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The surprising presence of entertainment in one of the preferential stands of the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium, in the first meeting between the national teams of Colombia and Venezuela for the qualifying rounds for the Soccer World Cup Qatar 2022, despite the biosecurity bans, has the country outraged
Despite the fact that by order of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the South American qualifying matches will be played without an audience, in the midst of the pandemic, in Barranquilla the presence of personnel outside the organization of the match and delegations from both teams was evident.
The presence of members of the national celebrity as influencers was even evident.
Videos and photographs of some of these influencers invited to the match by some of the sponsoring brands circulated on social media.
The entry of these personalities was authorized by the same Colombian Football Federation, at the meeting in which the Colombian team defeated 3 – 0 its counterpart from Venezuela.
The first complaints, in the middle of the meeting, were made by the EL TIEMPO journalist and director of the Colombian Association of Sports Journalists, Acord, Estewil Quesada Fernández, on his official Twitter account.
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Yes there are fans in the boxes of the Metro. This photo, by reporter Hansel Vásquez, proves it. In addition, photos of these fans circulate on social networks that show actions of the match. Federation passed through the girdles the norms. What do they say @MinSaludCol, @MinDeporteCol? pic.twitter.com/hzAMSvbTY2
– Estewil Quesada (@EstewilQ) October 10, 2020
The Federation authorized the entry of influencers
Social networks turned against the Federation after Quesada’s complaint and it took a while for the governing body of soccer in the country to offer an answer.
It was hours after the meeting with the Colombian National Team that the Federation presented its explanations, and it did so through a press release, in which they indicated that all protocols were fully complied with.
“The protocol established for international matches and the regulations of the National Government for this type of event were fully complied with”noted the FCF.
One of the situations that most outraged Barranquilla was that despite the fact that at the end of September the Mayor’s Office of Barranquilla requested authorization to allow the entry of at least 5,000 fans to this first date of South American qualifiers to the Metropolitan Stadium, the request was rejected by the same FCF.
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“The Colombian Football Federation used less than half of the quotas established in the protocol for international matches. Each attendee who entered the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium in the city of Barranquilla was previously registered according to the guidelines, ”the statement added.
The FCF assured that each sponsor of the entity had the right to a quota and explained the case of recognized Barranquilla influencer Juanda Caribe as one who complied with all the registers and protocols.
“In a very specific case, one of the sponsors chose to give the assigned quota for its manager to a recognized digital influencer, who, like the other attendees, it complied with all the biosafety parameters regarding prior registration and sanitary guidelines ”, the Federation sentenced.
Only players, coaches, doctors and assistants of each team may enter the stadium as such. Also members of the logistics that Conmebol has arranged …
On Wednesday, two days before the sporting event, the Barranquilla Government Secretary, Clemente Fajardo, had assured that entry to the stadium would be very restricted and did not determine the presence of people outside the sporting activity.
“The stadium as such will only be able to enter the players, the technical bodies, the doctors and assistants of each team. Also, members of the logistics that Conmebol has arranged to enforce the biosecurity protocols, the referees, some television personnel who will be broadcasting the meeting and members of the Red Cross. That is what has been proposed and that is how it is being fulfilled so far, ”added Fajardo, who did not mention sponsors.
‘Both HomeCenter and other sponsors received a quota from the federation’
Among the brands that sent digital influencers to the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla is HomeCenter, a sponsor brand of the Colombian National Team that invited the renowned influencer and ‘youtuber’ Juanda Caribe.
“On Thursday I received a call from HomeCenter, the official sponsor of the team, and they asked me if I wanted to go as a special envoy for the brand. Both HomeCenter and the other sponsors received a quota from the federation, which in turn was authorized by Conmebol. Initially, they had the idea of holding a contest and bringing a Colombian to the meeting, but time worked against them and they decided to bring someone who had a following and was in Barranquilla, “added influencer Juanda Caribe.
In addition, the ‘youtuber’ from Barranquilla ensures that the key to the box arrived at his house, A car picked him up and took him to the stadium with all the biosecurity measures.
“I entered by a staircase of boxes, where there were no people. I always wore my mask and I only took it off when I was in the box totally alone, “he added.
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