All 13 of the scandals involving Luis Rubiales in his 5 years as President of the RFEF

The reign of Luis Rubiales as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has ended, five years and four months after it began. While Rubiales has managed some positive changes, it has not been without a series of scandals that repeatedly shocked Spanish football.

During Rubiales’ time, Diario AS reference the fact that the income at the RFEF has tripled, the communications department has been mordernised, funding has improved for women’s football and amateur football, and sponsorship has doubled.

However for many, those numbers have been dramatically eclipsed by his behaviour during a number of highly public, and at times scarcely believable events. These 12 events all occurred during his reign, and preceded the infamous non-consensual kiss during the World Cup celebrations.

Julen Lopetegui

Upon finding out that Lopetegui had agreed to take over at Real Madrid after the 2018 World Cup, Rubiales moved quickly to sack Lopetegui just two days before the World Cup began in Russia. Sporting Director Fernando Hierro would take over, and Spain crashed out of the World Cup to the hosts on penalties.

Taking the Spanish Supercup to Saudi Arabia

The Spanish Supercup might be bringing in plenty more money for the RFEF, but it is doing so to the tune of Saudi Arabian money, in the name of the government’s sportswashing exercise.

Rubiales was the one who took the Supercup to Saudi Arabia, changed the format to four teams, and moved it to the Middle East. He has argued that the RFEF are making a change for the better and improving things for women there, but there’s little sign of the women’s Supercup heading to Saudi with the same fanfare.

Cosying up to Gerard Pique

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