#237;culo 75 del C&#243;digo Disciplinario establece precisamente esa obligaci&#243;n de armonizaci&#243;n para las federaciones miembro de adaptar sus disposiciones disciplinarias internas a los principios generales del C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La edici&#243;n 2026 introduce al menos siete reformas relevantes. En esta ocasi&#243;n, analizaremos brevemente cinco de ellas.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1. Falsificaci&#243;n de documentos: FIFA elimina la referencia a sanciones por partidos</strong></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iz6h!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c92584a-b299-4995-b11a-51008e634ebf_654x493.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iz6h!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c92584a-b299-4995-b11a-51008e634ebf_654x493.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iz6h!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">La edici&#243;n de septiembre de 2025 del C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA establec&#237;a en su art&#237;culo 22 que toda persona que, en el &#225;mbito de cualquier actividad relacionada con el f&#250;tbol, creara un documento falso, falsificara un documento existente o utilizara un documento falsificado, ser&#237;a sancionada con una multa y con <em><strong>&#8220;una suspensi&#243;n que dure al menos seis partidos o un periodo determinado que en ning&#250;n caso ser&#225; inferior a doce meses&#8221;.</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, la edici&#243;n 2026 modifica la estructura de la disposici&#243;n y elimina la referencia a la suspensi&#243;n m&#237;nima de seis partidos, manteniendo &#250;nicamente la multa y la suspensi&#243;n o prohibici&#243;n para ejercer actividades relacionadas con el f&#250;tbol durante un periodo determinado que no podr&#225; ser inferior a doce meses.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La modificaci&#243;n no parece enfocarse necesariamente en endurecer la sanci&#243;n m&#237;nima, ya que el par&#225;metro temporal de doce meses ya exist&#237;a en la versi&#243;n anterior. M&#225;s bien, FIFA parece buscar una mayor claridad y coherencia jur&#237;dica en la forma de sancionar este tipo de conductas, especialmente a la luz de la reciente jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo (TAS), tal como lo reconoce expresamente la propia Circular 1964. Desde una perspectiva pr&#225;ctica, la eliminaci&#243;n de la referencia a partidos tambi&#233;n parece responder a una realidad importante de que no todas las infracciones relacionadas con falsificaci&#243;n documental involucran necesariamente a jugadores activos o situaciones directamente conectadas con la disputa de encuentros oficiales.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2. D&#237;as festivos y multas en d&#243;lares: el impacto operativo de la mudanza de FIFA hacia Miami</strong></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JkBQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0167cf7-8a2e-4061-aedf-3dc1c8ad2e02_3953x2954.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JkBQ!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0167cf7-8a2e-4061-aedf-3dc1c8ad2e02_3953x2954.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JkBQ!, 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Actualmente, los &#243;rganos judiciales de la FIFA, con la asistencia de la Secretar&#237;a General, tambi&#233;n desarrollan parte de su actividad desde Miami, Florida.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Aunque a primera vista este cambio podr&#237;a parecer &#250;nicamente administrativo o log&#237;stico, la edici&#243;n 2026 del C&#243;digo Disciplinario demuestra que sus efectos tienen un impacto jur&#237;dico y operativo mucho m&#225;s amplio.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A partir de esta reforma, los plazos estipulados en el C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA tomar&#225;n en consideraci&#243;n el huso horario de Miami y los d&#237;as festivos nacionales de Estados Unidos. Adem&#225;s, todas las multas previstas en el sistema disciplinario pasar&#225;n a establecerse en d&#243;lares estadounidenses (USD), dejando atr&#225;s la utilizaci&#243;n hist&#243;rica del franco suizo (CHF). Estos cambios se reflejan en los art&#237;culos 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 38, 60, 61 y 64, as&#237; como en el Anexo 1 del C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esta reforma tambi&#233;n evidencia un cambio simb&#243;lico e institucional importante por parte de FIFA, que comienza a adaptar progresivamente parte de su estructura disciplinaria y operativa al contexto estadounidense, fortaleciendo as&#237; la influencia de Estados Unidos dentro de la gobernanza y administraci&#243;n del f&#250;tbol internacional.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Canal WhatsApp - Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>Canal WhatsApp - Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3. Discriminaci&#243;n y agresiones racistas</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">En la edici&#243;n 2026 del C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA, se ha modificado el art&#237;culo 15 apartado 7) inciso a) para permitir la conmuta parcial de sanciones cuando una persona admita haber cometido un acto racista o discriminatorio. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">La modificaci&#243;n permite al organo judicial la opci&#243;n de reducir a jugadores y oficiales, hasta la mitad de la sanci&#243;n por actos discriminatorios admitidos por estos. Siempre con la obligaci&#243;n de realizar iniciativas educativas, de comunicaci&#243;n y de entrenamiento que deber&#225;n siempre ser aprobadas por FIFA. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">La reforma tambi&#233;n parece alinearse con una tendencia cada vez m&#225;s visible dentro del deporte internacional, hablamos de combatir la discriminaci&#243;n no &#250;nicamente desde la sanci&#243;n econ&#243;mica o deportiva, sino tambi&#233;n mediante herramientas orientadas a la prevenci&#243;n y concientizaci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No obstante, el cambio tambi&#233;n podria abrir debates interesantes desde el punto de vista jur&#237;dico y disciplinario. Por un lado, podr&#237;a interpretarse como un mecanismo que favorece la colaboraci&#243;n procesal y evita litigios innecesarios cuando existe admisi&#243;n clara de responsabilidad. Pero, por otro lado, la reforma tambi&#233;n podr&#237;a abrir debates sobre proporcionalidad y uniformidad disciplinaria, particularmente respecto a los par&#225;metros que emplear&#225;n los &#243;rganos judiciales de FIFA para graduar el alcance de la reducci&#243;n. Si bien la admisi&#243;n de responsabilidad habilita la posibilidad de aplicar la conmuta parcial, la disposici&#243;n no especifica qu&#233; criterios permitir&#225;n determinar si la reducci&#243;n corresponder&#225;, por ejemplo, a una cuarta parte, un tercio o hasta la mitad de la sanci&#243;n originalmente impuesta.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>4. Suspensi&#243;n del partido por abandono del terreno de juego</strong></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Ab!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg" width="860" height="550" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/931d9cb6-e868-4865-b9f7-ba92e16daf7b_860x550.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:550,&quot;width&quot;:860,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Numerosas reacciones tras la decisi&#243;n de despojar a Senegal del t&#237;tulo - 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En estos casos, se decretar&#225; la derrota por retirada o renuncia de la federaci&#243;n o el club correspondiente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La reforma al art&#237;culo 16 tambi&#233;n encuentra una explicaci&#243;n pr&#225;ctica en controversias recientes del f&#250;tbol africano. La final de la Copa Africana de Naciones 2025 entre Marruecos y Senegal qued&#243; marcada por un episodio jur&#237;dico-deportivo de enorme impacto en donde Senegal abandon&#243; temporalmente el terreno de juego en protesta por una decisi&#243;n arbitral, y un mes despues la Confederaci&#243;n Africana de F&#250;tbol (CAF) a trav&#233;s de su Tribunal de Apelaci&#243;n determin&#243; que Senegal fue &#8220;declarado perdedor por incomparecencia en la Final&#8221;, por lo que su victoria de 1-0 en la pr&#243;rroga se convierte en un triunfo por defecto de 3-0 a favor de la naci&#243;n anfitriona, Marruecos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Seguramente algunas federaciones miembro de la FIFA, adecuar&#225;n sus C&#243;digos Disciplinarios nacionales para estar en sinton&#237;a con esta reforma.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/cinco-reformas-clave-del-nuevo-codigo?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/cinco-reformas-clave-del-nuevo-codigo?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>5. Retraso en el inicio de un partido</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">La edici&#243;n 2026 del C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la FIFA introduce un peque&#241;o, pero interesante, agregado al apartado 5 del art&#237;culo 14, al establecer expresamente que un club o una selecci&#243;n nacional que retrase el comienzo de un partido podr&#225; ser objeto de una medida disciplinaria al considerarse dicha conducta como una actuaci&#243;n incorrecta.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Aunque la modificaci&#243;n pueda parecer menor en comparaci&#243;n con otras reformas del C&#243;digo, en realidad refleja una tendencia muy visible dentro de la gobernanza del f&#250;tbol moderno encaminada a la protecci&#243;n de la organizaci&#243;n, puntualidad y estabilidad operativa de las competiciones. En el contexto de una Copa Mundial, donde millones de personas siguen simult&#225;neamente los encuentros alrededor del mundo, incluso peque&#241;os retrasos pueden generar impactos organizativos y comerciales relevantes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En la actualidad, existen ligas y competiciones organizadas por asociaciones miembro de la FIFA donde este tipo de situaciones suele manejarse principalmente desde una perspectiva administrativa, normalmente mediante multas autom&#225;ticas impuestas por la propia liga organizadora y no necesariamente a trav&#233;s de &#243;rganos disciplinarios independientes.</p><div><hr></div><p>Si este contenido te aporta valor y deseas apoyar este tipo de an&#225;lisis, puedes hacerlo de forma voluntaria dando clic <a href="https://paypal.me/legalsports">AQUI.</a></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si deseas recibir contenido exclusivo, actualizaciones r&#225;pidas de casos reales, an&#225;lisis breves y recursos pr&#225;cticos sobre derecho y gesti&#243;n deportiva, te invito a unirte a mi <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;</a><strong><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">Canal de WhatsApp</a></strong>, donde comparto material adicional que no siempre publico en Substack. Tambi&#233;n puedes seguirme en mis redes sociales para acceder a reflexiones, noticias y contenido formativo que te ayudar&#225; a comprender mejor el ecosistema deportivo desde una perspectiva estrat&#233;gica y jur&#237;dica.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dcFl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f0eb8d7-b48d-4dd4-8d8f-06fc4fa7b7fd_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dcFl!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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No constituye asesor&#237;a legal ni de ning&#250;n otro tipo, ni crea una relaci&#243;n abogado-cliente y/o consultor-cliente.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tres años del Portal Legal de la FIFA ]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE FIFA Playbook #4 Qu&#233; es el Portal Legal de la FIFA, c&#243;mo transform&#243; los procedimientos de la FIFA y tres beneficios clave para los actores del f&#250;tbol]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/tres-anos-del-portal-legal-de-la</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/tres-anos-del-portal-legal-de-la</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:42:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WHGo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e4d3987-06a5-4150-ab18-fc1d7661ac3d_1916x911.png" length="0" 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Pero m&#225;s all&#225; de ser una plataforma t&#233;cnica, representa un cambio en la forma en que los actores del f&#250;tbol gestionan, dan seguimiento y participan en disputas internacionales dentro del f&#250;tbol.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Como parte del proceso de modernizaci&#243;n de la FIFA para los procedimientos ante sus &#243;rganos decisorios y judiciales, el Portal Legal de la FIFA se volvi&#243; obligatorio a partir del 1 de mayo de 2023. Su desarrollo no fue una medida aislada, sino parte del compromiso m&#225;s amplio de la FIFA de modernizar el marco regulatorio del f&#250;tbol, uno de los once objetivos de la Visi&#243;n FIFA 2020-2023. Desde entonces, las demandas y comunicaciones relacionadas con procedimientos ante el Tribunal del F&#250;tbol de la FIFA y otros &#243;rganos judiciales de la FIFA han sido gestionadas a trav&#233;s de esta plataforma.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; es el Portal Legal de la FIFA?</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">El Portal Legal de la FIFA es la plataforma digital mediante la cual la FIFA gestiona las comunicaciones, peticiones, notificaciones y toda la actividad procesal en diferentes procedimientos legales ante sus &#243;rganos decisorios y judiciales. En t&#233;rminos pr&#225;cticos, es el espacio donde los actores del f&#250;tbol crean una cuenta, acceden a sus casos, cargan documentos, reciben comunicaciones procesales y dan seguimiento al desarrollo de cada expediente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Otra caracter&#237;stica interesante es que el Portal Legal de la FIFA actualmente puede utilizarse en ingl&#233;s, franc&#233;s y espa&#241;ol. Esto es importante porque refleja el esfuerzo de la FIFA por hacer la plataforma accesible para una gama m&#225;s amplia de actores del f&#250;tbol. En el futuro, no ser&#237;a sorprendente ver que el portal se expanda a otros idiomas adicionales a medida que el sistema contin&#250;e evolucionando.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Antes de este sistema, los procedimientos se manejaban principalmente por correo electr&#243;nico. Hoy, la FIFA ha centralizado gran parte de esa actividad en una sola plataforma digital, cambiando la forma en que clubes, jugadores, entrenadores, agentes, federaciones y representantes legales interact&#250;an con el sistema legal de la FIFA.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><h4><strong>C&#243;mo transform&#243; los procedimientos de la FIFA</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Este cambio no solo ha modificado la manera en que se presentan los documentos. Tambi&#233;n ha cambiado el ritmo, el control y la organizaci&#243;n de los procedimientos ante la FIFA. Cada caso ahora cuenta con su propio expediente digital, las comunicaciones quedan registradas dentro de la plataforma y la actividad procesal puede seguirse de una manera m&#225;s estructurada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En ese sentido, el Portal Legal de la FIFA ha introducido un mecanismo m&#225;s formal y trazable para gestionar los procedimientos. Las partes deben estar m&#225;s atentas a sus cuentas, a los documentos cargados, a las observaciones emitidas en cada caso y a los plazos que puedan surgir de esas comunicaciones. El proceso es m&#225;s organizado, pero tambi&#233;n exige una mayor disciplina de todos los involucrados. La digitalizaci&#243;n genera eficiencia, pero no perdona las distracciones, y en los procedimientos legales, una distracci&#243;n puede ser muy costosa.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uOJl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabd0849c-c705-40e1-9870-e73fd20c1594_1907x908.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uOJl!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabd0849c-c705-40e1-9870-e73fd20c1594_1907x908.png 424w, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h6><strong>Portal Legal de la FIFA</strong></h6><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Desde mi propia experiencia, durante los &#250;ltimos tres a&#241;os hemos gestionado m&#225;s de 20 casos a trav&#233;s del Portal Legal de la FIFA. Esa experiencia nos permite identificar no solo c&#243;mo la plataforma ha transformado los procedimientos ante la FIFA, sino tambi&#233;n los beneficios pr&#225;cticos que ofrece a quienes la utilizan correctamente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Entre esos beneficios, destacan particularmente tres:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1. Centralizaci&#243;n de los casos en una sola plataforma</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Una de las mayores ventajas del portal es que permite organizar los casos en un solo lugar.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cada expediente aparece de manera separada, con su n&#250;mero de caso, las partes involucradas, el tipo de disputa y las actuaciones procesales correspondientes. Esto facilita mucho el seguimiento, especialmente para quienes representamos a distintos jugadores, clubes, entrenadores u otros actores dentro del ecosistema del f&#250;tbol.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anteriormente, era com&#250;n depender de cadenas de correos electr&#243;nicos, archivos adjuntos, respuestas separadas y notificaciones dispersas. El riesgo de perder un documento o confundir una comunicaci&#243;n era mayor.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ahora, el portal permite una gesti&#243;n de casos m&#225;s organizada, clara y profesional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En t&#233;rminos pr&#225;cticos, esto significa tiempo, control y trazabilidad. Tres palabras que, en un procedimiento legal, valen m&#225;s que un caf&#233; fuerte antes de una audiencia.