The current situation in which FK Budućnost risks being left without a European license is not a coincidence, but a logical consequence of a policy that sees sport as political prey, and not as a strategic area of city development, said Miloš Mašković, president of the European Union Councilors' Club in the Capital City Assembly.
"Mayor Mujović's attempts to subsequently repair this damage leave open the question of whether the Capital City is actually pursuing its own sports policy, or is it following the guidelines of partners who systematically suppress sports?"
"The Democratic Front has been pursuing a political agenda for a long time that denies the importance of professional sports for the public interest. Their views on the 'unprofitability of investing in professional sports' are now having concrete consequences, to the detriment of the largest sports collective in Podgorica," Mašković said in a statement to the media.
He emphasized that FK Budućnost is not only a matter of results on the field, but also of infrastructure, youth development, promotion of the city and the image of Podgorica in the international context.
"When the European season becomes questionable due to administrative laxity and a passive attitude towards obligations, it is no longer the club's problem, but the entire system's.
"For the Club of Councillors of the European Union, the attitude towards Buducnost and sport as a whole is not a matter of political improvisation, but of value orientation. And that is precisely why, if Buducnost is left without a European stage, there must be clear and concrete objective responsibility for those who failed in the decision-making chain," concluded Mašković.
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