The beginning of the Chilean offensive
On May 5, the ANFP ruled on the case of the Ecuadorian national team player Byron Castillo. This, following a journalistic complaint arose in relation to the fact that the soccer player had falsified his nationality to dispute the recent Qualifiers with the South American team.
The country of birth of Castillo, who played in both duels once morest the Red team on the way to the World Cup in Qatar (a draw and an Ecuadorian victory), would be Colombia. Therefore, the governing body of Chilean soccer filed a complaint with the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, arguing that “the facts are too serious and must be thoroughly investigated.” Consequently, the final picture of the standings might vary significantly in favor of Chile.
The sports legal action was announced by the ANFP, through a public statement. In the brief, the entity maintained that “there is innumerable evidence that the player was born in Colombia, in the city of Tumaco, on July 25, 1995, and not on November 10, 1998, in the Ecuadorian city of General Villamil Playas”.
And he added that “the world of football cannot close its eyes to so many tests. The practice of serious and conscious irregularities in the registration of players cannot be accepted, especially when we are talking regarding a world competition. There must be fair play on and off the pitch.”
In the statement, the governing body of national football also specified that the complaint was filed on Wednesday, May 4 “through the Carlezzo Lawyers study.” The action goes ” once morest the player Byron David Castillo Segura and the Ecuadorian Football Federation, due to the use of a false birth certificate, false declaration of age and false nationality by the aforementioned player.”