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Canal WhatsApp - Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>Canal WhatsApp - Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2. Mayor trazabilidad y certeza documental</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Otro beneficio importante es la trazabilidad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cada vez que un documento es cargado al portal, la plataforma genera autom&#225;ticamente una marca de agua. Esto ayuda a demostrar que el documento fue efectivamente subido al sistema, lo cual puede volverse relevante en caso de cualquier problema t&#233;cnico o procesal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Adem&#225;s, aunque el procedimiento se desarrolla dentro del portal, el correo electr&#243;nico registrado sigue funcionando como un mecanismo de alerta. Cuando se agrega un comentario, comunicaci&#243;n o documento a un caso, normalmente se env&#237;a una notificaci&#243;n al correo vinculado a la cuenta.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esto no reemplaza la obligaci&#243;n de revisar constantemente el portal, pero s&#237; a&#241;ade una capa adicional de control.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Para quienes manejamos casos con plazos estrictos, esa combinaci&#243;n entre plataforma y alertas por correo electr&#243;nico ayuda a reducir riesgos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3. De la comunicaci&#243;n digital a la transparencia procesal</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">El Portal Legal de la FIFA tambi&#233;n representa un paso importante en la modernizaci&#243;n y transparencia de los procedimientos ante la FIFA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Durante muchos a&#241;os, la manera en que las partes interactuaban con la FIFA evolucion&#243; desde las comunicaciones por fax hasta las presentaciones por correo electr&#243;nico. Eso ya constitu&#237;a una forma de digitalizaci&#243;n. Sin embargo, el correo electr&#243;nico segu&#237;a dependiendo en gran medida de mensajes separados, archivos adjuntos, confirmaciones y seguimientos individuales. El proceso pod&#237;a funcionar, pero no siempre era f&#225;cil para las partes tener una visi&#243;n clara del estado procesal de un caso.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El portal mejora esta din&#225;mica al otorgarle al procedimiento una estructura m&#225;s formal y visible. Las partes pueden identificar el caso, revisar la actividad procesal, verificar los documentos que han sido presentados y dar seguimiento a las comunicaciones emitidas dentro del expediente. Esto contribuye a un entorno m&#225;s transparente porque el desarrollo del caso ya no se percibe &#250;nicamente a trav&#233;s de intercambios aislados de correos electr&#243;nicos, sino mediante un registro procesal m&#225;s claro.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La transparencia, en este contexto, no significa que los procedimientos se vuelvan p&#250;blicos. Significa que las partes involucradas tienen un mejor acceso al historial procesal de su propio caso, con mayor claridad respecto a qu&#233; se ha presentado, qu&#233; se ha comunicado y en qu&#233; etapa se encuentra el asunto.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong>Recurso pr&#225;ctico: </strong>Si deseas comprender las principales funcionalidades del Portal Legal de la FIFA, puedes <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cJChKOPey0Wx-zn0gLTPxwtPEu6mmCIN/view?usp=sharing">dar clic aqu&#237; para descargar el Manual de Usuario del Portal Legal de la FIFA.</a></p><p></p></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Dy5M!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf8a9408-1620-4b95-895a-f5b5baffe02a_1021x577.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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No constituye asesor&#237;a legal ni de ning&#250;n otro tipo, ni crea una relaci&#243;n abogado-cliente y/o consultor-cliente.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Years of the FIFA Legal Portal]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE FIFA Playbook #4 What is the FIFA Legal Portal, how it changed FIFA proceedings, and three key benefits for football stakeholders]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/three-years-of-the-fifa-legal-portal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/three-years-of-the-fifa-legal-portal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:31:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!andp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd9ecfe4e-dc7d-4d65-84a5-9aa907f5f472_1918x909.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div 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style="text-align: justify;"><strong>FIFA Legal Portal</strong></h6><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Three years after becoming mandatory, the <strong>FIFA Legal Portal</strong> has become one of the most important digital tools in FIFA-related legal proceedings. But beyond being a technical platform, it represents a change in how football stakeholders manage, follow, and participate in international football disputes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The FIFA Legal Portal became mandatory on 1 May 2023, as part of FIFA&#8217;s modernization process for proceedings before its decision-making and judicial bodies. Its development was not an isolated measure, but part of FIFA&#8217;s broader commitment to modernize football&#8217;s regulatory framework, one of the eleven goals of the FIFA Vision 2020-2023. Since then, claims and communications related to proceedings before the FIFA Football Tribunal and other FIFA judicial bodies have been managed through this platform.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What is the FIFA Legal Portal?</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">The FIFA Legal Portal is the digital platform through which FIFA manages communications, submissions, notifications, and procedural activity in different legal proceedings before its decision-making and judicial bodies. In practical terms, it is the space where football stakeholders create an account, access their cases, upload documents, receive procedural communications, and follow the development of each file.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another interesting feature is that the FIFA Legal Portal can currently be accessed in <strong>English, French, and Spanish</strong>. This is important because it reflects FIFA&#8217;s effort to make the platform accessible to a broader range of football stakeholders. In the future, it would not be surprising to see the portal expand into additional languages as the system continues to evolve.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Before this system, the procedures were handled mainly by email. Today, FIFA has centralized much of that activity in a single digital platform, changing the way clubs, players, coaches, agents, federations, and legal representatives interact with FIFA&#8217;s legal system.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h4 style="text-align: justify;">How it changed FIFA proceedings</h4><p style="text-align: justify;">This change has not only modified the way documents are submitted. It has also changed the rhythm, control, and organization of FIFA proceedings. Each case now has its own digital file, communications are recorded within the platform, and procedural activity can be followed in a more structured way.  </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In that sense, the FIFA Legal Portal has brought a more formalized and traceable way of handling proceedings. Parties must be more attentive to their accounts, to the documents uploaded, to the comments issued in each case, and to the deadlines that may arise from those communications. The process is more organized, but it also demands greater discipline from everyone involved. 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style="text-align: justify;"><strong>FIFA Legal Portal</strong></h6><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">From my own experience, over the last three years we have managed more than 20 cases through the FIFA Legal Portal. That experience allows us to identify not only how the platform has changed FIFA proceedings, but also the practical benefits it offers to those who use it correctly.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Among those benefits, three stand out in particular:</p><h4><strong>1. Centralization of cases in one single platform</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the portal&#8217;s greatest advantages is that it allows cases to be organized in one place.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Each file appears separately, with its case number, the parties involved, the type of dispute, and the corresponding procedural actions. This makes follow-up much easier, especially for those of us who represent different players, clubs, coaches, or other stakeholders within the football ecosystem.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Previously, it was common to rely on email chains, attachments, separate replies, and scattered notifications. The risk of losing a document or confusing a communication was higher.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the portal allows for more organized, clearer, and more professional case management. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In practical terms, this means time, control, and traceability. Three words that, in a legal proceeding, are worth more than a strong coffee before a hearing.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;WhatsApp Channel - Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>WhatsApp Channel - Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><h4><strong>2. Greater traceability and document security</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Another important benefit is traceability.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Every time a document is uploaded to the portal, the platform automatically generates a watermark. This helps prove that the document was effectively uploaded to the system, which may become relevant in the event of any technical or procedural issue.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Additionally, although the procedure takes place within the portal, the registered email address still works as an alert mechanism. When a comment, communication, or document is added to a case, a notification is usually sent to the email linked to the account.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This does not replace the obligation to constantly review the portal, but it does add an extra layer of control.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For those of us handling cases with strict deadlines, that combination of platform and email alert helps reduce risks. </p><h4><strong>3. From digital communication to procedural transparency</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">The FIFA Legal Portal also represents an important step in the modernization and transparency of FIFA proceedings.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For many years, the way parties interacted with FIFA evolved from fax communications to email submissions. That was already a form of digitalization. However, email still depended heavily on separate messages, attachments, confirmations, and individual follow-up. The process could work, but it was not always easy for the parties to have a clear picture of the procedural status of a case.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The portal improves this dynamic by giving the procedure a more formal and visible structure. Parties can identify the case, review the procedural activity, verify the documents that have been submitted, and follow the communications issued within the file. This contributes to a more transparent environment because the development of the case is no longer perceived only through isolated email exchanges, but through a clearer procedural record.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Transparency, in this context, does not mean that proceedings become public. It means that the parties involved have better access to the procedural history of their own case, with more clarity regarding what has been filed, what has been communicated, and what stage the matter is in.</p><blockquote><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Practical resource:</strong> If you want to understand the main functionalities of the FIFA Legal Portal, you can <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/178GUTc3G19hvT1Sm4UB9-0pH1_bf__56/view?usp=sharing">click here to download the FIFA Legal Portal User Manual.</a></p></div></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C-YW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5195ebef-5a1f-4c19-a61c-455051d01122_1025x574.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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It does not constitute legal or any other type of advice; nor does it create an attorney-client and/or consultant-client relationship.</strong></em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIF vs. FIFPRO:]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Era of Player Representation&#8230; or a Strategic Fragmentation?]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/aif-vs-fifpro-a9d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/aif-vs-fifpro-a9d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:47:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AbZX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69d6510b-5111-4175-8f6c-26551bcbf40e_1024x683.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69d6510b-5111-4175-8f6c-26551bcbf40e_1024x683.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AbZX!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69d6510b-5111-4175-8f6c-26551bcbf40e_1024x683.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h6><strong>Gianni Infantino: current President of FIFA</strong></h6><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The creation of the International Association of Footballers (AIF) opens a new chapter in the debate around a key question in global football: who truly has the legitimacy to speak on behalf of players?</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: justify;">To fully grasp the scale of this debate, it is also important to understand who FIFPRO is. Founded in Paris in 1965, FIFPRO has, over the decades, established itself as the international organization representing professional footballers through national unions. Today, it brings together more than 70 associations and represents tens of thousands of players worldwide, actively participating in key discussions on working conditions, the international match calendar, and the protection of players&#8217; rights. It also operates with a significant financial structure.</p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The new organization (AIF) was unveiled last week in Madrid under the leadership of David Aganzo, president of the Asociaci&#243;n de Futbolistas Espa&#241;oles (AFE) and former president of FIFPRO, alongside representatives from unions in Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and Switzerland.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">According to its promoters, AIF is being created with the intention of representing more than 30,000 footballers and fostering more direct dialogue with governing bodies such as FIFA, UEFA, CONMEBOL, and CONCACAF.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Up to that point, there is nothing inherently problematic about the creation of a new international association. In principle, freedom of association is a fundamental element of any healthy democratic and labor system. The issue is not the existence of AIF itself, but rather the context in which it emerges, the timing of its appearance, and the potential political and institutional use it may come to serve.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFPRO reacted strongly. In an official statement, it argued that this new initiative lacks the fundamental legitimacy to represent professional footballers globally and suggested it is driven more by personal motives than by a genuine mandate from players around the world. FIFPRO also emphasized that its representation is grounded in more than 70 national associations and over 60,000 players, in addition to its recognition by institutions such as the European Union and the International Labour Organization.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The most delicate point is that this development comes amid an increasingly tense relationship between FIFA and FIFPRO.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In that same context, it has not gone unnoticed that David Aganzo was invited to a meeting organized by FIFA in Morocco last December, where, according to reports, a &#8220;consensus&#8221; was reached on several issues related to player welfare. This type of engagement raises important questions&#8212;among them, whether that &#8220;consensus&#8221; truly reflects the collective voice of players&#8230; or the construction of &#8220;new channels of dialogue&#8221; more closely aligned with governing bodies.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFPRO has publicly challenged the expansion of the international match calendar, the growing match load, and the lack of effective consultation with players. In fact, FIFPRO Europe and European Leagues filed a complaint before the European Commission against FIFA on matters related to governance and consultation regarding the international calendar.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6Q2V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F126df0d6-490a-49c4-bb31-4baccc637567_1200x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6Q2V!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h6 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Enzo Maresca, head coach of Chelsea FC, lifts the FIFA Club World Cup trophy following his team&#8217;s victory in the 2025 final against Paris Saint-Germain, played at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. </strong><em><strong>(Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images)</strong></em></h6><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For its part, FIFA has also escalated its stance against FIFPRO. In 2025, FIFA publicly called on FIFPRO to disclose its statutes, full financial reports, sources of income, and details regarding image rights and regional revenues, an institutional push framed under the principles of transparency and good governance.