The idea of having your own professional football team is not only a play in the process of reinstatement, but also a nod to stop leading the table of the decline in popularity and conquer a hobby of their own.
The FARC asked Maradona this Friday as a reinforcement for the launch of his political party. Twenty days are left for the official birth, and the guerrilla exjefes fire up their lunar landing on September 1 in Plaza de Bolívar. The invitation that Ricardo Tellez gave him to the Argentinean star crossed with the idea of having his own soccer team to stop leading the table of the decline of popularity and conquer a hobby of his own.
Although in March of 2013, the passion of the insurgent group for football, after an invitation from 'El Pibe' Valderrama, his vocation was ratified with the letter that they sent to the president of the Dimayor, Jorge Perdomo three weeks ago. "Until a few days ago that was nothing more than a rumor about media. But three weeks ago I received a formal note from the FARC official requesting an interview to talk about their aspirations in professional football," he said.
La Paz Football Club is the provisional name with which they want to jump on the court. In principle, what has been proposed is that the ex-combatants have a team in the second division and another in the women's league. The issue is not alien to the FARC. With the peace process that began to distort the environment, men broke the ranks and remembered the enjoyment of enjoying the sport king.
There is no clothing. In pantanera boots and camouflaged the eleven players run after the ball in a crowd outlined by the spectators that are located around the esplanade in the depths of the Llanos del Yarí. The bow, are three finely moored guaduas, while the stripe that is settled around act as a judge.
In times of war, a 'picadito' was more than a luxury. At least, that was what some of the guerrillas who participated in the Tenth Conference reported. Many reasons weigh so no one goes on the court. First because they were always on the alert for someone to attack them, and secondly, because playing involves placing a large esplanade where they would be an easy target and in case of being attacked, would be many casualties.
Since the signing of the agreement, the iconography of the FARC began to transform. The two crossed rifles on the shield gave way to a pair of tight hands, in light tones. It is known that they are setting up a salsa band and they also want to have their own professional football team.
But the pass is not secured. Although the Dimayor directives are already aware of the FARC's intention, the road to it is still out of place. "Until now I have refused to talk to them because I am waiting for talks with the High Government ... I have already met the Minister of the Interior. I am waiting to speak with Rafael Pardo and after that we will sit down with the FARC to Know their pretensions ".
In fact, a few hours ago the interior minister, Guillermo Rivera, said that just disappearing the figure of the veredales zones and certified the final disarmament will be able to arm his football team. Of course, as long as they meet the requirements.
"That is a decision that corresponds to the Dimayor, what is important is that we Colombians get accustomed to the people who carried the weapons and were against the constitutional and legal, now begin their status as unarmed citizens in life Civilian, "he said.
The way to see a team of Farc ex-combatants in the professional football league is long. The reason? Because unlike the other processes that are coming forward ex-combatants to pay for social reincorporation, this case involves negotiation with a private organization.
Currently, Dimayor has 36 tokens: 20 for A and 16 for B. In order to be able to access one of these countries, it is not only necessary for the person concerned to pay a large amount of money, but also to obtain the approval of the Assembly After you apply.
Many questions hang over the door that touched the guerrillas. It is important to know the opinion of Aguila, Avianca, Coldeportes, Win, RCN Televisión and Golty, and the other allies.
There is another detail that will have to make clear the FARC once they pass their proposal. Each club has the support of a local authority that opens the doors to them to be headquarters. For now, the idea goes into a dream. The Farc have been doing everything possible to enter all the stages of public life, and not only want to be a party, but to play in professional football.