The Germans highlight the possibility of sanctioning Spain due to the child labor law!
However, at the same time the German newspaper “Bild” has pointed the youth employment protection act in Germany which states that any person under the age of eighteen should not work after 8 in the evening. This regulation affects Germans youths as well as the foreign youths living in Germany. This provokes questions on Barcelona’s 16-year-old player namely Lamine Yamal.
Thus, “Bild” states that one is allowed to be on the field during night matches and, thus, can work up to 11 PM if he or she is a professional athlete. In the round of 16, if this law were to be applied to the letter, Spain could be at a loss because their match is set for 9 P. M. German time. In the event the game would go to extra time, Yamal would be on the field much later at 11 in the evening.
However, it is worth to emphasize that the authorities in Germany have not in any way acted against similar events in the sports area. The current discourse still remains abstract with no actual penalties that have been placed at the moment.
The Implications of This Situation
This circumstance is an interesting combination of topics connected with sports practice, legal issues, and diplomacy. It points the fact that sometimes national laws interact with international events that are hard to regulate. And if the German side decides to launch this law, others will also come into force in relation not only to Spain but also to other teams and young athletes who find themselves in similar conditions.
What Could Happen Next?
Everybody, especially football fraternity and fans across the globe, is waiting to see how this matter is going to be handled. One can still have faith that this attitude is still intact and has not been spoiled by the administrative formula. People will be focusing on Yamal and the Spanish team both in terms of the action on the field and this legal issue.
The Bigger Picture
However, the general challenge that is being portrayed as being experienced by Yamal today is usually a challenge of how the internal standards of a country are aligned to the international standards in their continued evolution and in special circumstances such as the UEFA Euro. This factor of the solution could be important for talking about youth protection laws and how they work in relation to international sporting events.
While Spain continues advancing in the tournament, the Germans get a legal hiccup in the form of the country’s youth protection act. Whether this leads to practical policies or is still a threat in the traditions of law, it under lines the necessity of addressing the legal regulations while designing and performing an international sports events. The spectators or rather the fans and the analysts will be expecting great responses on how Spain will be able to facilitate its good performance on the field and at the same time observe the off-field regulations.