Why is COFECE investigating Mexican football?

The Federal Commission for Economic Competition (COFECE), announced the opening of an investigation proceedings against the Liga MX, for monopolistic practices in the PROJECT players playing in Mexican football.

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This information was published in the Official Journal of the Federation, which analyzes "the possible realization of absolute monopoly practices detailed in Article 53 of the Federal Competition Act".

This law indicates that practices are considered illicit, consistent"In contracts, agreements, arrangements or combinations"between economic agents who modify the market to their advantage.

The document indicated in the third paragraph indicates that actions that are "Divide, distribute, assign or impose portions or segments of a current marketor potential of goods and services, through customers, suppliers, time or space determined or determinable ".

"Therefore, this commission has sufficient elements for the initiation of an investigation, within the meaning of Articles 66 and 71 of the LFCE".

Why did COFECE investigate America and Cruz Azul?

The Cofece's investigation into these alleged practices, opened under file number IO-002-2018, will last between 30 and 120 days from June 29, 2018.

All these investigations could lead to the practice of the Gentlemen's Pact, because this informal agreement does not allow the player to negotiate with another club, without the consent of the team where he is fighting.