The Spanish government has announced its decision to oversee the national football federation, RFEF, following a series of scandals, including the Rubiales scandal and new claims against his potential successor. The oversight, led by a special committee, will continue until new elections are held to appoint a new president. Pedro Rocha has been appointed as the new president after former chief Luis Rubiales stepped down. The intervention has raised concerns among FIFA and UEFA about potential political interference, which could lead to Spanish teams being banned from international competitions like the EUROs and Champions League.
The Spanish football federation appointed Pedro Rocha as its president on Friday, after disgraced former chief Luis Rubiales stepped down last September. #AFPSports https://t.co/leBEiCo93X
8 months after Rubiales was banned, his handpicked successor is elected RFEF president without any vote, despite being under investigation for corruption. Everyone knows Spain's feudal sports federation system is broken. But nobody is fixing it. https://t.co/PUl3TVynlB
🚨 The Spanish football federation has been placed under supervision by the government because it's under investigation for corruption. If political interference is proven, Spain and La Liga clubs could be banned from UEFA competitions, like the EUROs and Champions League.… https://t.co/RhiVWWs6xK
Spanish government forms special committee that will oversee the country's football federation. The committee will be in place until the governing body holds new elections following the scandal surrounding its former president, Luis Rubiales. https://t.co/5H3lBlZU6X
Spanish government have decided to oversee the Spanish football federation after Rubiales scandal and then new claims against the man tipped to replace him. Oversight should last, they say, until a president can be named. FIFA and UEFA alarmed by government intervention. https://t.co/54TRkLEHPE
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#BREAKING Spanish govt says it will 'oversee' national football federation https://t.co/tK2uzD39cU