Quito: The Ecuadorean Soccer Federation (FEF) mentioned on Tuesday that it has not included Byron Castillo within the nation’s World Cup squad as a result of threat of “unfair” sanctions.
Castillo turned the topic of controversy when Chile introduced a declare to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that he had been ineligible to play in World Cup qualifying matches as a result of his true nationality was Colombian.
The declare was dismissed this month, however the disputes physique nonetheless dominated that Ecuador would lose three factors forward of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and was fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($106,000) for utilizing “a doc with false data”.
The FEF described the CAS ruling as “incomprehensible” and mentioned it feared receiving additional fines.
“Confronted with an arbitrary ruling by the CAS… and confronted with the danger of as soon as once more struggling unfair sanctions, the Ecuadorian Soccer Federation is obliged to not embrace Byron Castillo within the ultimate choice,” the FEF mentioned in an announcement.
Ecuador has all the time denied that Castillo breached any guidelines and judges within the nation have additionally dominated within the participant’s favour.
Castillo couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
“The method that we now have needed to undergo as an establishment has been simple for nobody, and even much less so for our participant, who’s a part of this household,” the FEF added.
Ecuador are in World Cup Group A alongside hosts Qatar, Senegal and the Netherlands. The staff’s first recreation is the event’s opening match on Sunday in opposition to Qatar.