There was joy in the island of Mallorca after their fifth place finish in La Liga last year. The islanders were ready to participate in international play but those dreams were wiped out after UEFA Control and Disciplinary Board ruled that the team did not fulfill their requirements of entry into the 2010/11 Europa League.  The decision caused waves in the island and throughout Spain.

The Spanish side was loooking to go into administration this past May after accumulating over 70 million euros in debt that past season.  Former head coach Llorenc Serra Ferrer headed up a group of investors that bought the club and places former Barcelona and Real Madrid legend Michael Laudrup on the team bench.  The island's favorite son and current tennis world number one Rafael Nadal has also come to help out the club becoming shareholder in an effort to help turn around the team's current financial woes.

"It would a shame for the team not to go to the Europa League. The fans truly deserve it,"said Israeli international Dudu Aouate in a press conference on Friday after the committee in Nyon handed the club their unfortunate fate.  

According to UEFA.com the club did not fulfill the requirements that are set forth by Article 2.07 of the Regulations of the UEFA Europa League.  The Board mentioned the fact that RCD Mallorca did not obtain their licensing  

"To be eligible to participate in the competition, a club must fulfill the following criteria: c) it must have obtained a licence issued by the competent national body in accordance with the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations (2008 edition) and be included in the list of licensing decisions to be submitted by this body to the UEFA administration by the given deadline;"- Article 2.07c of the Regulations of UEFA Europa League

Mallorca fans far and wide showed their repudiation towards the decision and plan a series of manifestations in the island starting on Tuesday. The club look to have an appeal ready within the 72 hour time window that is allowed by UEFA for these types of decisions.

 In other news, Mallorca will face Dutch side Feyenoord on Sunday as part of Giovanni Van Bronckhorst's tribute match in Rotterdam.