Flamengo lets rip, chases millions owed by Cristiano Ronaldo's team | OneFootball

ALMERIA OWES FLAMENGO AROUND €1.8 MILLION FOR 590 DAYS In February, Cristiano Ronaldo acquired 25% of the Spanish club Clube de Regatas do Flamengo publicly expresses its strong repudiation of the conduct adopted by Spanish club UD Almería for failing to comply with the contractual obligation assumed in the transfer of player Lázaro, carried out in August 2022. Having been in default for 590 days, the club has accumulated an estimated debt of more than €1.8 million, in blatant disregard of the commitments made and the rules governing relations in international football. The case is straightforward and unequivocal: there is an express contractual obligation assigning the Spanish club responsibility for the payment or reimbursement of taxes levied in Spain. Even so, after Flamengo was compelled to bear such amounts — totaling more than €1.5 million — and after a formal FIFA decision fully recognizing its right to reimbursement, Almería has chosen not to fulfill its obligation. After 590 days of default, the debt exceeds €1,800,000.00. Instead, it has adopted a repeated stance of resistance, using procedural maneuvers of a clearly delaying nature, in clear conflict with the principles of good faith, contractual loyalty, and integrity that should guide relations between clubs in international football. This is not an isolated case of non-payment, but a conscious and deliberate pattern of delay that weakens the legal certainty of contractual relations in football and undermines the system’s credibility. Flamengo trusts that the competent bodies, especially the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), will provide the appropriate response to this behavior, ensuring compliance with the decisions already issued within FIFA and the observance of the commitments undertaken. The Club will remain firm in defending its rights and protecting the integrity of contractual relations in football, warning of and seeking a strong reaction from clubs, entities, and regulators. Clube de Regatas do Flamengo”

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