The Atletico Madrid bosses choked up their coffee when their biggest star stood in front of the microphone at the World Cup and told him he wanted to switch to Barcelona. This was followed by a blissful and loud chaos, which ended with Alvarez staying, while Atletico reported Barcelona for illegal contact with Alvarez. Now comes the fine.
The Spanish Football Federation and La Liga have not been afraid to go into a clinch with either Barcelona or Real Madrid, but this time the outcome of a conflict will be almost entertainingly tame.
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Barcelona is being punished by the Spanish Football Federation for contacting the Alvarez camp without informing Atletico in writing, which is against the rules.
And the fine?
According to the BBC , the Spanish Football Federation has fined Barcelona 602 euros to be paid immediately. Atletico also tried to involve FIFA, which has led to nothing.
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602 euros for contacting another club’s player without informing the club. Not exactly a deterrent fine that will prevent something similar in the future. Strange.