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In that context, the emergence of a new international players&#8217; association opens the door to multiple interpretations.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The first is a positive one: more voices can mean broader representation. If AIF succeeds in building an independent, democratic, transparent structure that is genuinely connected to players, it could introduce healthy competition into football&#8217;s union ecosystem.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But the second interpretation is more complex: the rise of a new organization may also fragment player representation in a way that ultimately benefits other actors within the sports ecosystem, indirectly strengthening governing bodies. In sports-politics, fragmentation is rarely accidental; more often, it reflects a strategy that simply arrives wearing a &#8220;new uniform.&#8221;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The institutional risk for FIFPRO is evident. If FIFA or other bodies begin to recognize, consult, or promote dialogue with AIF as an &#8220;alternative representation&#8221; of players, FIFPRO could see its position weakened in negotiations over the international calendar, rest periods, player health, international competitions, guarantee funds, labor rights, and women&#8217;s football.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qwK7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0bb213a5-775a-4315-994a-2150bfc0cc5d_1920x1280.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qwK7!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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style="text-align: justify;"><strong>David Aganzo</strong></h6><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">David Aganzo has denied that the Asociaci&#243;n Internacional de Futbolistas (AIF) is an initiative backed by FIFA, while also defending the need for direct dialogue with FIFA. That distinction matters. Engaging in dialogue with FIFA is not the issue. The concern would arise if a players&#8217; organization loses its critical distance from the regulatory power of global football.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The creation of AIF should not be interpreted merely as a personal dispute between leaders. It comes at a time when the voice of footballers is gaining significant global influence, increasing the strategic value of their representation. In that context, for governing bodies&#8212;particularly FIFA&#8212;it may prove advantageous to engage with counterparts that are more closely aligned with their strategic criteria, especially in the management and validation of decisions within the football ecosystem.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;WhatsApp Channel - Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>WhatsApp Channel - Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The immediate focus now shifts to the 76th FIFA Congress, set to take place tomorrow in Vancouver on April 30. David Aganzo has already indicated his intention to meet with Gianni Infantino to discuss AIF&#8217;s positioning and the current state of players&#8217; rights within the global system.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At the same time, reports suggest that between 15 and 20 national unions are considering joining this new structure. This makes the coming months a potential turning point&#8212;one that will begin to define whether AIF can establish itself as a relevant actor in its own right&#8230; or whether FIFPRO will maintain its role as the primary reference in international player representation at a time when the calendar continues to expand, competitions multiply, and commercial interests advance faster than labor protection.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you find this content valuable and would like to support this type of analysis, you can do so voluntarily by clicking <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/legalsports">HERE.</a> (PayPal)</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to receive exclusive content, quick updates on real cases, brief analyses, and practical resources on sports law and management, I invite you to join my <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;WhatsApp Channel</a>, where I share additional material that I don&#8217;t always publish on Substack.</p><p>You can also follow me on my social media platforms to access insights, news, and educational content that will help you better understand the sports ecosystem from a strategic and legal perspective.</p><div><hr></div><p><em><strong>DISCLAIMER</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>This article is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal or any other type of advice; nor does it create an attorney-client and/or consultant-client relationship.</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIF vs FIFPRO: ]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#191;una nueva era de representaci&#243;n de l@s futbolistas&#8230; o una fragmentaci&#243;n estrat&#233;gica?]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/aif-vs-fifpro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/aif-vs-fifpro</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:48:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AbZX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69d6510b-5111-4175-8f6c-26551bcbf40e_1024x683.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a 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/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69d6510b-5111-4175-8f6c-26551bcbf40e_1024x683.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AbZX!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69d6510b-5111-4175-8f6c-26551bcbf40e_1024x683.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h6><strong>Gianni Infantino: actual presidente de la FIFA</strong></h6><div><hr></div><p>La creaci&#243;n de la Asociaci&#243;n Internacional de Futbolistas (AIF) abre un nuevo cap&#237;tulo en la disputa por una pregunta clave en el f&#250;tbol mundial: &#191;Qui&#233;n tiene legitimidad para hablar en nombre de l@s futbolistas?</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: justify;">Para entender la dimensi&#243;n de este debate, tambi&#233;n es importante recordar qui&#233;n es FIFPRO. Fundada en Paris en 1965, FIFPRO se ha consolidado durante d&#233;cadas como la organizaci&#243;n internacional que representa a los futbolistas profesionales a trav&#233;s de sindicatos nacionales. Hoy agrupa a m&#225;s de 70 asociaciones y representa a decenas de miles de jugadores en todo el mundo, participando activamente en debates clave sobre condiciones laborales, calendario internacional y protecci&#243;n de derechos; y cuenta adem&#225;s con una estructura financiera significativa.</p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">La nueva organizaci&#243;n <strong>(AIF) </strong>fue presentada la semana pasada en Madrid bajo el liderazgo de David Aganzo, presidente de la Asociaci&#243;n de Futbolistas Espa&#241;oles (AFE) y expresidente de FIFPRO, junto con representantes de sindicatos de Espa&#241;a, M&#233;xico, Brasil y Suiza. Seg&#250;n sus promotores, AIF nace con la intenci&#243;n de representar a m&#225;s de 30,000 futbolistas y generar un di&#225;logo m&#225;s directo con organismos como FIFA, UEFA, CONMEBOL y CONCACAF.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hasta ah&#237;, nada impide que una nueva asociaci&#243;n internacional sea creada. En principio, la libertad de asociaci&#243;n forma parte de cualquier sistema democr&#225;tico y laboral sano. El problema no es la existencia de AIF. El problema es el contexto en el que nace, el momento en que aparece y el uso pol&#237;tico-institucional que podr&#237;a llegar a tener.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFPRO reaccion&#243; con dureza, de hecho, en un comunicado sostuvo que esta nueva iniciativa carece de legitimidad fundamental para representar globalmente a l@s futbolistas profesionales y que estar&#237;a impulsada por motivos personales m&#225;s que por un mandato real de jugador@s alrededor del mundo. FIFPRO tambi&#233;n record&#243; que su representaci&#243;n se sostiene en 70 asociaciones nacionales y m&#225;s de 60,000 futbolistas, adem&#225;s de su reconocimiento por instituciones como la Uni&#243;n Europea y la Organizaci&#243;n Internacional del Trabajo.</p><p>El punto m&#225;s delicado es que esta creaci&#243;n ocurre en medio de una relaci&#243;n cada vez m&#225;s tensa entre FIFA y FIFPRO. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">En esa misma l&#237;nea, no pasa desapercibido que David Aganzo fue invitado a una reuni&#243;n organizada por FIFA en Marruecos en diciembre pasado, donde, seg&#250;n se inform&#243;, se habr&#237;a alcanzado un &#8220;consenso&#8221; sobre diversos temas relacionados con el bienestar de los futbolistas. Este tipo de acercamientos plantea varias preguntas; entre ellas, si ese &#8220;consenso&#8221; refleja realmente la voz colectiva de los jugadores&#8230; o la construcci&#243;n de &#8220;nuevos canales de di&#225;logo&#8221; m&#225;s alineados con los &#243;rganos de gobierno.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">FIFPRO ha cuestionado p&#250;blicamente la expansi&#243;n del calendario internacional, la carga de partidos y la falta de consulta efectiva a los jugadores. De hecho, FIFPRO Europa y European Leagues presentaron una queja ante la Comisi&#243;n Europea contra FIFA por asuntos relacionados con gobernanza y consulta sobre el calendario internacional.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6Q2V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F126df0d6-490a-49c4-bb31-4baccc637567_1200x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6Q2V!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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Clubes de la FIFA 2025 frente al Paris Saint-Germain, disputada en el MetLife Stadium el 13 de julio de 2025 en East Rutherford, Nueva Jersey. (Foto: Buda Mendes/Getty Images)</strong></h6><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Por su parte, FIFA tambi&#233;n ha elevado el tono contra FIFPRO. En 2025, FIFA pidi&#243; p&#250;blicamente que FIFPRO publicara sus estatutos, reportes financieros completos, fuentes de ingresos y detalles sobre derechos de imagen e ingresos regionales, en una ofensiva institucional bajo el argumento de transparencia y buena gobernanza.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En ese escenario, la aparici&#243;n de una nueva asociaci&#243;n internacional de futbolistas puede tener varias lecturas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La primera lectura es positiva: m&#225;s voces pueden significar m&#225;s representaci&#243;n. Si AIF logra construir una estructura independiente, democr&#225;tica, transparente y verdaderamente conectada con l@s futbolistas, podr&#237;a aportar competencia saludable al ecosistema sindical del f&#250;tbol.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pero la segunda lectura es m&#225;s compleja: la aparici&#243;n de una nueva organizaci&#243;n tambi&#233;n puede fragmentar la representaci&#243;n de los jugadores en beneficio de otros actores del ecosistema deportivo, fortaleciendo indirectamente a los &#243;rganos de gobierno. En t&#233;rminos de pol&#237;tica deportiva, la fragmentaci&#243;n rara vez es casual; con frecuencia responde a una estrategia que simplemente llega con &#8220;uniforme nuevo&#8221;.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">&#161;Gracias por leer Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Suscr&#237;bete para recibir m&#225;s articulos y herramientas sobre derecho y gesti&#243;n deportiva internacional</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">El riesgo institucional para FIFPRO es latente. Si FIFA u otros organismos empiezan a reconocer, consultar o promover di&#225;logos con AIF como una &#8220;representaci&#243;n alternativa&#8221; de los jugadores, FIFPRO podr&#237;a ver debilitada su posici&#243;n en negociaciones sobre calendario, descanso, salud, competiciones internacionales, fondos de garant&#237;a, derechos laborales y f&#250;tbol femenino.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qwK7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0bb213a5-775a-4315-994a-2150bfc0cc5d_1920x1280.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qwK7!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, 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Esa diferencia es importante. Dialogar con FIFA no es el problema. El problema ser&#237;a que una organizaci&#243;n de futbolistas pierda distancia cr&#237;tica frente al poder regulador del f&#250;tbol mundial.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La creaci&#243;n de la AIF no debe interpretarse &#250;nicamente como una disputa personal entre dirigentes. Se produce en un momento en el que la voz de los futbolistas viene en alza ganando peso significativo a nivel global, lo que eleva el valor estrat&#233;gico de su representaci&#243;n. En ese contexto, para los &#243;rganos de gobierno y en especial para la FIFA, resulta potencialmente beneficioso contar con contrapartes m&#225;s alineadas con sus criterios, especialmente en la gesti&#243;n y validaci&#243;n de decisiones dentro del ecosistema del f&#250;tbol</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Canal WhatsApp - Legal &amp; Sports&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>Canal WhatsApp - Legal &amp; Sports</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">El foco inmediato se traslada ahora al 76.&#186; Congreso de la FIFA que tendr&#225; lugar en Vancouver el pr&#243;ximo 30 de abril. David Aganzo ya ha adelantado su intenci&#243;n de sostener un encuentro con Gianni Infantino para conversar sobre el posicionamiento de la AIF y el momento actual de los derechos de los futbolistas dentro del sistema global.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Al mismo tiempo, se habla de entre 15 y 20 sindicatos nacionales que estar&#237;an valorando su adhesi&#243;n a esta nueva estructura. Esto convierte los pr&#243;ximos meses en un punto de inflexi&#243;n donde se empiece a definir si la AIF logra consolidarse como un actor con peso propio&#8230; o si FIFPRO mantiene su rol como principal referente en la representaci&#243;n internacional de l@s futbolistas en un momento donde el calendario crece, las competiciones se multiplican y los intereses comerciales avanzan m&#225;s r&#225;pido que la protecci&#243;n laboral.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si este contenido te aporta valor y deseas apoyar este tipo de an&#225;lisis, puedes hacerlo de forma voluntaria dando clic <a href="https://paypal.me/legalsports">AQUI.</a></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si deseas recibir contenido exclusivo, actualizaciones r&#225;pidas de casos reales, an&#225;lisis breves y recursos pr&#225;cticos sobre derecho y gesti&#243;n deportiva, te invito a unirte a mi <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;</a><strong><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">Canal de WhatsApp</a></strong>, donde comparto material adicional que no siempre publico en Substack. 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No constituye asesor&#237;a legal ni de ning&#250;n otro tipo, ni crea una relaci&#243;n abogado-cliente y/o consultor-cliente.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuando el error no es la sanción… sino el camino para impugnarla]]></title><description><![CDATA[El caso de Jos&#233; Garc&#237;a (Lobos UPNFM): cinco partidos de suspensi&#243;n, un recurso equivocado y una lecci&#243;n clave de procedimiento en el derecho deportivo]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/cuando-el-error-no-es-la-sancion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/cuando-el-error-no-es-la-sancion</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:41:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HO9P!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43bf9802-0cda-4699-9d34-e01ccc79c54b_1200x900.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HO9P!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43bf9802-0cda-4699-9d34-e01ccc79c54b_1200x900.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HO9P!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43bf9802-0cda-4699-9d34-e01ccc79c54b_1200x900.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HO9P!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43bf9802-0cda-4699-9d34-e01ccc79c54b_1200x900.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HO9P!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43bf9802-0cda-4699-9d34-e01ccc79c54b_1200x900.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HO9P!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43bf9802-0cda-4699-9d34-e01ccc79c54b_1200x900.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HO9P!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43bf9802-0cda-4699-9d34-e01ccc79c54b_1200x900.jpeg" width="1200" height="900" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/43bf9802-0cda-4699-9d34-e01ccc79c54b_1200x900.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:900,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Dirigente de Lobos UPNFM sobre castigo a Jos&#233; 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Garc&#237;a</strong>, del club <strong>Lobos de la UPNFM</strong>, fue sancionado a inicios de abril con cinco partidos de suspensi&#243;n y una multa de unos doscientos sesenta d&#243;lares tras una conducta ofensiva y humillante seg&#250;n la Comisi&#243;n de Disciplina,  por tocarle los gl&#250;teos a un adversario.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El debate p&#250;blico r&#225;pidamente se centr&#243; en si la sanci&#243;n era excesiva o no. Sin embargo, el verdadero punto cr&#237;tico del caso no est&#225; en la sanci&#243;n en s&#237;&#8230; sino en la forma en que se intent&#243; impugnar. No basta solamente con tener argumentos; tambi&#233;n en el derecho deportivo hay que saber utilizarlos en el momento y por la v&#237;a correcta.