The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected an appeal from Club Leon to be reinstated into the Club World Cup. The outfit were banned from the tournament as they share an ownership group with a fellow Mexican side Pachuca, who are also in the competition.
The CAS heard legal appeals from both outfits before it was ruled that Leon would remain out of the competition as their inclusion would breach multi-club rules. Pachuca will still compete in the Club World Cup.
Costa Rican outfit Deportiva Alajuelense also appealed to take the vacant position as they had spotted the breach initially, but it was unsuccessful. Instead, FIFA will stage a play-off match between Club America and MLS outfit Los Angeles FC, with the winner set to be granted the final spot in Group D.
The date and location of the play-off match is yet to be determined as FIFA were forced to wait to learn whether the CAS would uphold their ruling.
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