Byron Castillo’s novel came to an end. Almost a year after this trial began, it was discovered that the 28-year-old soccer player was born in Colombia. The Chilean Football Association He stated that the Swiss Federal Court had agreed with him, thereby confirming the loss of points for the Tri and a large fine for the inadequate inclusion of the team.
“There is no further recourse. “In the world of football, Bayron is now Colombian and his fraudulent registration as an Ecuadorian has been recognized by the highest sports organization, the TAS, and by the highest judicial body in Switzerland, the Federal Court,” explains the lawyer of the Chilean Football Federation. Football, Eduardo Carlezzo.
Byron Castillo played for Ecuador during the 2022 qualifiers. Photo: GLR composition
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“The Ecuadorian team will definitely be penalized with the loss of three points in the classification table for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada due to the use of forged documents,” he added.
Let’s remember this after we’re done World Cup 2022 in Qatar, The Ecuadorian Football Federation tried in four cases to overturn the sanction of the 3-point deduction with which qualification for 2026 began. However, the TAS and now also the Federal Court of Switzerland rejected this measure, according to the current South American The qualification table remains unchanged.
How did Byron Castillo’s trial begin?
As previously mentioned, Chile denounced La Tri on suspicion of the player’s birth certificate and claimed that the Pachuca team from Mexico was Colombian and not Ecuadorian. La Roja called for an exemplary sanction for Ecuador: that their quota in Qatar be taken away in 2022 and given to Chile.
Byron Castillo was not selected by Ecuador for the 2022 World Cup. Photo: GLR composition
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After several weeks of legal proceedings, the CAS issued an order against Ecuador and Byron Castillo. However, they pointed out that the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) had not violated Article 22 of the FIFA disciplinary code. That means the footballer was qualified for the tri.
In addition, they emphasized that Ecuador “violated Article 21 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code by using a document that contained false information”, which is why they determined that the appropriate penalty would be a penalty of 3 points in the next qualifying matches .