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><h3><strong>El error: una v&#237;a que no correspond&#237;a</strong></h3><p style="text-align: justify;">El club del jugador present&#243; una solicitud de<em><strong> suspensi&#243;n parcial de la ejecutoriedad de una sanci&#243;n, </strong></em>la cual es una figura jur&#237;dica establecida en el C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras que se presenta ante el mismo &#243;rgano disciplinario que impone la sanci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esta figura solo procede cuando la sanci&#243;n <strong>no excede de tres partidos</strong> o, en su caso, <strong>un mes</strong> si se trata de sanciones por tiempo determinado.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En el caso del futbolista Jos&#233; Garcia estamos ante una sanci&#243;n de <strong>cinco partidos</strong>, es decir, la solicitud estaba destinada a ser rechazada desde el inicio, no por falta de argumentos&#8230; sino por falta de procedencia.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por otra parte, el futbolista se encontraba en un per&#237;odo de situaci&#243;n condicional de tres meses, lo que implica que ya hab&#237;a sido previamente beneficiado con la suspensi&#243;n de una sanci&#243;n y, en consecuencia, estaba sujeto a un per&#237;odo de observaci&#243;n destinado a evaluar su conducta disciplinaria.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En ese contexto, y considerando adem&#225;s la improcedencia de la solicitud en atenci&#243;n a la cantidad de partidos de suspensi&#243;n impuesta, resultaba pr&#225;cticamente inviable la obtenci&#243;n de un nuevo beneficio de esta naturaleza.</p><h3><strong>El camino correcto: la apelaci&#243;n</strong></h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Ante una sanci&#243;n que excede los tres partidos, el mecanismo id&#243;neo no es una solicitud ante el mismo &#243;rgano, sino una <strong>apelaci&#243;n directa ante la instancia superior</strong> que en este caso es la Comisi&#243;n Nacional de Apelaci&#243;n de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Este recurso deb&#237;a interponerse dentro de un plazo claro:</p><ul><li><p>Cinco d&#237;as h&#225;biles, contados desde el d&#237;a siguiente a la notificaci&#243;n de la resoluci&#243;n.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Y m&#225;s importante a&#250;n, deb&#237;a fundamentarse en alguno de estos dos ejes:</p><ul><li><p>Una incorrecta determinaci&#243;n de los hechos, o</p></li><li><p>Una err&#243;nea aplicaci&#243;n del derecho</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">En este caso, todo apunta a que la discusi&#243;n jur&#237;dica deb&#237;a centrarse en este segundo elemento. No necesariamente en si la conducta existi&#243;&#8230; sino en si la sanci&#243;n impuesta fue proporcional a los hechos. 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A esto se suma un elemento adicional que no es menor. Algunos medios han informado que &#8220;la apelaci&#243;n fue denegada&#8221;.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pero jur&#237;dicamente, eso no es correcto. No hubo apelaci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lo que existi&#243; fue una solicitud ante el mismo &#243;rgano disciplinario, lo cual es un mecanismo completamente distinto.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Llamar apelaci&#243;n a lo que no lo es, no solo genera confusi&#243;n&#8230; sino que distorsiona la comprensi&#243;n del caso</p><h3><strong>La lecci&#243;n de fondo</strong></h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Este caso deja una ense&#241;anza clara para clubes, jugadores y profesionales del entorno deportivo: En el derecho deportivo, tan importante como tener raz&#243;n&#8230; es saber c&#243;mo ejercerla.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Los procedimientos no son un formalismo vac&#237;o. Son el camino a trav&#233;s del cual se construye o se pierde una defensa.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Porque el f&#250;tbol se juega con los pies&#8230; pero tambi&#233;n se defiende con estrategia.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Si este contenido te aporta valor y deseas apoyar este tipo de an&#225;lisis, puedes hacerlo de forma voluntaria dando clic <a href="https://paypal.me/legalsports">AQUI.</a></strong></em></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si deseas recibir contenido exclusivo, actualizaciones r&#225;pidas de casos reales, an&#225;lisis breves y recursos pr&#225;cticos sobre derecho y gesti&#243;n deportiva, te invito a unirte a mi <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;</a><strong><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">Canal de WhatsApp</a></strong>, donde comparto material adicional que no siempre publico en Substack. 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No constituye asesor&#237;a legal ni de ning&#250;n otro tipo, ni crea una relaci&#243;n abogado-cliente y/o consultor-cliente.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violencia en los estadios de Honduras]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#191;cu&#225;ntas se&#241;ales m&#225;s necesitamos para actuar? La soluci&#243;n requiere de una combinaci&#243;n de medidas legales, sociales y educativas.]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/violencia-en-los-estadios-de-honduras</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/violencia-en-los-estadios-de-honduras</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:03:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L-1G!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26d49ef1-875d-4fb1-80c8-429afd5b26d4_863x486.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Lamentablemente, la violencia en los estadios de f&#250;tbol en Honduras es un problema recurrente que en los &#250;ltimos a&#241;os ha alcanzado niveles cr&#237;ticos y alarmantes, evidenciado en m&#250;ltiples hechos que han terminado incluso en la p&#233;rdida de vidas humanas. Lejos de ser un fen&#243;meno aislado, refleja una problem&#225;tica social m&#225;s profunda que atraviesa al pa&#237;s.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Los recientes incidentes ocurridos en el partido entre Olimpia y Motagua &#8212;donde se registraron enfrentamientos graves que reavivaron el debate p&#250;blico&#8212; no hacen m&#225;s que confirmar que seguimos enfrentando el problema desde la reacci&#243;n y no desde la prevenci&#243;n. La agresividad, la violencia y el desorden en los partidos de f&#250;tbol son, en realidad, la manifestaci&#243;n visible de una sociedad en la que la intolerancia y la falta de respeto se han vuelto cada vez m&#225;s comunes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Debemos iniciar por reconocer que la violencia en los estadios de f&#250;tbol no es algo que se va a erradicar de la noche a la ma&#241;ana. Sin embargo, ello no puede servir como justificaci&#243;n para permanecer inertes o pasivos, permitiendo que la violencia consuma uno de los pocos espacios que a&#250;n representan recreaci&#243;n, integraci&#243;n social e incluso sustento econ&#243;mico para distintos sectores. La soluci&#243;n no es simple ni inmediata; exige una combinaci&#243;n estructurada de medidas legales, institucionales y educativas que deben abordarse en el corto, mediano y largo plazo.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Medidas a corto y mediano plazo</strong></h4><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>De la sanci&#243;n disciplinaria a la responsabilidad penal: la necesidad de un enfoque integral</strong></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg" width="725" height="431.375" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:357,&quot;width&quot;:600,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:725,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Crees que la violencia del pa&#237;s tambi&#233;n se ha trasladado a estadios?&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Crees que la violencia del pa&#237;s tambi&#233;n se ha trasladado a estadios?" title="Crees que la violencia del pa&#237;s tambi&#233;n se ha trasladado a estadios?" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O3lB!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e9b6cf3-6a13-4e12-a0af-5f5c73b78b5e_600x357.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" 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15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Desde el punto de vista del derecho sancionador, la violencia en el deporte no es un fen&#243;meno aislado ni limitado a un solo &#225;mbito de responsabilidad. Genera consecuencias en el &#225;mbito penal, administrativo, civil y disciplinario deportivo, siendo este &#250;ltimo una manifestaci&#243;n de una funci&#243;n p&#250;blica delegada a las federaciones deportivas por parte del Estado, tema que, por su relevancia, merece un an&#225;lisis particular.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, en la pr&#225;ctica hondure&#241;a, la carga de prevenir, reducir y eventualmente erradicar la violencia en los estadios ha reca&#237;do casi exclusivamente sobre el sistema deportivo: clubes, federaci&#243;n y &#243;rganos disciplinarios. Este enfoque ha demostrado ser insuficiente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las sanciones disciplinarias &#8212;como el cierre de estadios y cuantiosas multas&#8212; no han logrado erradicar ni disminuir de forma efectiva la violencia. Por el contrario, han generado una carga econ&#243;mica considerable para los clubes, muchos de los cuales realizan esfuerzos dentro de sus limitadas capacidades para implementar medidas de seguridad. Al final, esta responsabilidad termina siendo trasladada a la seguridad p&#250;blica, reproduciendo un ciclo ineficiente donde las soluciones finalmente no llegan.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ante este escenario, como medida inmediata y a corto plazo, resulta indispensable una intervenci&#243;n m&#225;s activa del Estado. La violencia en los estadios no puede seguir trat&#225;ndose &#250;nicamente como una infracci&#243;n disciplinaria; debe ser abordada tambi&#233;n desde el &#225;mbito penal. En ese sentido, se vuelve necesaria la aplicaci&#243;n efectiva de sanciones penales a los aficionados que incurran en conductas violentas dentro de los recintos deportivos, e incluso valorar la creaci&#243;n de tipos penales espec&#237;ficos que respondan a la naturaleza y gravedad de estos hechos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por otra parte, resulta necesaria y urgente la intervenci&#243;n administrativa del Estado, particularmente mediante la implementaci&#243;n efectiva de la <em><strong>Ley Especial para la Seguridad y la Prevenci&#243;n de la Violencia e Intolerancia en los Estadios e Instalaciones Deportivas,</strong></em> la cual, pese a llevar m&#225;s de una d&#233;cada desde su creaci&#243;n, no ha sido aplicada en la pr&#225;ctica.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esta inactividad normativa no solo debilita el sistema de prevenci&#243;n, sino que evidencia una desconexi&#243;n entre el marco legal existente y su ejecuci&#243;n real. La referida ley contiene disposiciones que, correctamente implementadas, permitir&#237;an dar pasos firmes en la lucha contra la violencia en los estadios, tales como el control y gesti&#243;n de la venta de entradas, la regulaci&#243;n de accesos, la implementaci&#243;n de sistemas de circuito cerrado de televisi&#243;n para el monitoreo integral de los recintos, la recopilaci&#243;n y manejo de informaci&#243;n sobre aficionados o integrantes de barras, as&#237; como la tipificaci&#243;n de infracciones y la imposici&#243;n de sanciones de car&#225;cter administrativo a los espectadores por parte del Estado.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Este &#250;ltimo punto es especialmente relevante, ya que la violencia en los estadios no puede seguir siendo abordada exclusivamente desde el &#225;mbito disciplinario deportivo. La intervenci&#243;n administrativa estatal permite trasladar parte de la responsabilidad hacia los propios infractores, rompiendo con el esquema actual en el que los clubes asumen de forma casi exclusiva las consecuencias de estos hechos.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tIqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F01781834-14ce-48c4-917b-5de042a89ee8_1024x576.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tIqy!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F01781834-14ce-48c4-917b-5de042a89ee8_1024x576.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tIqy!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F01781834-14ce-48c4-917b-5de042a89ee8_1024x576.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tIqy!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F01781834-14ce-48c4-917b-5de042a89ee8_1024x576.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tIqy!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F01781834-14ce-48c4-917b-5de042a89ee8_1024x576.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tIqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F01781834-14ce-48c4-917b-5de042a89ee8_1024x576.png" width="1024" height="576" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/01781834-14ce-48c4-917b-5de042a89ee8_1024x576.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:576,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Zambrano descarta juicio pol&#237;tico, pero advierte: &#8220;No habr&#225; 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En esa l&#237;nea, deber&#237;a contemplarse la posibilidad de que el club organizador pueda exonerarse de responsabilidad cuando logre acreditar el cumplimiento diligente de sus obligaciones y la adopci&#243;n de todas las medidas de prevenci&#243;n exigidas para evitar hechos violentos o, en su caso, mitigar sus efectos. Naturalmente, dicha exoneraci&#243;n no aplicar&#237;a cuando los hechos se produzcan como consecuencia de fallas en los sistemas de seguridad imputables al propio club.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Asimismo, resulta necesario establecer una clasificaci&#243;n m&#225;s precisa de las infracciones dentro del c&#243;digo disciplinario &#8212;dividi&#233;ndolas en muy graves, graves y leves&#8212; lo que permitir&#237;a a los &#243;rganos disciplinarios aplicar sanciones de manera proporcional, coherente y acorde a la gravedad de cada conducta.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;">Medidas de mediano y largo plazo: construir desde la ra&#237;z</h4><h4 style="text-align: justify;">Prevenci&#243;n, educaci&#243;n y cultura deportiva como pilares de cambio</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbo8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9c36a38-e269-476a-b072-e0ea1e09611a_574x400.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbo8!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9c36a38-e269-476a-b072-e0ea1e09611a_574x400.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbo8!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9c36a38-e269-476a-b072-e0ea1e09611a_574x400.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbo8!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9c36a38-e269-476a-b072-e0ea1e09611a_574x400.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbo8!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9c36a38-e269-476a-b072-e0ea1e09611a_574x400.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbo8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9c36a38-e269-476a-b072-e0ea1e09611a_574x400.jpeg" width="574" height="400" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f9c36a38-e269-476a-b072-e0ea1e09611a_574x400.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:400,&quot;width&quot;:574,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Roger Espinoza comparte con ni&#241;os de Santa B&#225;rbara - 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Por ello, es indispensable involucrar a todos sus actores &#8212;clubes, federaci&#243;n, futbolistas, entrenadores, medios de comunicaci&#243;n y figuras p&#250;blicas influyentes&#8212; en la promoci&#243;n activa de una cultura de respeto, mediante programas educativos, espacios de formaci&#243;n y campa&#241;as sostenidas que impacten a las nuevas generaciones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Porque al final, la verdadera transformaci&#243;n no se logra &#250;nicamente sancionando conductas, sino formando valores y criterios. Este es un desaf&#237;o compartido entre el Estado, las instituciones deportivas y la sociedad en su conjunto.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El problema no es nuevo. Las se&#241;ales han estado ah&#237; durante a&#241;os. La diferencia estar&#225; en si, esta vez, decidimos actuar.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">&#191;Qu&#233; soluciones consideras urgentes en el contexto actual del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o?</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si deseas recibir contenido exclusivo, actualizaciones r&#225;pidas de casos reales, an&#225;lisis breves y recursos pr&#225;cticos sobre derecho y gesti&#243;n deportiva, te invito a unirte a mi <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;</a><strong><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">Canal de WhatsApp</a></strong>, donde comparto material adicional que no siempre publico en Substack. 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No constituye asesor&#237;a legal ni de ning&#250;n otro tipo, ni crea una relaci&#243;n abogado-cliente y/o consultor-cliente.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[EL AMAÑO DE PARTIDOS - MATCH FIXING (PARTE III)]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE FIFA Playbook #3 Mecanismos de denuncia y su funcionamiento real en la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/el-amano-de-partidos-match-fixing-652</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/el-amano-de-partidos-match-fixing-652</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:02:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmik!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6471d49c-2e8e-49e0-b39c-731f2803034e_1063x600.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div 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4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">En la entrega anterior se analiz&#243; el primer pilar de este marco estrat&#233;gico de integridad: la necesidad de contar con un sistema normativo claro, actualizado y aplicable.