The Spanish Federation fines Barcelona 602 euros because of the media coordinator at the Atletico summit – Youm7

Written by Hani Abdel Nabi

Tuesday, December 05, 2023 11:06 PM

The Spanish Football Federation’s Competitions Committee fined the club Barcelona The amount of 602 euros is due to Eduardo Polo, the media coordinator for the Catalan team, as confirmed by the referee’s report of the Atletico Madrid match, which ended in favor of Barca with a clean goal in the 15th round of the current season 2023-24.

According to the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, referee Sanchez Martinez’s report after the match included that “Eduardo Polo, head of the press department in Barcelona’s technical staff, was in the dressing room tunnel, addressing assistant Raul Cabanero Martinez from the match’s refereeing team, with the following phrases: ‘What are you doing here?’ No other incidents were reported.”

Article 133 of the Spanish Football Federation’s Disciplinary Code stipulates this fine for people who cannot be in the dressing room area.

In another context, Barcelona, ​​​​the Spanish club, officially announced that its first goalkeeper, German Andre ter Stegen, underwent urgent back surgery after the injury he suffered in the recent international gathering of the machine team.

Barcelona said in its statement: “Ter Stegen is scheduled to undergo surgery this week to solve the lower back problems he suffers from. A new medical statement will be provided after the matter is completed.”

For his part, Ter Stegen, goalkeeper of Barcelona and the German national team, commented, saying: “After extensive conversations with the club’s medical team and many experts, we decided to undergo surgery. It is clear that this break bothers me, but it is the correct and safe decision in order to return in the best conditions for FC Barcelona and the national team.” “.

Catalan press reports confirmed that the absence of German Andre ter Stegen will be absent from Barcelona for a period ranging from 2 to 3 months after undergoing back surgery, recovering and participating with Barca again.

The Barcelona administration made a difference between the Spanish David de Gea, the former Manchester United goalkeeper, and Sergio Asenjo, the Villarreal goalkeeper, to sign one of them to replace Ter Stegen.