UEFA excludes Osasuna from the Conference League: the harsh note from the Spanish club

Pamplona (Spain), 24 June 2023 - La Uefa still finds itself at the center of controversy. After José's resignation Mourinho dall 'UEFA Football Board, due to the four-match disqualification given to the Portuguese coach of Roma, and the wait to understand if the Juventus will be able to play in the UEFA Conference League or not, now the focus has shifted to the matter in question Osasuna. The Spanish club from the city of Pamplona he was ousted from the European cups, more precisely from the same UEFA Conference League, due to some controversial facts dating back to the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons. Let's see what is happening and the reaction of the Iberian company, which has published a harsh statement on its official website.

The reasons for the expulsion from the Conference

The Osasuna has, at this time, a open file about what happened about ten years ago. The Spanish club is accused of various offenses, such as false accounting, embezzlement and corruption. According to what was reported by the prosecution, theOsasuna would do the makeup a game with the Betis Seville and his coach, Angel Luis Vuzcay, revealed that there were a couple of other dark episodes the company was entangled in at the time. This matter is still on the table of UEFA, which has therefore decided to take strong measures and exclude the Spanish club from the UEFA Conference Leagueand, conquered on the field in the season just ended.

The Osasuna press release

La reaction of the club was, obviously, not long in coming. Just last night, in fact, Osasuna issued a note in which they clarify what happened and reply how they will appeal. Between the lines you can also read a strong accusation against UEFA, defined "strong with the weak and weak with the strong". This is the complete statement: "Club Atlético Osasuna learned, this afternoon, the conclusions of the report drawn up by the inspectors of UEFA. In this report, the inspectors declare the 'unsuitability of the club to participate in the UEFA Conference League 2023-2024', thus denying him the right to participate in European competitions that he earned on the pitch. Il reason dates back to some events that occurred in the 2013-2014 season and which, in UEFA's opinion, contravene its article 4.1g of the regulations. UEFA inspectors believe that the Supreme Court ruling condemning several former club managers is sufficient reason to exclude Osasuna, 9 years after the events, from European competitions. This, despite the sentence itself being the product of the complaint made by the club's current managers in 2015 and the result of Osasuna acting as a private prosecutor throughout the legal proceedings to prosecute those who diverted, for unclear purposes, money from 'entity. The club will appeal and announces that will fight to defend their rights. Strong with the weak and weak with the strong, the UEFA courts did not want to take into account the fact that it was the Spanish courts themselves that declared that Osasuna was the victim of the diversion of money operated by some of its former managers behind the backs of the body's highest governing body, the Assembly , and the control mechanisms of the club itself".

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