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A partir de ese an&#225;lisis, se concluy&#243; que la normativa de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras contiene ciertas referencias al ama&#241;o o manipulaci&#243;n de partidos, principalmente dentro de su C&#243;digo de &#201;tica. Sin embargo, dichas disposiciones resultan todav&#237;a limitadas frente a la complejidad del fen&#243;meno que buscan regular.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La manipulaci&#243;n de partidos no se encuentra tratada como una figura aut&#243;noma claramente definida dentro del marco disciplinario federativo, ni est&#225; acompa&#241;ada de un sistema integral que establezca con precisi&#243;n las conductas sancionables, los procedimientos aplicables y las sanciones correspondientes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A esto se suma una segunda debilidad estructural: la falta de claridad institucional. Aunque el C&#243;digo de &#201;tica se&#241;ala a la Comisi&#243;n Disciplinaria como el &#243;rgano competente para juzgar estos casos, y a la Comisi&#243;n de &#201;tica como una instancia con facultades de investigaci&#243;n, la ruta para activar, investigar y resolver estos casos no est&#225; claramente delimitada. En la pr&#225;ctica, esto genera zonas de ambig&#252;edad que dificultan la respuesta efectiva.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sobre esta base, esta edici&#243;n #3 de <em>The FIFA Playbook</em> avanza hacia un nuevo pilar dentro de este marco estrat&#233;gico de integridad: la implantaci&#243;n de mecanismos eficaces de denuncia.</p><div class="community-chat" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.substack.com/pub/astorhenriquez/chat?utm_source=chat_embed&quot;,&quot;subdomain&quot;:&quot;astorhenriquez&quot;,&quot;pub&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:816022,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Astor Henriquez Cooper&quot;,&quot;author_photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qord!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35e3be0e-63c9-4167-9001-bec6e9e16026_1024x1024.jpeg&quot;}}" data-component-name="CommunityChatRenderPlaceholder"></div><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Por qu&#233; importan los mecanismos de denuncia</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">La existencia de mecanismos de denuncia en materia de integridad es un componente esencial dentro de cualquier pol&#237;tica sostenible de integridad en el deporte. Sin un canal accesible y confiable, simplemente no es posible comunicar de manera efectiva conductas que atenten contra la integridad. En t&#233;rminos pr&#225;cticos, las alertas tempranas se pierden y la capacidad de reacci&#243;n institucional se vuelve limitada y tard&#237;a.</p><p>La finalidad de estos mecanismos de denuncia adem&#225;s de recibir informaci&#243;n valiosa, es generar confianza dentro del ecosistema del f&#250;tbol al permitir que jugadores, entrenadores, oficiales y cualquier actor involucrado puedan reportar irregularidades con la seguridad de que existe una v&#237;a confidencial y libre de represalias.</p><h4><em><strong>Lo que recomienda FIFA</strong></em></h4><p>Dentro de sus lineamientos, FIFA sugiere que cada federaci&#243;n cuente con un mecanismo visible, accesible y confiable para la recepci&#243;n de denuncias sobre ama&#241;o de partidos.</p><p>Esto puede materializarse, por ejemplo, en una secci&#243;n claramente identificable en la p&#225;gina web oficial, que dirija a un canal confidencial &#8212;ya sea un correo electr&#243;nico o un formulario&#8212; que permita al denunciante remitir informaci&#243;n, incluso de forma an&#243;nima.</p><h4><em><strong>El enfoque de la FFH: cumplimiento m&#237;nimo</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZRof!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ddcae76-fb92-454c-9f87-6554a9547484_1910x1036.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZRof!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ddcae76-fb92-454c-9f87-6554a9547484_1910x1036.png 424w, 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el caso de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras, existe formalmente un mecanismo de denuncia. <a href="https://ffh.hn/integridad/">En su p&#225;gina web se encuentra una secci&#243;n relacionada con la integridad </a>que incluye dos correos electr&#243;nicos &#8212;uno de la propia federaci&#243;n y otro de FIFA&#8212; para reportar posibles intentos de ama&#241;os y manipulaci&#243;n de partidos. Asimismo, se incluye un enlace hacia un formulario de FIFA. Sin embargo, en la pr&#225;ctica, este &#250;ltimo no se encuentra en funcionamiento tal y como se muestra en la imagen siguiente.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F5qS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36c17f41-d66f-4bd4-8c3a-ceed9851015e_1918x1045.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F5qS!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36c17f41-d66f-4bd4-8c3a-ceed9851015e_1918x1045.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F5qS!, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>M&#225;s all&#225; de su existencia formal, el enfoque de la federaci&#243;n parece limitarse al cumplimiento de un est&#225;ndar m&#237;nimo. No se observa una estrategia activa de difusi&#243;n de estos mecanismos mediante campa&#241;as digitales, sesiones informativas periodicas a clubes y arbitros, materiales educativos o acciones de concientizaci&#243;n.</p><p>En otras palabras, el mecanismo existe&#8230; pero no necesariamente vive dentro del ecosistema del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o.</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p></p><h4><em><strong>Cuando el sistema es puesto a prueba</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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style="text-align: justify;">Las debilidades estructurales de un sistema se evidencian en la pr&#225;ctica; y lamentablemente la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras ha adoptado un papel meramente reactivo cada vez que surge una noticia sobre un posible ama&#241;o de partidos. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Un ejemplo reciente se present&#243; en mayo de 2025, durante una semifinal de la Liga de Ascenso de Honduras, cuando el director t&#233;cnico del Honduras Progreso, Ra&#250;l Musuruana, denunci&#243; p&#250;blicamente la supuesta &#8220;compra&#8221; de algunos de sus jugadores tras la eliminaci&#243;n de su equipo.</p><div class="pullquote"><p><a href="https://www.elheraldo.hn/deportes/raul-musuruana-honduras-progreso-explota-ninrod-medina-arsenal-robaron-compraron-jugadores-GD25626909">"Se dan cuenta que nos robaron en Cantarranas, no llegaron nunca, nos robaron en Cantarranas, nos compraron jugadores", explot&#243; Ra&#250;l Musuruana tras la dura la eliminaci&#243;n</a>.</p></div><p>Se trataba de una acusaci&#243;n grave, con implicaciones directas sobre la integridad de la competici&#243;n.</p><p>La respuesta de la FFH fue inmediata en t&#233;rminos declarativos: se indic&#243; que el oficial de integridad de FIFA en la federaci&#243;n estaba tomando cartas en el asunto y que quienes hubiesen denunciado deb&#237;an presentar pruebas.</p><p>Sin embargo, con el paso del tiempo, el caso perdi&#243; visibilidad. A casi un a&#241;o de lo ocurrido, no se conoce p&#250;blicamente una resoluci&#243;n, una investigaci&#243;n concluida o una sanci&#243;n derivada de estos hechos. Tampoco existe claridad sobre si el proceso fue formalmente activado dentro de las estructuras disciplinarias o &#233;ticas correspondientes. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pareciera ser que las denuncias surgen, se emiten declaraciones, y con el paso de los d&#237;as el tema pierde fuerza sin que exista una resoluci&#243;n clara o comunicada de parte de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Esto no solo debilita la percepci&#243;n de integridad dentro del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o, sino que tambi&#233;n genera una consecuencia m&#225;s profunda como la p&#233;rdida de confianza en los propios mecanismos de denuncia. Al no producirse resultados visibles, el incentivo a reportar disminuye progresivamente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En ese contexto, el desaf&#237;o para la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras no se limita a contar con un estandar minimo en cuanto a los canales de denuncia por supuestos ama&#241;os de partidos, sino a demostrar, en la pr&#225;ctica, que estos mecanismos son capaces de activar procesos claros, generar seguimiento y producir respuestas institucionales.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La integridad se construye a partir de la credibilidad del sistema. Y esa credibilidad depende, en gran medida, de lo que ocurre, o deja de ocurrir despu&#233;s de que una denuncia es presentada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En la pr&#243;xima parte de esta serie, seguiremos abordando los siguientes pilares del modelo de integridad promovido por la FIFA, los cuales resultan fundamentales para comprender c&#243;mo las federaciones pueden enfrentar de manera efectiva el fen&#243;meno del ama&#241;o de partidos.</p><div><hr></div><p>Si deseas recibir contenido exclusivo, actualizaciones r&#225;pidas de casos reales, an&#225;lisis breves y recursos pr&#225;cticos sobre derecho y gesti&#243;n deportiva, te invito a unirte a mi <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;</a><strong><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">Canal de WhatsApp</a></strong>, donde comparto material adicional que no siempre publico en Substack. Tambi&#233;n puedes seguirme en mis redes sociales para acceder a reflexiones, noticias y contenido formativo que te ayudar&#225; a comprender mejor el ecosistema deportivo desde una perspectiva estrat&#233;gica y jur&#237;dica.</p><div><hr></div><p>Si este contenido te aporta valor y deseas apoyar este tipo de an&#225;lisis, puedes hacerlo de forma voluntaria dando clic <a href="https://paypal.me/legalsports">AQUI.</a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>AVISO LEGAL / DISCLAIMER</strong></h4><p>Este art&#237;culo tiene fines exclusivamente educativos e informativos. No constituye asesor&#237;a legal ni de ning&#250;n otro tipo, ni crea una relaci&#243;n abogado-cliente y/o consultor-cliente.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Myth of Neutral Sport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where sport, power, and global influence collide]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-neutral-sport</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-neutral-sport</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:02:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SzRk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21230640-cc6f-478e-9e01-87b3931376a5_3532x2354.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h6><em><strong>Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images</strong></em></h6><h6></h6><p style="text-align: justify;">Geopolitics can be defined as the struggle for control over geographical spaces with global significance, and the use of those spaces for political advantage.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In other words, geopolitics explains how countries, businesses, organizations, and other actors pursue their political objectives by influencing or controlling key spaces in the world. These spaces &#8212; or geographical entities &#8212; become strategic assets in the pursuit of power.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At its core, geopolitics is about how power operates across borders, how states and other actors compete, position themselves, and seek influence within the international system.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sport is often described as neutral ground. But geopolitics rarely stays outside the field. Institutions like FIFA and the International Olympic Committee position themselves as apolitical. Yet history tells a different story.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Because the moment sport moves people, it moves power. And power, especially in a geopolitical context, is never neutral.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">From a global perspective, sport has never truly been separated from politics. It has simply been one of geopolitics&#8217; most effective and subtle instruments &#8212; shaping narratives, projecting influence, and reinforcing identity.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">From Berlin to Milano Cortina, sport has repeatedly shown that it does not escape geopolitics, it reflects it. And perhaps the clearest way to understand this relationship is not through theory, but through moments and events where sport became a stage for power, identity, and global influence.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h4><em><strong>Berlin 1936 - When sport became a message - The Nazi regime</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E8Mi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F176437c2-a38e-4768-a3bd-1fd12f7cc40e_475x267.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E8Mi!, 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style="text-align: justify;">The 1936 Berlin Olympics were presented as a celebration of global unity. In reality, they became a carefully orchestrated display of national ideology under the regime of Adolf Hitler.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">By the time Germany hosted the Games, the Nazi government had already consolidated power, and the Olympics offered something invaluable: a global audience.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The regime understood that the Games were not only about sport, but about perception. In preparation, Berlin was transformed into a showcase of order, modernity, and strength. Anti-Jewish propaganda was temporarily toned down in public spaces, foreign visitors were carefully managed, and the country presented an image designed to soften international scrutiny. At the same time, the event introduced innovations that amplified its reach, including one of the first large-scale uses of television broadcasting and the global circulation of imagery through films like <em>Olympia</em>, directed by Leni Riefenstahl &#8212; a production that blended sport and propaganda with unprecedented sophistication.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Olympic torch relay, now a tradition, was introduced as part of these Games, linking ancient Greece to modern Germany and reinforcing a narrative of historical continuity and cultural supremacy that aligned with Nazi ideology.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Berlin Games were a geopolitical exercise in image-building, where sport became a vehicle to project power, legitimacy, and ideology to the world.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">An early and powerful example of how global sport can be used to communicate special messages.</p><h4><em><strong>Mexico 1968 - When sport became a protest - The Black 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4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, US athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood on the podium  and transformed a sporting moment into a global statement.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Their gesture was silent, but precise and powerful. Smith, who had just won gold in the 200 meters with a world record, raised his right fist to represent Black Power. Bronze medallist Carlos, wore a bead necklace in memory of victims of racial violence, raised his left fist to represent black unity. While both athletes stood barefoot in black socks, representing poverty in African-American communities. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Black Power salute, as it came to be known, was a defiant statement against the systemic oppression of black people in the US and marked a defining moment in the history of civil rights activism led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., whose assassination earlier that year shook the nation, the Vietnam War, widespread protests, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy intensified a climate of unrest and frustration, particularly among Black athletes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On that podium sport became a global expression of rights and identity. It lasted seconds. Its impact lasted decades.</p><p></p><h4><em>Iran 2023 - When sport becomes social change - The &#8220;Blue Girl&#8221;</em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JunA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JunA!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JunA!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JunA!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JunA!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JunA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg" width="728" height="485.0181818181818" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:513,&quot;width&quot;:770,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:728,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Iranian women attend Iran''s World Cup Asian qualifier against Cambodia at the Azadi stadium in 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/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JunA!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d33577f-7b6d-4391-b4ca-70d38d085451_770x513.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JunA!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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For decades, women were banned from attending stadiums, based on policies shaped by cultural, religious, and state interpretations following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which marked a turning point in their rights and freedoms. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Before the government of Khomeini, Iranian women could dress as they wished, express themselves freely, and live on equal terms with men. However, strict legislation imposed in the early 1980s reshaped their role in society, excluding them from public spaces like stadiums. Over time, this restriction became a focal point of broader social tension. Activists, journalists, and fans began to challenge these limitations.