Flamengo accuses rivals of breaking financial fair play, offers ideas | OneFootball

Club issued a statement on the afternoon of this Tuesday (28) about the matter

Flamengo took another step in the discussion over financial fair play in Brazilian football. This Tuesday (28), the club released an official statement saying it had sent suggestions to the National Agency for Football Regulation and Sustainability (ANRESF) and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to strengthen the current regulations.

In the document, Flamengo says it identified flaws in the enforcement of the rules and accuses clubs and SAFs of using legal loopholes to get around the start of the implementation of financial fair play in Brazil. Therefore, the Rubro-Negro wants immediate changes to the proposals.

WHAT CHANGES DID FLAMENGO PROPOSE?

Among the suggestions presented by Flamengo is the creation of a more objective cutoff point for Judicial Recovery proceedings. The club argues that only the filing of the main action should be considered for applying the restrictions provided for in the regulations. In Flamengo’s view, the use of prior precautionary measures has allowed interpretations that favor clubs and SAFs.

Another proposal involves control over player registrations. Flamengo wants compliance with wage bill limits and spending on signings to be checked before the player is published in the Daily Information Bulletin (BID). According to the club, later oversight compromises sporting equality between teams.

WHAT ELSE DID FLAMENGO SUGGEST?

Flamengo also called for stricter oversight of clubs’ accounts before Judicial Recovery is decreed. The intention is to prevent artificial increases in the wage bill or other financial moves that could mask the teams’ economic situation.

In addition, the Rubro-Negro proposed that the points deduction provided for in the regulations be applied during the same competition in which the irregularity is found. For Flamengo, postponing the punishment to the following season harms clubs that comply with the rules from the start.

The document also suggests that ANRESF hold executives involved in cases of non-compliance with financial fair play accountable and take part in Judicial Recovery proceedings as amicus curiae, allowing the entity to represent the interests of Brazilian football before the courts.

Finally, Flamengo advocates joint action between ANRESF, CBF, and FIFA. The goal is to ensure that international decisions, especially those related to lifting transfer bans, take into account the impact on the financial sustainability of domestic football.

WHY IS FLAMENGO DEMANDING CHANGES?

In the official statement, Flamengo says the main objective of the proposals is to prevent legal mechanisms intended for financial reorganization from being used to generate sporting advantages.

Although it does not name any club directly, the statement mentions that some SAFs and teams have been exploiting loopholes in the regulations. Currently, clubs such as Vasco, Botafogo, Cruzeiro, Sport, Santa Cruz, and Avaí have Judicial Recovery proceedings underway.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S GOAL?

According to Flamengo, the suggestions are part of an ongoing agenda aimed at strengthening governance and sustainability in Brazilian football. The club believes that improving financial fair play rules is essential to ensure greater balance in competitions and create a stronger economic environment.

Finally, Flamengo says the initiative seeks to contribute to a structural transformation of domestic football, with the goal of placing Brazil among the three biggest markets in the world in terms of the sport’s market value.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION?

— Right now, the feeling is that only Flamengo is interested in financial fair play. Clubs in debt and financially irresponsible keep receiving transfer bans and signing players irresponsibly. Therefore, creating strict rules would put an end to the “party” these teams have been enjoying — opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, a journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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