SEVILLE, Spain – Tension dey high as Sevilla FC get ready to face Real Madrid for di 37th round of La Liga dis Sunday at 19:00. Even though di match no get serious stakes for both teams, di bad season wey Sevilla don experience don cause fans to prepare strong protest against di club management.
Fans fit voicing dia anger as di team go still dey fight to avoid relegation dis season, and many believe say di management no dey handle tings well. Dis frustration don build up after three straight seasons of struggle, despite Sevilla’s glorious past, which includes 11 titles since 2006, including a notable run in di Europa League.
Di main target of di fans’ anger na di president, José María del Nido Carrasco, alongside former president José Castro and sports director Víctor Orta. Di situation don escalate to di point where police don dey on ground to maintain peace and to avoid any outbreak of violence. Some fans don even make threats against some club leaders.
For Sunday’s event, fans don plan to delay entrance into di stadium until di second half of di match as a way to pass dia message across. Several fan groups like di Federación de Peñas Sevillistas San Fernando and Accionistas Unidos, which consist of small shareholders, dey support dis initiative. They also dey plan a major demonstration across di city, drawing memories of 1995 when di club nearly faced administrative relegation, and di fans’ mobilization save di day.
As di protest take shape, di goal dey clear: fans want di president and im team to resign, as they accuse dem of wasteful management of a project that take years to build. Financially, di situation don reach crisis level, with one of di lowest wage caps among di Primera and Segunda clubs, a massive deficit of 167 million euros, and total debt wey pass 300 million euros. Two significant loans dey weigh heavily on di finances, and without player sales, di club fit dey at risk.
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