The LaLiga giants appear to be in danger of being suspended from European competition, while Spain could lose the 2030 World Cup.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are in danger of being expelled from next season’s Champions League because of the Spanish government’s attempts to interfere with the running of the RFEF. The Spanish Soccer Federation has been rocked by yet another scandal in recent weeks and has yet to appoint a permanent new president following the departure of the disgraced Luis Rubiales.
José Manuel Rodríguez-Uribes, the president of Spain’s Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD, the Supreme Sports Council) had sent a letter to both UEFA and FIFA explaining why government intervention was required as the RFEF battles allegations of corruption. However, that hasn’t gone down at all well with either the European or world governing bodies, who believe a line has been crossed and that Spanish soccer must now face the consequences, AS has learned.
UEFA and FIFA has previously addressed a joint letter, signed by general secretaries Mattias Grafström and Theodore Theodoridis, to Rodríguez-Uribes last week, questioning why a CSD Commission felt the need to meddle in the RFEF’s business and warning they would not stand for any form of political interference.
Friday is the deadline for the CSD to respond to the following questions posed by UEFA and FIFA:
The story could continue in two separate ways.
The governing bodies could decide the CSD’s explanation is satisfactory, which would imply that UEFA and FIFA closely follow the situation but refrain from taking any action against them.
Alternatively, it could be interpreted that political interference has taken place and that the RFEF has effectively been taken over by the
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