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">One defining moment was the case of Sahar Khodayari, known as the &#8220;Blue Girl,&#8221; who attempted to enter a stadium in 2018 dressed as a man. After being detained and facing the possibility of a prison sentence, she later set herself on fire outside a courthouse in Tehran in protest, ultimately succumbing to her injuries days later. Her death became a powerful symbol of resistance against the restrictions imposed on women, resonating both within Iran and across the world.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That same year, sustained pressure from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation led to women being allowed, in limited numbers, to attend a World Cup qualifier between Iran and Cambodia in October 2019. Subsequent openings followed, including matches in 2022, although access remained inconsistent, as authorities continued to alternate between periods of inclusion and renewed restrictions.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Finally, in July 2023, Iranian authorities announced that women would be permitted to attend stadiums freely starting from the 2024/2025 football season. Yet even these incremental changes carry deeper meaning, they are not merely policy adjustments, but signals of a society negotiating identity, pressure, and reform within a broader geopolitical context. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sport, once again, became a platform where internal dynamics and global expectations intersect, where a stadium is no longer just a place to watch a match, but a space where rights, visibility, and social evolution are contested, and where geopolitics quietly shapes the outcome.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-neutral-sport?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-neutral-sport?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><h4><em><strong>Milano Cortina 2026 &#8212; When a Helmet Challenged Neutrality</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nAuZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F697c6f45-bf35-4c47-930e-c26b92f1e37e_1200x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nAuZ!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F697c6f45-bf35-4c47-930e-c26b92f1e37e_1200x800.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nAuZ!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F697c6f45-bf35-4c47-930e-c26b92f1e37e_1200x800.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nAuZ!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F697c6f45-bf35-4c47-930e-c26b92f1e37e_1200x800.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nAuZ!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F697c6f45-bf35-4c47-930e-c26b92f1e37e_1200x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nAuZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F697c6f45-bf35-4c47-930e-c26b92f1e37e_1200x800.jpeg" width="1200" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/697c6f45-bf35-4c47-930e-c26b92f1e37e_1200x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Sigue la cruzada contra los cascos ucranianos en Milano Cortina 2026:  Proh&#237;ben el del patinador de velocidad Oleh Handei por un poema \&quot;pol&#237;tico\&quot; 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The helmet depicted several individuals, including weightlifter Alina Perehudova, boxer Pavlo Ischenko, ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov, actor and athlete Ivan Kononenko, diver and coach Mykyta Kozubenko, shooter Oleksiy Habarov, and dancer Daria Kurdel, all of whom lost their lives due to the war. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly praised Heraskevych on social media, thanking him &#8220;for reminding the world of the price of our struggle.&#8221; Despite this, Heraskevych was ultimately disqualified from the Winter Olympics for &#8220;refusing to comply&#8221; with IOC expression guidelines, following his insistence on wearing the helmet during competition, a decision that underscores the tension between &#8220;institutional neutrality&#8221; and the lived realities athletes seek to represent.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This episode illustrates, with unusual clarity, how geopolitics does not sit outside sport. When an athlete like Vladyslav Heraskevych attempts to express a reality shaped by war, and that expression is sanctioned under the banner of &#8220;neutrality,&#8221; the concept itself becomes contested. The International Olympic Committee, as one of the most influential governing body in global sport, does not merely apply rules, it effectively defines the boundaries of what is considered acceptable expression on the world stage. In doing so, it exercises a form of soft power determining which narratives can be visible and which must remain absent.  That raises a deeper concern. In this context, neutrality is not simply the absence of politics &#8212; it is the result of institutional choice</p><h4><em><strong>FIFA, Power, and the Present</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Fx8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe8728c7d-288e-4c95-baff-a35ae1d0c424_8256x5504.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Fx8!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe8728c7d-288e-4c95-baff-a35ae1d0c424_8256x5504.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Fx8!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe8728c7d-288e-4c95-baff-a35ae1d0c424_8256x5504.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Fx8!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe8728c7d-288e-4c95-baff-a35ae1d0c424_8256x5504.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Fx8!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe8728c7d-288e-4c95-baff-a35ae1d0c424_8256x5504.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Fx8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe8728c7d-288e-4c95-baff-a35ae1d0c424_8256x5504.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e8728c7d-288e-4c95-baff-a35ae1d0c424_8256x5504.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;FIFA Peace Prize: What is it and why did Donald Trump win? 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Over the last year, that relationship has become more public and more politically significant, largely because the United States is central to FIFA&#8217;s immediate future, it hosted the 2025 Club World Cup, will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and has become indispensable to FIFA&#8217;s commercial, logistical, and political strategy in North America. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In March 2025, Trump and Infantino appeared together at the White House as the U.S. administration announced a federal task force for the 2025 Club World Cup and the 2026 World Cup, formalizing cooperation between FIFA and the U.S. government. FIFA later emphasized that the U.S. would welcome the world for both tournaments, underscoring how important political support from Washington has become for the success of FIFA&#8217;s flagship events</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That is why Infantino&#8217;s decision to award Trump the inaugural <strong><a href="https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/media-releases/peace-prize-award-football-unites-the-world-infantino?requester=MediaHub">&#8220;FIFA Peace Prize &#8211; Football Unites the World&#8221;</a></strong> carried significance far beyond ceremony. FIFA had announced the new prize only weeks earlier, describing it as an annual recognition for individuals whose actions helped unite people in peace, and the first award was presented to Trump during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington on December 5, 2025.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/12/10/fifas-sportswashing-peace-prize">Human Rights Watch </a>said FIFA had provided no transparency about the prize&#8217;s nomination criteria, judges, or selection process, and reported that it had written to FIFA requesting details without receiving a response. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">What makes this particularly significant from a geopolitical perspective is the growing proximity between Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump. The creation of a White House task force, repeated public appearances, and Trump&#8217;s prominent role during the World Cup draw all point in the same direction: FIFA&#8217;s engagement with the United States goes beyond standard coordination with a host government. It reflects a closer, more deliberate alignment with the leader of the state best positioned to influence border policy, security frameworks, mobility, and the overall international experience surrounding FIFA events in the United States. The more FIFA depends on political partnership to deliver its tournaments, the harder it becomes to maintain the fiction that it stands above politics.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is where the deeper geopolitical reflection begins. FIFA often presents itself as an apolitical regulator acting only &#8220;for the good of the game.&#8221; Yet episodes like this show that global sports governance does far more than regulate football. It distributes visibility, legitimacy, symbolism, and prestige. It decides who appears at the center of football&#8217;s biggest stages, who receives recognition, and which political relationships are normalized before a worldwide audience. That is soft power in one of its clearest forms. And soft power becomes even more consequential when exercised by an institution that still claims neutrality as part of its identity.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;WhatsApp Channel Sport Law - Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>WhatsApp Channel Sport Law - Management</span></a></p><h4><strong>So&#8230; is sport really neutral?</strong></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Sport is not separate from politics and perhaps, it never was.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The examples explored throughout this analysis show that sport has consistently operated as a space where power, identity, and influence converge. From Berlin to Milano Cortina, from symbolic protests to institutional decisions, sport has reflected the realities of the world in which it exists.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But this is not, in itself, the problem.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is nothing inherently wrong with the relationship between sport and politics. Global competitions require governments. International events depend on political coordination. Athletes themselves are shaped by the societies they represent. In many ways, this interaction is not only inevitable, it is necessary.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The issue lies elsewhere. It lies in the persistent claim of neutrality as a foundational principle, while the practice tells a different story.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">When institutions position themselves as apolitical, yet engage in decisions that shape narratives, visibility, and global perception, neutrality becomes less a reality and more a narrative. A narrative that can obscure the true nature of the influence being exercised.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These institutions shape whose voices are amplified, which narratives gain legitimacy, and how power is expressed through sport. In doing so, global sports governance goes beyond organizing competition, it helps define meaning on a global stage.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And perhaps the real challenge moving forward is not to preserve an ideal of neutrality that has never fully existed, but to acknowledge the role sport plays within geopolitics with greater transparency, greater responsibility, and greater honesty.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Because in the end, sport is more than a game. It is a stage. And what happens on that stage is never neutral.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to receive exclusive content, quick updates on real cases, concise analysis, and practical resources on sports law and sports management, I invite you to join my <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001; WhatsApp channel</a> where I share additional material that is not always published on Substack. You can also follow me on my social media platforms for insights, news, and educational content that will help you better understand the sports ecosystem from a strategic and legal perspective</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>DISCLAIMER</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>This article is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal or any other type of advice; nor does it create an attorney-client and/or consultant-client relationship.</strong></em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a Championship Is Rewritten After the Final Whistle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why CAF stripped Senegal of the title and how CAS principles on abandonment and field-of-play doctrine could reshape the outcome]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/when-a-championship-is-rewritten</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/when-a-championship-is-rewritten</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:36:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SyeK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F256fb2c6-4ef4-450a-a31e-0acc17096ce0_1200x774.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SyeK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F256fb2c6-4ef4-450a-a31e-0acc17096ce0_1200x774.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SyeK!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F256fb2c6-4ef4-450a-a31e-0acc17096ce0_1200x774.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SyeK!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, 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/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F256fb2c6-4ef4-450a-a31e-0acc17096ce0_1200x774.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SyeK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F256fb2c6-4ef4-450a-a31e-0acc17096ce0_1200x774.jpeg" width="1200" height="774" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/256fb2c6-4ef4-450a-a31e-0acc17096ce0_1200x774.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:774,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;La CAF proclama a Marruecos campe&#243;n de la Copa de &#193;frica dos meses despu&#233;s  y Senegal anuncia \&quot;la Tercera Guerra 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As a consequence, the match has officially been recorded as a 3&#8211;0 victory in favor of the Morocco national football team, which is now recognized as the tournament&#8217;s champion. The decision was adopted pursuant to <strong>Article 84 of the AFCON 2025 Regulations</strong>, a provision that allows the governing body to declare a match forfeited under certain circumstances.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This ruling dramatically alters what had originally happened on the pitch.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On January 18, 2026, Senegal had been crowned AFCON champions after defeating host nation Morocco in a highly tense final. The match, however, was surrounded by controversy. In stoppage time, Senegalese players temporarily walked off the field in protest after a penalty was awarded to Morocco.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After roughly fifteen minutes, the situation calmed and the match resumed, eventually reaching its conclusion.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the first disciplinary stage following the incident, CAF imposed significant sporting and financial sanctions on both federations and several players involved. Importantly, however, those initial disciplinary measures did not modify the sporting result, leaving Senegal as the champion.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As noted above, the CAF Appeals Committee ultimately ruled that Senegal&#8217;s temporary abandonment of the field constituted a <strong>forfeit</strong>, awarding Morocco a 3&#8211;0 victory and the AFCON title.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Because this decision can still be challenged before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, the next stage of this dispute may hinge on several key legal concepts that frequently arise in international sports arbitration.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Below, we briefly explore two of those concepts that could prove decisive if the case reaches CAS.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>What may be considered abandonment (forfeit) under CAS doctrine?</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0WDx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ac5dcc4-e451-4904-839e-47313d05a58d_2300x1571.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0WDx!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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League.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">During that final, Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) left the field of play in the 59th minute, claiming that the VAR system was not available to review a goal that the referee had disallowed and which they believed to be legitimate.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After nearly an hour and a half of negotiations, the WAC coach ultimately declared that his team would not resume the match under any circumstances. As a result, the referee blew the final whistle, and WAC was deemed to have lost the match by abandonment (forfeit).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At that time, the Panel of the Court of Arbitration for Sport concluded the following:</p><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Accordingly, the Panel finds that, in the present case, the WAC&#8217;s players decision not to resume play after the interruption of the Disputed Match in the 59th minute of the game constitutes an abandonment in the sense of Article 148 of the CAF Disciplinary Code pursuant to which &#8220;[i]f a team refuses to play a match or to continue playing one which it has begun, it will be sanctioned with a minimum fine of twenty thousand US dollars ($20&#8217;000) and will, in principle, forfeit the match&#8221; and that the Appeals Board was correct in confirming, by its Appealed Decision, the Disciplinary Board&#8217;s decision to declare that the WAC lost the Disputed Match by forfeit and that the WAC had to pay a penalty of USD 20&#8217;000.