Racing Santander players boycott match

Racing Santander refuse to play their Copa Del Rey quarter-final against Real Sociedad in protest over unpaid wages.

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9142245/racing-fulfil-boycott-threat

Manager and backrrom staff not paid for 6 months, players for upto 4 months.

22 year old B team team keeper hasn't been paid for months and has to break into training ground for somewhere to sleep and would normally only earn 500 euro per month

Quite brilliant.

Brought back memories of the Brighton v York City match.

So good to see Real Sociedad players supporting Racing Santander. Compelling viewing when the match kicks off.

I note that the protest was not just for the players who hadn't been paid, but also the office staff who had not been paid for 6 months. Anyone recall Portsmouth office staff were in a similar situation, but their players did sweet FA.

An interesting comment by the Spanish football 'expert' at the end of the tape when he said...."it's not just about players wages, it's about getting rid of the corrupt Board"

A boycott of a Copa del Rey quarter-final by Racing Santander’s players over unpaid wages has caused the third-tier Spanish club to be banned from the domestic Cup tournament for one season.

Santander players refused to play after taking the field against Real Sociedad on Thursday, with the referee suspending the quarterfinal return leg after one minute.

For that stance, Santander was banned from the Copa del Rey for the 2014-15 season, and the heavily indebted club also received a fine of 3,006 euros ($A4,700).


Racing players boycotted the match following a refusal by club president Angel Lavin to resign after the players had gone four months without being paid.

Lavin and his fellow directors were removed from their positions at a club board meeting on Friday.

Former Racing player Tuto Sanudo replaced Lavin as president, while former players Paco Liano and Pedro Alba will join Sanudo’s team on the board.

‘‘The only thing they wanted was to destroy (Santander). Now, the team is finally free of that,’’ captain Mario Fernandez was quoted as saying.

Real Sociedad advanced to play Barcelona in the semifinals after winning the first leg 3-1.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/...ute-boycott-20140201-31tal.html#ixzz2s6jOScRP