"It's by no means an empty threat," UEFA spokesman William Gaillard said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "I think FIFA would sanction Spain if there is no agreement."
The problem in Spain arose when the Socialist government asked all sports federations not competing in this year's Olympics to hold elections before the Beijing Games in August. The Spanish soccer federation, however, doesn't end its four-year term until November.
"It's not up to a government to tell a federation when to hold elections," Gaillard said.
"FIFA's rules regarding elections are 100 per cent compatible with Spanish law and with its electoral processes,"
It "is a very powerful weapon, so governments do give in," Gaillard said.
"FIFA has the utmost respect for national laws"
dawson99 wrote:id say if spain arent in it, then theres less chance of our players getting injured... thats purely selfish.
from a football point of view, Spain have to be there, as ive already backed them to win it
Big Niall wrote:Sabre - do all the people in Spain support the team or would people in Catalonia, Basque region etc not view Spain as being their country?
Big Niall wrote:Sabre - do all the people in Spain support the team or would people in Catalonia, Basque region etc not view Spain as being their country?
LFC2007 wrote:Yes mate, I posted this in the Euro's thread yesterday:
Spain probably will be there, but there's a possibility they might not:
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Denmark replaced Yugoslavia in 1992, albeit for different, and more severe reasons than those currently surrounding Spain.
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