The Union of Professional Footballers (Sifup) He also spoke after the announcement of Conmebol that, this Monday, ratified Brazil as the sole venue for the Copa América 2021.

After the social scenario that shakes Colombia, and the poor sanitary indices in Argentina, the governing body of South American football played it for the country that has suffered the most from COVID-19 but which opened the doors to the tournament.

Therefore, from Sifup they regretted the decision to move the tournament to Brazilian soil and, through a brief statement, revealed that they will take action in this regard.

“An uncontrolled pandemic and constant protests against the government, constitute a worrying scenario for the realization of sporting events “, they pointed from the guild.

“We contacted FIFPRO and expressed our concern and alarm over the confirmation of the Cup in Brazil,” they added, detailing that the international body that groups the players was aware of the doubts regarding the event.

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