The Higher Sports Council (CSD) is concerned about the very real possibility that the convicted of prevarication, Rafael Louzán, ends up presiding over the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), and is willing to do everything in its power. to avoid it. Louzán, current head of Galician football and vice president of the RFEF, currently appears as the best-placed candidate for the December elections. According to sources familiar with the process, the former president of the Pontevedra Provincial Council for the PP would have more than one hundred endorsements from the RFEF Assembly to stand for election. If finally elected, the CSD will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (TAD), as announced The Country.
Council sources explain to this newspaper that the trajectory of the CSD with respect to the RFEF “is clear and coherent.” And Louzán “has a conviction,” they say. The organization directed by José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes explains that since the summer of 2023, when the Rubiales case broke out, it has been trying to put order in the RFEF, a process full of stones in the way and that has followed the path of law – both judicial and sports – on several occasions in this period.
Sources recall that the CSD already denounced the previous president, Luis Rubiales, who ended up disqualified. His successor, Pedro Rocha, followed the same path, this time after a complaint from an individual – the president of the Cenafe coaching school, Miguel Galán –, which the CSD also elevated to the TAD. Now, with Rocha out of the race, the next one on the list seems to be Louzán, who is also disqualified from public office for seven years. Galán himself has also announced his willingness to challenge Louzán’s candidacy if it ends up being confirmed.
To do this, the Galician will have to avoid article 19 of the RFEF statutes, on the “requirements to hold the status of member of the RFEF bodies”, which in point 4 says: “Not being disqualified from holding positions.” public”. When asked about this point by the federation, a spokesperson explains that, in its case, it will have to be the TAD – after a complaint – who decides whether Louzán meets the requirements or not, if it is confirmed that he is presented. You have until December 2 to do so.
From the CSD they explain that their intention is to “preserve the general interest”, and remember that the RFEF has experienced “embarrassing” situations, a concern that both UEFA, the highest body of European football, and FIFA, its global equivalent. , “share”. In this sense, the sources continue, the CSD model is that of Vicente del Bosque, whom the government agency put in charge of a Supervision, Normalization and Representation Commission whose purpose is to “protect the functioning of the Royal Spanish Federation of Football (RFEF)”.
Without fear of interference
The Higher Sports Council does not seem concerned that FIFA or UEFA could take a possible complaint as political interference in sporting affairs with the probable (still to be confirmed, on December 11) designation of Spain as the main headquarters of the 2030 World Cup. Both organizations are very jealous of the mix of politics and sport, and often threaten to punish countries whose governments interfere (as they interpret).
The CSD explains that “collaboration with them” is maximum, that they share the interest in having an RFEF “that begins a period of stability” and that “the line of interference has never been crossed.” Even so, they admit that there is a certain “concern” about the World Cup, a showcase that will put Spain on the map.
In any case, for the moment everything is intentions and we will have to wait for them to crystallize before taking action. First it must be confirmed that Louzán is running, after he is elected president and, if applicable, who denounces and why. Elections in the RFEF are scheduled for December 16, the day the newly constituted General Assembly meets.
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