On October 28, Chilean football witnessed the closure of the ANFP headquarters and the National Football Institute (INAF). The measure was adopted by the municipality of Peñalolén "because the property was in use without the corresponding final approval of the works and an activity was being carried out without a municipal license."
The response of the head of the governing body, Pablo Milad, was not long in coming, and in an interview with El Deportivo, he stated that work was underway to regularize the works, adding that "we were never told that we owed a license fee, nor was there any warning from the municipality about arrears... We objected to the payment of 173 million pesos, as it was excessive. It is calculated based on the profitability and tax assets of the institutions. And the ANFP has only been in the black in the last two years."
However, the top local authority — Miguel Concha — is not backing down, and on Monday, November 9, he fired harsh darts at football's governing body, asserting that the Association had asked for "special conditions" to settle its debt.
"To date, the ANFP has not paid us a single peso and is asking for special conditions. Not only did they intend to change the payment mechanism that the municipality requires of all taxpayers, but they also wanted to incorporate clauses tailored to their own interests," the mayor emphasized.
He then added that "there are no privileges here. The rules are the same for every...
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El DeportivoThe communal authority added that "we are fully willing to regularize their works, their debt and their license. But for that, they must be willing to act like any other neighbor." The ANFP was closed down on October 28. DIEGO MARTIN/ATON CHILE CommentsOn October 28, Chilean football witnessed the closure of the ANFP headquarters and the National Football Institute (INAF). The measure was adopted by the municipality of Peñalolén "because the property was being used without the corresponding final approval of the works and activity was being carried out without a municipal license." The response of the head of the governing body, Pablo Milad, was not long in coming, and in an interview with El Deportivo, he assured that work was being done to regularize the works and added that "we were never told that we owed a license, nor was there any warning from the municipality about arrears... We object to the payment of 173 million pesos, as it was excessive. It is calculated based on profitability and the tax assets of institutions. And the ANFP has only been in the black for the last two years." However, the top communal authority —Miguel Concha— does not back down, and on Monday, November 9, he launched harsh darts at the governing body of football, asserting that the Association asked for "special conditions" to get up to date with its debt."To date, the ANFP has not paid us a single peso and asks for special conditions. Not only did they intend to change the payment mechanism that the municipality requires of all taxpayers, but they also wanted to incorporate clauses tailored to their own interests to protect them," the mayor emphasized. The closed ANFP headquarters (Photo: Photosport) DIEGO MARTIN/PHOTOSPORT He then added that "there are no privileges here. The rules are the same for all our neighbors, and an institution like the ANFP should not receive different treatment... We are fully willing to regularize their works, their debt and their license. But for that, they must be willing to act like any other neighbor of Peñalolén." Milad stated that this whole mess dates back to 1993, when "the work permit was requested, but there was no final approval. There were observations that were not corrected. There was a building permit, but no final approval, and that was postponed over the years. In 2016, another building permit was requested, and even mitigation measures were carried out: a traffic light, a crosswalk, and there was still no final approval, and in 2018 another notification arrived from the municipality requesting the regularization of some observations presented in 2016." He then maintained that "when we took over, during the pandemic, there was no communication with the municipality. Since we had no architectural, electrical, water or sewage plans, in 2023 we requested that documentation from the Municipal Works Directorate. Today we have the complete plans of the buildings. We are working to present the regularization through a work permit. There are some minor works that need to be done. These work and approval requests will be submitted to regularize this once and for all. It will depend only on the municipality's timelines." More about:ANFPMunicipality of MaculClosure ANFPFootballPablo MiladMiguel ConchaNEWSLETTEREl DeportivoMonday, 8:45 AMA special selection with coverage and analysis of the most important sporting events of the weekend, by the Sports team of La Tercera. By subscribing, you are accepting the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies of La Tercera.