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/when-a-championship-is-rewritten?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/when-a-championship-is-rewritten?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">With this, the Panel was able to establish the requirements that constitute abandonment for the purposes of Article 148 of the CAF Disciplinary Code, declaring that abandonment exists when <em>a team refuses to play a match or to continue playing one which it has begun.</em> However, it also clarified that such refusal must be definitive, to the extent that the referee is effectively prevented from continuing the match due to the absence of one of the two teams.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the case of the Senegal national football team, the team left the field for approximately 15 minutes, during which incidents were also taking place that posed potential security risks. However, the team subsequently returned to the field, and the referee resumed the match, which was ultimately played to its full conclusion. Therefore, in this case, there was no definitive refusal on the part of Senegal to continue the match.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>The Field of Play Doctrine</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uAfy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9785ae18-1e0a-45aa-8971-bfe6b6818149_670x446.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uAfy!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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style="text-align: justify;">The &#8220;Field of Play&#8221; doctrine, a concept enshrined in the so-called <em>lex sportiva</em> and consistently applied by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>, is based on the principle that the rules of the game, in the strict sense of the term, are not subject to judicial review, with the aim of preserving the principle of stability of results.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That said, the doctrine is not absolute. Field of play decisions may be challenged in limited circumstances related to the integrity of the decision-making process. These include situations involving fraud, arbitrariness, or corruption.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the specific case of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025), if the refereeing decision that triggered the protest&#8212;namely, the awarding of a penalty&#8212;is not subject to review by adjudicatory bodies, then its sporting consequences should likewise not be subject to review.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This doctrine could prove decisive in preserving the result in favor of the Senegal national football team in a potential appeal before CAS.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to receive exclusive content, quick updates on real cases, concise analysis, and practical resources on sports law and sports management, I invite you to join my <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001; WhatsApp channel</a> where I share additional material that is not always published on Substack. You can also follow me on my social media platforms for insights, news, and educational content that will help you better understand the sports ecosystem from a strategic and legal perspective</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>DISCLAIMER</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>This article is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal or any other type of advice; nor does it create an attorney-client and/or consultant-client relationship.</strong></em></p><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>CAS 2017/A/5733; CAS 2008/A/1641</p><p></p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[EL AMAÑO DE PARTIDOS - MATCH FIXING (PARTE II)]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE FIFA Playbook #2 El ama&#241;o de partidos vuelve a sonar en Honduras y los seis pilares que deber&#237;an guiar a la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras en su pol&#237;tica de integridad.]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/el-amano-de-partidos-match-fixing-a97</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/el-amano-de-partidos-match-fixing-a97</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:02:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmik!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6471d49c-2e8e-49e0-b39c-731f2803034e_1063x600.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmik!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6471d49c-2e8e-49e0-b39c-731f2803034e_1063x600.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmik!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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exposici&#243;n del f&#250;tbol a uno de los riesgos m&#225;s sensibles para su credibilidad: la manipulaci&#243;n o ama&#241;o de partidos. Asimismo, se expuso c&#243;mo la FIFA, en respuesta a este fen&#243;meno global, ha venido impulsando programas de integridad dirigidos a fortalecer la capacidad preventiva de sus federaciones miembro.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El desaf&#237;o, sin embargo, no se limita &#250;nicamente a reconocer la existencia del problema. La verdadera pregunta que surge para cada federaci&#243;n de f&#250;tbol es c&#243;mo traducir esos lineamientos internacionales en pol&#237;ticas institucionales concretas que permitan proteger la integridad de sus competiciones.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscr&#237;bete ahora&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Suscr&#237;bete ahora</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">En el caso del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o, esta interrogante adquiere especial relevancia. La creciente presencia de casas de apuestas dentro del ecosistema local &#8212;ya sea a trav&#233;s de patrocinios de ligas, clubes o incluso de la propia federaci&#243;n&#8212; exige que los mecanismos de prevenci&#243;n, monitoreo y reacci&#243;n frente al ama&#241;o de partidos evolucionen con la misma rapidez con la que se transforma la industria.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">De hecho, en Honduras, en los &#250;ltimos d&#237;as el tema ha vuelto a colocarse en el debate p&#250;blico. En una entrevista reciente, un directivo del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o se refiri&#243; abiertamente a los riesgos que est&#225; generando la creciente presencia de las casas de apuestas en el entorno del f&#250;tbol, mencionando incluso la preocupaci&#243;n existente en torno a posibles escenarios de manipulaci&#243;n de partidos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;11426800-a2c7-4ff2-853d-121843366397&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h6 style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Video original de: MI PASION HN</strong></em></h6><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">M&#225;s all&#225; de las opiniones o interpretaciones que puedan surgir en torno a este tipo de declaraciones, lo cierto es que reflejan una realidad que hoy forma parte del debate internacional del f&#250;tbol, como ser la necesidad de que las estructuras institucionales del deporte evolucionen en materia de prevenci&#243;n, monitoreo y protecci&#243;n de la integridad de las competiciones en la medida crece y evoluciona el sistema de las apuestas deportivas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Es precisamente en este contexto que cobra especial relevancia el modelo de integridad promovido por la FIFA, quien consciente de este desaf&#237;o ha propuesto a sus federaciones miembro un marco estrat&#233;gico para el desarrollo de pol&#237;ticas sostenibles de integridad. Dicho marco se estructura sobre <strong>seis pilares fundamentales</strong>, concebidos como una hoja de ruta para prevenir, detectar y responder de manera eficaz ante posibles intentos de manipulaci&#243;n de competiciones. Estos pilares son:</p><ol><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>La creaci&#243;n de un marco regulatorio adecuado.</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>La implantaci&#243;n de mecanismos eficaces de denuncia.</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>La formulaci&#243;n de medidas de integridad sostenibles dentro de las competiciones.</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>El dise&#241;o de una estrategia de comunicaci&#243;n y relaci&#243;n con los medios.</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>La colaboraci&#243;n con los distintos grupos de inter&#233;s del ecosistema del f&#250;tbol.</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>La realizaci&#243;n de investigaciones en materia de integridad.</strong></p></li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">En esta segunda entrega se analizar&#225; el <strong>primer pilar de este marco estrat&#233;gico para el desarrollo de pol&#237;ticas sostenibles de integridad</strong>, as&#237; como la situaci&#243;n actual de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras a la luz de este elemento clave para la prevenci&#243;n y combate del ama&#241;o de partidos.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management</span></a></p><h4><em><strong>La creaci&#243;n de un marco regulatorio adecuado</strong></em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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style="text-align: justify;">Uno de los elementos fundamentales dentro de cualquier pol&#237;tica de integridad en el f&#250;tbol es la existencia de un <strong>marco regulatorio claro, actualizado y aplicable</strong> que permita abordar de manera espec&#237;fica los casos de manipulaci&#243;n o ama&#241;o de partidos. Para ello, cada federaci&#243;n miembro de la FIFA debe incorporar disposiciones espec&#237;ficas en sus instrumentos normativos &#8212;como su c&#243;digo disciplinario, su c&#243;digo de &#233;tica o sus reglamentos de conducta&#8212; con el fin de tipificar estas conductas, establecer obligaciones para los actores del f&#250;tbol y prever las consecuencias disciplinarias derivadas de su incumplimiento.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, la regulaci&#243;n por s&#237; sola no resulta suficiente. Este marco normativo debe estar acompa&#241;ado por la existencia de <strong>&#243;rganos judiciales independientes y competentes</strong> dentro de la estructura federativa, encargados de conocer, investigar y resolver los procedimientos relacionados con posibles infracciones en materia de integridad. Estos &#243;rganos son los responsables de aplicar las sanciones correspondientes de conformidad con las disposiciones disciplinarias o &#233;ticas vigentes, garantizando as&#237; que cualquier conducta que comprometa la integridad de las competiciones pueda ser tratada con la debida seriedad institucional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En este sentido, la claridad normativa y la capacidad institucional para hacer cumplir dichas reglas constituyen la primera l&#237;nea de defensa frente a los riesgos asociados al ama&#241;o de partidos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ahora bien, una vez expuesto este primer pilar del modelo de integridad promovido por la FIFA, resulta pertinente contrastar estos est&#225;ndares con la realidad institucional del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o. En otras palabras, la pregunta que surge es si el marco regulatorio actualmente existente dentro de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras responde de manera adecuada a estas exigencias en materia de prevenci&#243;n y sanci&#243;n del ama&#241;o de partidos.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/el-amano-de-partidos-match-fixing-a97?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">&#161;Gracias por leer Global Sport Law &amp; Management!</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/el-amano-de-partidos-match-fixing-a97?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/el-amano-de-partidos-match-fixing-a97?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir</span></a></p></div><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>&#191;C&#250;al es el marco regulatorio con el cual cuenta la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras?</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">En el a&#241;o 2019, la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras &#8212;que en ese momento a&#250;n operaba bajo la denominaci&#243;n de FENAFUTH&#8212; manifest&#243; su intenci&#243;n de impulsar una iniciativa nacional en materia de integridad. Como parte de ese esfuerzo, el presidente de la federaci&#243;n firm&#243; una vinculaci&#243;n institucional con la Oficina de Integridad de la FIFA, con el objetivo de fortalecer las capacidades del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o para prevenir y enfrentar pr&#225;cticas que pudieran comprometer la transparencia de las competiciones.</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Estatutos de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">En el marco de esta iniciativa, se incorpor&#243; dentro de los estatutos de la federaci&#243;n el objetivo de <strong>promover la integridad, la &#233;tica y la deportividad</strong>, con el prop&#243;sito de impedir m&#233;todos o pr&#225;cticas como la corrupci&#243;n, el dopaje o el ama&#241;o de partidos, conductas que pueden poner en peligro el juego limpio en las competiciones y amenazar la integridad de jugadores, oficiales, miembros y afiliados, as&#237; como facilitar que terceros obtengan provecho il&#237;cito del f&#250;tbol.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sin embargo, m&#225;s all&#225; de esta incorporaci&#243;n normativa y del anuncio inicial de dicha iniciativa, la informaci&#243;n p&#250;blica disponible sugiere que estos esfuerzos no llegaron a consolidarse en una pol&#237;tica institucional visible o sostenida en el tiempo. A lo largo de los a&#241;os posteriores no se han observado procesos de socializaci&#243;n amplios, programas educativos continuos ni la existencia clara de una pol&#237;tica de integridad estructurada que permita enfrentar de manera preventiva el riesgo del ama&#241;o de partidos en el f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tal como se mencion&#243; en la primera parte de esta serie de art&#237;culos, <strong>a la fecha del 19 de febrero de 2026</strong>, <a href="https://ffh.hn/integridad/">en la p&#225;gina web oficial de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras </a>contin&#250;a publicado un comunicado en materia de integridad fechado el <strong>9 de abril de 2019</strong>, es decir, de hace casi siete a&#241;os, cuando la instituci&#243;n a&#250;n operaba bajo la denominaci&#243;n de FENAFUTH. Desde entonces, no se observa una actualizaci&#243;n p&#250;blica estructurada sobre pol&#237;ticas, programas o acciones espec&#237;ficas relacionadas con la lucha contra la manipulaci&#243;n o ama&#241;o de partidos.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;fc082420-64db-42cc-9b97-64b252855116&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;El ama&#241;o de partidos o la manipulaci&#243;n de competiciones deportivas puede definirse como &#171;un acuerdo, una acci&#243;n o una omisi&#243;n de car&#225;cter intencional cuya finalidad sea alterar ilegalmente el resultado o el curso de una competici&#243;n deportiva a fin de eliminar, total o parcialmente, el car&#225;cter imprevisible de dicha competici&#243;n con objeto de obtener una &#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;EL 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4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">El C&#243;digo Disciplinario de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras pareciera ser el reflejo de la actual importancia que esta federaci&#243;n le brinda a los aspectos relacionados a la integridad de las competiciones, es decir, no encontramos en el Codigo Disciplinario de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras un apartado espec&#237;fico que se refiera y desarrolle lo relativo a la manipulaci&#243;n de partidos (ama&#241;o de partidos); lo unico que encontramos es un apartado relacionado a la corrupci&#243;n; si bien es cierto se podria forzar a enmarcar una conducta de manipulacion de partidos dentro de la figura de corrupcion establecida por el Codigo Disciplinario de la FFH, lo ideal es que fuesen figuras separadas tal y como lo estipula FIFA en el articulo 20 de su C&#243;digo Disciplinario</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MSE3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F270c9f83-8669-477c-9944-dd58fcb21192_522x176.png" 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El &#250;nico documento disponible p&#250;blicamente en la p&#225;gina web oficial de la federaci&#243;n corresponde al a&#241;o 2020, lo que sugiere que desde entonces no se ha observado una actualizaci&#243;n visible de este instrumento normativo en materia de integridad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Si bien dicho c&#243;digo contempla ciertas disposiciones relacionadas con la protecci&#243;n de la integridad de las competiciones, su tratamiento del ama&#241;o de partidos resulta relativamente limitado. Por ejemplo, el art&#237;culo 29, numeral 2, establece la prohibici&#243;n de que las personas sujetas al c&#243;digo se involucren en la manipulaci&#243;n de partidos o competiciones de f&#250;tbol. No obstante, la norma no desarrolla una definici&#243;n o conceptualizaci&#243;n clara de lo que debe entenderse por manipulaci&#243;n de partidos, lo cual puede generar ambig&#252;edad interpretativa al momento de aplicar las disposiciones disciplinarias correspondientes.