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Club ends court action over Chile sanction fears

SANTIAGO: Legal action brought by Chilean club Rangers to try to annul their relegation that could have left Chile suspended by FIFA and out of the World Cup was withdrawn on Thursday. The creditors of bankrupt Rangers, who are in administration, asked the club’s administrator Cristian Herrera to withdraw the action. “Following the arrival of the FIFA communique, the creditors ... called on me to withdraw the case filed in the courts of justice in order not to prejudice the club,” Herrera told the Chilean CDF channel. World soccer’s governing body FIFA, which does not approve of civil or government intervention in soccer matters, had earlier given Chile 72 hours to resolve the matter. “We beseech your association to call on your affiliated club ... to withdraw the case it took to the Chilean courts of justice within the next 72 hours or ... announce the pertinent sanctions against your affiliated club,” a FIFA letter sent to Chile’s Football Association (ANFP) said. reuters

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