After Luis Rubiales’ resignation takes effect, RFEF mechanisms will come into play to relieve him. In the event that he resigns and is not disqualified according to the federation’s statute, his temporary replacement will be the vice-president. Pedro Rocha, the current president of the Extremeña Federation, is the elected person. will be responsible for the RFEF until elections are announced. The idea is to request CSD to defer them to the first half of 2024 in order to resolve the temporary situation as soon as possible.

Rocha will lead the board of directors. With his dismissal in 2017 Angel Maria Villar Jorge Larrea, treasurer of the RFEF, assumed this role on an interim basis. In this case, the same objection cannot be made. The president of the Federation of Extremadura is one of the vice presidents of the RFEF. Michael Bestard (former president of the Balearic Federation), Antonio Suarez (Canary Islands), Maximino Martinez (Asturias), Master Raphael (Navarre), Joan Soteras (Catalonia), Salvador Gomar (Valencia), elvira andres (former general secretary of the Spanish Basketball Federation and other positions) and Pablo Lozano (Andalusia).

Who is Pedro Rocha?

The decision to elect Pedro Rocha as his successor came after the Rubiales summit with his cabinet and several regional barons. A businessman since 1993 and the director of three establishments he owns, he served several seasons as a futsal player in the Honors Division. He served as Cacereño’s manager and member of its technical staff. He also served as a state delegate for the Extremadura Football Association Cáceres.He will take the chair in 2013.

He became vice-president in the hands of the new ‘boss’ of Spanish football, Rubiales. Other names suggested due to their seniority are as follows: Bestard and Suarez. The Spaniard was actively in favor of the resigning president, assuring him that he was “hunted”.

Then the board of directors will call for elections among the council members and Elections will be held when Rubiales’ term ends. So the 2024 Olympic year is something defined in the statutes of the federation. Although it cannot be ruled out that one of the candidates is suitable for his position, the outgoing top leader will in no case be a candidate in these elections.

The case of Vilda and De la Fuente

“If for any reason they do not complete this term, those who took office in the vacated positions will remain in office for the remaining period of the new ones replaced. a new election until the end of the Olympic period in which they were elected“, collect the statutes of the RFEF. The councilors will not change in the face of the new election scenario.

In fact, there were names like Luis Enrique, who is still working as the national coach, among those invited to today’s extraordinary congress. At this point, it should not be forgotten that Luis de la Fuente, the coach of the men’s national team, and Jorge Vilda, who recently won the World Cup, have a contract until 2024. The female coach was offered an extension but refused to sit down. to negotiate. Likewise, similar processes initiated by the Government through CSD in TAD will continue to be active against Rubiales’ actions with Jenni Hermoso.