The Nation Newspaper Del Bosque to lead scandal-hit Spanish federation
The retired 73-year-old led La Roja to the 2010 World Cup and 2012 European Championship titles, as well as taking Real Madrid to two Champions League triumphs.
Last week Spain’s National Sports Council created a committee to “oversee” the federation and try to pull it out of crisis.Former president Luis Rubiales resigned in disgrace after forcibly kissing Women’s World Cup star Jenni Hermoso last year, while he and new president Pedro Rocha are under investigation in a graft probe.
The RFEF took decisions “beyond its remit” after Rubiales stepped down in December according to a report from the country’s leading sports court, resulting in the CSD creating the committee. “FIFA and UEFA will seek additional information to assess the extent to which the CSD’s appointment … may affect the RFEF’s obligation to manage its affairs independently and without undue government interference,” they said.The court report on the RFEF interim committee overstepping its bounds also raised the possibility the CSD may provisionally suspend Rocha, who was elected as Rubiales’ replacement on Friday, and other RFEF directors.
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