Real Madrid defender Marcelo might be prevented from enjoying in subsequent week’s Champions League semi-final second leg at Chelsea after being chosen to work in a polling station throughout a regional election, newspaper El Mundo reported on Wednesday.
Team mate Victor Chust, who’s injured, has additionally been chosen to work in the course of the election within the area across the capital Madrid subsequent Tuesday, the day earlier than the match in London.
Real didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the El Mundo report.
Unless Marcelo is excused from his election-day duties, he can be unable to journey with the crew the day earlier than the sport.
El Mundo stated Real had appealed to the Electoral Commission however the request was denied.
A four-time Champions League winner with Real, Marcelo began Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at house to Chelsea as fellow left again Ferland Mendy was injured.
Marcelo, a Brazil worldwide, obtained Spanish nationality in 2011, a standard path for South American soccerers in La Liga, the place there’s a restrict on the variety of gamers golf equipment can have from exterior the European Union.
All Spanish nationals on the electoral register are liable to be known as up to work at polling stations, for which they’re paid 65 euros ($72), and require mitigating circumstances to be excused.
Footballers being known as to work at polling stations is just not unusual: Levante goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez was named on a reserve checklist to work throughout a normal election in 2019 however was excused as his facet had been enjoying Athletic Bilbao on voting day.
Athletic Bilbao’s Inaki Williams was additionally excused from working at a polling station in 2015 as voting clashed with a match in opposition to Levante
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