Former Spain and Real Madrid coach Vicente del Bosque has been named head of a new committee created by the government to oversee the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Government spokesperson Pilar Alegria confirmed on Monday that Del Bosque, 73, will head the new “supervision, standardization and representation” commission of the Superior Sports Council (CSD), as part of a football reform Spanish.
The new body was created in response to the continuing fallout from the scandals that followed the departure of former president Luis Rubiales, after he was forced to resign due to the consequences of his conduct during the Cup final of the feminine world. Rubiales faces charges of sexual assault and coercion, which he denies, after kissing Jennifer Hermoso following Spain’s 1-0 win over England.
Del Bosque’s committee will work with the RFEF to “launch a stage of regeneration in a climate of institutional stability” until the board holds new elections in the fall. Spain will co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Portugal and Morocco.
Last week, Pedro Rocha was officially announced as the new president of the RFEF, although he is one of several individuals questioned as part of a judicial investigation into allegations of corruption during Rubiales’ rule.
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The president of the CSD, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, declared on Tuesday: “The situation at the RFEF requires nobility of spirit and the government is acting with seriousness, determination and responsibility.
“With the creation of this control, standardization and representation commission, the CSD preserves the general interest, in order to restore the reputation, reputation and image of Spanish football and to complete the electoral process with a renewed assembly for the period 2024-2028. »
Del Bosque led Spain to their first World Cup in 2010 and won successive European Championships in 2008 and 2012. At club level, he won La Liga twice and two Champions League titles at during a four-year stay at Real Madrid starting in 1999.
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What does Del Bosque’s new role mean?
Analysis by Spanish football correspondent Dermot Corrigan
Del Bosque is a well-respected figure in Spanish football and society, but his appointment to the commission is unlikely to upset the federation or associated power structures too much.
Last week, Rocha became the federation’s next president, despite being Rubiales’ hand-picked successor – and although Rocha is under investigation alongside Rubiales for corruption and financial misdeeds at the during their collaboration at the RFEF. Both deny any wrongdoing.
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Rocha’s future is still uncertain, as the government could still decide to suspend him using a complaint from the federation’s serial critic Miguel Angel Galan, but the CSD and TAD authorities have not yet taken this step.
Sources within the federation and UEFA said Athleticism that the Del Bosque commission does not seem to have much power to make decisions and impose actions – even if the government can claim that it aims to clean up the federation and move on from the Rubiales era.
Recent days have been marked by an exchange of letters between UEFA and FIFA on the one hand, and José Manuel Rodriguez Uribes, of the CSD, on the other: international governing bodies affirm that no interference in the affairs of federation cannot be allowed, while Spanish politicians are clear that any wrongdoing is possible. by anyone must be punished.
Monday evening, Rocha appointed his new board of directors, for a mandate which in theory only runs until the new elections in the fall. Maria Angeles Garcia Chaves, a 36-year-old former player and current administrator (known as Yaye), was named first vice president.
If Rocha were suspended by the government or by the Spanish court’s investigation into his role within the federation during the Rubiales period, his compatriot Garcia Chaves, originally from Extremadura, would automatically become the new interim leader.
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