“UEFA” threatens to exclude Real Madrid and Barcelona from the Champions League, and “FIFA” threatens to withdraw the World Cup from Spain

Spain – The Spanish Football Federation is facing the risk of being suspended by the International Federation of Football (FIFA) and the European Union (UEFA), against the backdrop of the Spanish government’s interference in the work of the local federation.

On Monday, the Spanish newspaper “AS” revealed details of what is currently happening behind the scenes, as “FIFA” and “UEFA” received a letter from the Chairman of the Sustainable Development Committee, Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribe, explaining the Spanish government’s interference in the work of the Spanish Football Federation, This has raised concerns among the two major football organizations, which consider political interference in sports institutions unacceptable.

According to information published by the Spanish newspaper, the government is seeking to impose a special committee within the Spanish Football Federation, which is considered clear political interference in sports work, and therefore the Spanish government has until next Friday to clarify what happened and respond to several questions raised in a joint letter directed by UEFA and FIFA, and on what legal basis did they appoint the new body of the Spanish Federation after the election of the new president, Pedro Rocha? What is the composition of the committee, who are its members and their political backgrounds? What is the specified term of office for this committee? What are the powers of the committee within the Federation and do they affect the decisions of the Spanish Federation?

“AS” quoted sources in the International and European Federations, saying, “Possible consequences will affect Spain, if government interference in the activity of the Spanish Federation is proven, and may amount to freezing the participation of the Spanish teams in the European Cup and the Olympics, in addition to preventing the participation of Real Madrid, Barcelona and the rest of the clubs in the European championships.” (UEFA Champions League, Europa League, European Conference League) next season, in addition to the possibility of stripping Spain of the honor of organizing the 2030 World Cup.”

FIFA and UEFA issued a joint statement last week, in which they confirmed that they are “following the situation around the Spanish Football Federation closely and with great concern, and will request additional information to assess the extent to which the appointment of the Supervision, Normalization and Representation Committee may affect the Spanish Football Federation’s commitment.” “The Football Association manages its affairs independently, without unjustified interference from the government.”

It is noteworthy that Pedro Rocha, who is accused in a corruption case in Spain, was chosen as president of the Spanish Football Federation, according to what the Electoral Commission announced, after he received the support of the majority of members of the General Assembly with 107 votes out of 138, during the meeting held last Friday.

Source: Agencies