FMF and Liga MX launches anti-violence protocol
The new treaty aims to eradicate abuse and discrimination in national football and will promote inclusion and diversity.
Violence has been gradually decreasing in Mexican soccer mainly due to strong security measures inside stadiums as well as the implementation of the FAN ID. In spite of that, the Mexican Football Federation and the Liga MX have presented a protocol with the aim of eradicating violence in national football while promoting inclusion and diversity.
The new protocol was approved at the Ordinary Assembly held in March, and presented on Monday by President Commissioner of the FMF Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Liga MX president Mikel Arriola, Liga MX Femenil director Mariana Gutiérrez and FMF director of human capital Leonardo Valdez.
An FMF statement read: “The protocol creates mechanisms and policies in favor of non-discrimination and physical violence, as well as a strategy between the two interested parties in the Mexican soccer environment to seek to safeguard the integrity and safety of the members of the soccer community including explicitly virtual bullying
Mariana Gutiérrez, director of the Women’s MX League, made it clear that the new accord is highly committed to eradicating violence. “This process has been almost three years in the making, but it has allowed us to produce a document that will give us better tools with violence in sport from now on. A document that will undoubtedly help us to train all of those of us who works in the industry,” she explained.
The new protocol created by the Liga MX and the Mexican Football Federation will come into effect during the current Apertura 2023 tournament. Fans attending matches must be attentive to follow the new regulations.