Mexico's Senate is preparing an initiative to regulate promotion and relegation in Mexican football, according to La Jornada. The measure was discussed at a forum titled "Fuera de lugar: ¿por qué es injusto cancelar el ascenso y el descenso en el futbol?" ("Out of place: why is it unfair to cancel promotion and relegation in football?"), where Senator Mauricio Vila Dosal was interviewed, according to the Senate's PAN website.
La Jornada reports that the Senate is pushing for the return of promotion and relegation. Reform also reported that lawmakers are pursuing a law on the matter.
At the same forum, a Morelia player said he had received threats from the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) and Liga MX, according to MARCA. The outlet described the allegation as a scandal in Mexican football. No further details of the claim were available in the source material.
The push follows the suspension of promotion and relegation in Mexico's top divisions, the practice the proposed legislation would address. La Jornada and Reform both frame the Senate effort as an attempt to write the rules into law rather than leave them to the league.
What to watch next: whether the initiative is formally introduced and how the FMF and Liga MX respond to the player's allegation.