</p><p>Otro aspecto relevante es que el propio C&#243;digo de &#201;tica regula la corrupci&#243;n como una infracci&#243;n independiente en su art&#237;culo 27, donde se intenta ofrecer una aproximaci&#243;n conceptual de esta conducta, diferenci&#225;ndola de la manipulaci&#243;n de partidos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por otra parte, el art&#237;culo 29, numeral 1, del C&#243;digo de &#201;tica de FENAFUTH de 2020 establece una prohibici&#243;n amplia para todas las personas sujetas a dicho c&#243;digo de participar, directa o indirectamente, o estar asociadas de manera alguna con apuestas, loter&#237;as, juegos de azar o cualquier actividad o negocio similar relacionado con partidos de f&#250;tbol. La norma tambi&#233;n proh&#237;be mantener cualquier tipo de relaci&#243;n alguna &#8212;activa o pasiva&#8212; en compa&#241;&#237;as, empresas u organizaciones que promuevan, organicen o gestionen este tipo de actividades o transacciones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En particular, el art&#237;culo introduce una formulaci&#243;n que merece un an&#225;lisis m&#225;s detenido al establecer que las personas sujetas al c&#243;digo <strong>no podr&#225;n participar ni &#8220;estar asociadas de manera alguna&#8221; con este tipo de actividades o negocios, ni mantener relaciones &#8212;activas o pasivas&#8212; en compa&#241;&#237;as vinculadas al sector de las apuestas deportivas</strong>. La amplitud de esta redacci&#243;n abre un interesante debate interpretativo sobre el alcance real de esta prohibici&#243;n y sus posibles implicaciones dentro del ecosistema del f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o. Precisamente por esta raz&#243;n, el alcance de esta disposici&#243;n y sus posibles interpretaciones merecen un an&#225;lisis m&#225;s profundo, cuesti&#243;n que ser&#225; abordada con mayor detalle en un apartado posterior de este estudio.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Canal WhatsApp Sport Law - Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>Canal WhatsApp Sport Law - Management</span></a></p><h4><em><strong>Un marco normativo a&#250;n insuficiente frente al desaf&#237;o del ama&#241;o de partidos</strong></em></h4><p style="text-align: justify;">A la luz de lo analizado, puede afirmarse que la normativa de la Federaci&#243;n de F&#250;tbol de Honduras s&#237; contiene algunas referencias al ama&#241;o o manipulaci&#243;n de partidos, particularmente dentro de su C&#243;digo de &#201;tica. Sin embargo, estas disposiciones resultan todav&#237;a limitadas y poco desarrolladas frente a la complejidad del fen&#243;meno que buscan regular. La manipulaci&#243;n de partidos no aparece tratada como una figura aut&#243;noma claramente conceptualizada dentro del marco disciplinario federativo, ni se encuentra acompa&#241;ada de un sistema normativo integral que establezca con precisi&#243;n las conductas sancionables, los procedimientos aplicables y las sanciones correspondientes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Algo similar ocurre en relaci&#243;n con los &#243;rganos encargados de conocer estos casos. El propio c&#243;digo de &#233;tica se&#241;ala que la Comisi&#243;n Disciplinaria es el &#243;rgano competente para juzgar las conductas relacionadas con la manipulaci&#243;n de partidos, mientras que la Comisi&#243;n de &#201;tica puede recibir informaci&#243;n o investigar posibles irregularidades y trasladarlas posteriormente a la instancia disciplinaria. No obstante, la ruta institucional para activar, investigar y tramitar este tipo de casos no parece estar plenamente delimitada, lo que deja ciertas zonas de ambig&#252;edad en la pr&#225;ctica.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hasta el momento no se conocen p&#250;blicamente procedimientos disciplinarios dentro de la estructura federativa por presuntos casos de manipulaci&#243;n o ama&#241;o de partidos. <a href="https://www.diez.hn/liganacionaldehonduras/aficionados-del-vida-denunciaron-ante-el-ministerio-publico-amano-partidos-olimpia-lobos-ED18939058">La &#250;nica referencia reciente ha surgido fuera del sistema deportivo, cuando aficionados del Club Deportivo y Social Vida, acudieron en el a&#241;o 2024 al Ministerio P&#250;blico de Honduras para denunciar una supuesta manipulaci&#243;n de partidos para evitar el descenso a la segunda division del Club Deportivo &#8220;Lobos&#8221; UPNFM, sin que hasta ahora se conozcan avances concretos de dicho proceso.</a></p><div 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style="text-align: justify;">En definitiva, aunque el tema aparece mencionado en la normativa federativa, el tratamiento regulatorio actual sigue siendo insuficiente y fragmentario frente a un fen&#243;meno que hoy representa uno de los mayores desaf&#237;os para la credibilidad del f&#250;tbol mundial. Si la integridad de las competiciones realmente quiere ser protegida, el f&#250;tbol hondure&#241;o necesitar&#225; algo m&#225;s que referencias dispersas en sus reglamentos, es decir, requerir&#225; un marco normativo claro, procedimientos definidos y una pol&#237;tica de integridad verdaderamente estructurada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En la pr&#243;xima parte de esta serie, seguiremos abordando los siguientes pilares del modelo de integridad promovido por la FIFA, los cuales resultan fundamentales para comprender c&#243;mo las federaciones pueden enfrentar de manera efectiva el fen&#243;meno del ama&#241;o de partidos.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Si deseas recibir contenido exclusivo, actualizaciones r&#225;pidas de casos reales, an&#225;lisis breves y recursos pr&#225;cticos sobre derecho y gesti&#243;n deportiva, te invito a unirte a mi <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001;</a><strong><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">Canal de WhatsApp</a></strong>, donde comparto material adicional que no siempre publico en Substack. Tambi&#233;n puedes seguirme en mis redes sociales para acceder a reflexiones, noticias y contenido formativo que te ayudar&#225; a comprender mejor el ecosistema deportivo desde una perspectiva estrat&#233;gica y jur&#237;dica.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>AVISO LEGAL / DISCLAIMER</strong></h4><p>Este art&#237;culo tiene fines exclusivamente educativos e informativos. No constituye asesor&#237;a legal ni de ning&#250;n otro tipo, ni crea una relaci&#243;n abogado-cliente y/o consultor-cliente.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Action, Less Delay: Why the 2026 FIFA World Cup Will Feel Different]]></title><description><![CDATA[How MLS NEXT Pro and Major League Soccer Pioneered the Rule Changes Now Reshaping the Global Game]]></description><link>https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/more-action-less-delay-why-the-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/more-action-less-delay-why-the-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Astor Henriquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:48:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uApq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83675955-4521-488a-8521-e6e93fd2a649_1115x746.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div 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SoFi Stadium is scheduled to host eight matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)</strong></h6><p></p><p>The 2026 World Cup will not simply be larger in scale. It will operate under a different rhythm. When the tournament kicks off across North America, fans may not immediately think about regulatory reform. They will notice something else: fewer interruptions, sharper restarts, more continuous sequences of play. What feels like flow will, in reality, be regulatory design at work.</p><p>Today, February 28, at its 140th Annual General Meeting, The International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved a package of reforms aimed at increasing match tempo and safeguarding effective playing time. These measures will be mandatory in FIFA competitions, including the 2026 World Cup.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Global Sport Law &amp; Management! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h4><em>Countdown for Throw-Ins and Goal Kicks</em></h4><p>If a referee determines that a throw-in or goal kick is taking too long or is being deliberately delayed, a visible five-second countdown will begin.</p><p>Failure to restart within that timeframe carries immediate consequences. A throw-in will be awarded to the opposing team. A delayed goal kick will result in a corner.</p><p></p><h4><em>Timed-Limited Substitutions</em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H3pZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F54396ca7-8e7f-4e07-8252-115a736b3d25_1800x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H3pZ!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F54396ca7-8e7f-4e07-8252-115a736b3d25_1800x1200.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H3pZ!, 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If that deadline is not met, they must still exit the field; however, the substitute will not be permitted to enter until the first stoppage after one full minute of play (running clock) has elapsed.</p><p>The familiar slow walk toward the sideline now carries strategic cost.</p><h4><em>Off-Field Treatment Rule</em></h4><p>When play is stopped due to injury, or the player receives on-field treatment, that player must leave the field and remain off for one minute once play has restarted.</p><p>The objective is to discourage tactical interruptions disguised as medical necessity while preserving player welfare.</p><h4><em>Expanded VAR Authority</em></h4><p>IFAB also approved targeted expansions to Video Assistant Referee (VAR) protocol. The VAR will now be permitted to check and review:</p><ul><li><p>Red cards arising from a clearly incorrect second yellow card.</p></li><li><p>Mistaken identity, when the referee penalises the wrong team for an offence resulting in a red or yellow card being shown to the wrong player.</p></li><li><p>Competitions may allow VARs to review a clearly incorrectly awarded corner kick, provided that the review can be completed immediately and without delaying the restart.</p></li></ul><p>The IFAB also agreed that trials be conducted to further assess goalkeeper tactical injury delays and to propose options to deter this behaviour.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Compartir Global Sport Law &amp; Management</span></a></p><p>These reforms are not isolated adjustments. They are part of a longer historical evolution of the Laws of the Game. If you are interested in how rule changes have historically reshaped football&#8217;s tempo and competitive structure, I previously analyzed that evolution here.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;9b25b69c-edee-460a-b193-53d0b360d5d1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo: FIFA.com&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;From Back Passes to VARs, How Soccer Evolved&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6068596,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Astor Henriquez Cooper&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Sports Lawyer &amp; Consultant | Former Professional Soccer Player |FIFA-CIES Sport Management |LLM International Master in Sports Law and Management (ISDE)| International Sport Lawyers Association Board Member | &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/35e3be0e-63c9-4167-9001-bec6e9e16026_1024x1024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03T14:30:50.270Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5q9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2433070f-4fd7-489b-b07f-af81d4b08686_1394x747.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/from-back-passes-to-vars-how-soccer&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:182995094,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:5,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:816022,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Global Sport Law &amp; Management&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A_dw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7050fd2-76fe-4d94-9e0f-6c9a5a65cdef_1024x1024.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p> </p><h4><em>Important Regulatory Context</em></h4><p>While IFAB is the authority responsible for approving amendments to the Laws of the Game, those changes are not automatically implemented in identical fashion across every domestic competition worldwide.</p><p>They are, however, binding in FIFA competitions. This is precisely why the 2026 World Cup will operate under the full and immediate application of these standards.</p><p>At the domestic level, leagues and national associations incorporate IFAB amendments through their own regulatory frameworks. In practice, most professional competitions move quickly to adopt the changes in order to maintain alignment with international football and preserve competitive coherence. Nevertheless, the timing, procedural integration, and operational details of implementation may vary depending on the jurisdiction.</p><h4><em>The MLS and MLS NEXT Pro Factor</em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WI5W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F844e4146-c94f-4cbf-a31d-283695cc0d7f_1600x1067.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WI5W!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F844e4146-c94f-4cbf-a31d-283695cc0d7f_1600x1067.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WI5W!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_848, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F844e4146-c94f-4cbf-a31d-283695cc0d7f_1600x1067.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WI5W!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F844e4146-c94f-4cbf-a31d-283695cc0d7f_1600x1067.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WI5W!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F844e4146-c94f-4cbf-a31d-283695cc0d7f_1600x1067.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WI5W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F844e4146-c94f-4cbf-a31d-283695cc0d7f_1600x1067.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/844e4146-c94f-4cbf-a31d-283695cc0d7f_1600x1067.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Major League Soccer (MLS) | History, Facts, Cup Winners, &amp; 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the Timed Substitution Rule and the Off-Field Treatment Rule &#8212;  were created within MLS NEXT Pro, successfully trialed during the league&#8217;s first two seasons (2022&#8211;23), and later adopted by Major League Soccer in 2024 before ultimately being incorporated into the FIFA Laws of the Game.</p><p>Since implementation, MLS and MLS NEXT Pro matches have experienced a significant reduction in preventable game delays. In MLS competition, injury-related stoppages decreased by 72 percent, falling from an average of five to six per match to approximately 1.5 per match. In 2025, 99 percent of substitutions occurred within ten seconds or less. Across 510 matches, 4,346 substitutions were recorded &#8212; an average of 8.8 per match &#8212; with only 12 violations following the introduction of the Timed Substitution Rule.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;WhatsApp Channel Sport Law - Management&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y"><span>WhatsApp Channel Sport Law - Management</span></a></p><p>This is not symbolic experimentation. It is measurable competitive impact &#8212; and it positioned the MLS ecosystem as a practical testing ground for reforms now embedded in global football governance.</p><h4><em>Why the 2026 World Cup Will Feel Different</em></h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wngA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ab552f9-be26-45a0-96ce-40e8ee96602d_860x573.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wngA!, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/w_424, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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real test will occur under the highest commercial and competitive pressure the sport can produce. Several outcomes are foreseeable. Effective playing time will increase. Artificial delays will decline. Match continuity will strengthen.</p><p>For the American sports market &#8212; where pace and uninterrupted flow are central to spectator expectations &#8212; this matters. Fewer stoppages translate into stronger engagement and sustained emotional investment.</p><p>Commercial implications follow naturally. More continuous play enhances broadcast retention, strengthens streaming metrics, and increases sponsor exposure during active sequences rather than downtime.</p><p>Over time, tactical recalibration will occur. Coaches will refine substitution strategy. Medical protocols will adjust. Referees will internalize stricter tempo enforcement. Development models may evolve to prioritize faster restarts.</p><p>If the 2026 data confirms increased effective playing time without distorting competitive integrity, these reforms will likely solidify as structural pillars of the modern game. And if that happens, the narrative will include a critical detail: elements of this regulatory evolution were pioneered within the American professional soccer ecosystem.</p><div><hr></div><p>If you would like to receive exclusive content, quick updates on real cases, concise analysis, and practical resources on sports law and sports management, I invite you to join my <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb76E4WDp2Q5HdxI441Y">&#129001; WhatsApp channel</a> where I share additional material that is not always published on Substack. You can also follow me on my social media platforms for insights, news, and educational content that will help you better understand the sports ecosystem from a strategic and legal perspective.</p><div><hr></div><p>The first edition of <strong>The FIFA Playbook</strong> is now available. The inaugural article &#8212; published in Spanish &#8212; analyzes FIFA&#8217;s Global Integrity Program, the growing influence of betting markets, and the specific challenges this dynamic presents within the Honduran football environment. <a href="/__u/astorhenriquez.substack.com/p/el-amano-de-partidos-match-fixing">You can read the full analysis by clicking here.</a></p><div><hr></div><p><em><strong>DISCLAIMER</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>This article is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal or any other type of advice; nor does it create an attorney-client and/or consultant-client relationship.</strong></em></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>