Spanish Football Federation Under Investigation: Challenges and Changes Ahead

2024-04-25 13:27:00

“The Spanish government adopted this decision to rectify the serious situation in which the RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation, editor’s note) finds itself, so that the entity can begin a phase of renewal in a climate of stability”, this indicated on Thursday the Superior Sports Council (CSD), an organization dependent on the Spanish Ministry of Sports.

Specifically, “a supervision, standardization and representation commission created by the CSD” and led by “independent personalities” will exercise “oversight of the RFEF in the coming months”, in the “interest of Spain”, candidate for the organization of the 2030 World Cup together with Portugal and Morocco, the press release adds.

Already shaken by the Rubiales scandal

Already shaken by the forced kiss scandal Luis Rubiales to the world champion Jenni Hermoso Last summer, the RFEF is now at the center of a corruption investigation that led to the indictment of the former strongman in Spanish football and his internal successor in the head of the federation, Pedro Rocha.

The Administrative Court for Sport (TAD) found in a recent report that Rocha and his interim management had made “very serious” mistakes by making decisions that went beyond their competence. It is this TAD report that led to the decision taken this Thursday.

Elections to the presidency of the association are currently scheduled for 6 May. Pedro Rocha is the only candidate.

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