Resignation submitted by Luis Rubiales It paves the way for the election process at the start of parliament on Sunday night. Federation. The next phase of the Rubiales case is already active, although a ceasefire has since been requested to prevent further uproar from the European Cup qualifying matches. This does not mean that the RFEF, temporarily chaired by Pedro Rocha, should call elections immediately.

Two scenarios are clear for the current parliament. In the first, he could call an election to elect a new president. The board that will be there until after the Olympic Games (Selection processes at RFEF are always in the Olympic year). The other possibility is that the executive remains in office until January and the Government allows the election to proceed through the CSD. The parliament will be completely renewed until the elections are held. His term will also be Olympic (four years), although the period ends before the Olympic Games.

“Deep changes” versus “Rubialism”

“The executive committee will need to meet with set steps, which takes about a month and a half from the election of the president, with this election also taken into account. It is held with the 140 council members we saw at the Extraordinary Congress on the last day. Mr. Rubiales said he would not resign. “And this will happen in 2024 if it is activated by necessity,” Víctor Francos, Minister of State for Sport and president of the CSD, told ‘Europa Press’.

Logically, progress without extending the interim period and without reorganizing the internal structures of the RFEF is the option that is most convincing to the political authorities making the request. “deep structural changes”. However, as Francos acknowledged, what will not change is the parliament that is in effect until 2024. So the ‘rubialismo’ will continue in one way or another in the bowels of the RFEF.

There will be 140 members who will decide on the name of the new president. The highest governing and representative body of the RFEF consists of 120 elected members, 20 of whom are ex officio. That is, 19 members of regional federations and the president of the Federation himself.


Men’s football, women’s football and futsal coaches Luis de la Fuente, Jorge Vilda and Fede Vidal during the meeting. RFEF

Vilda continues as council member of RFEF

Regarding elected members: eleven First Division clubs (Athletic, Barça, Betis, Getafe, Mallorca, Osasuna, Real Sociedad, Villarreal, Cádiz, Elche and Rayo), nine Second Division teams (Leganés, Eibar, Alavés, Las Palmas, Lugo, Ponferradina, Sporting, Tenerife and Zaragoza) and 30 non-professional clubs. No representatives from professional teams attended the meeting, where Rubiales refused to resign and the participants considered it a trap.

Similarly, in the group consisting of selected members There are 13 professional football players, 18 non-professional players, 4 First and Second referees., seven referees from other categories, six First and Second coaches and ten coaches from other divisions. There are twelve futsal representatives in the parliament, as well as those born and elected.

Of these 140 councilors, those still visible among them, for example World champions’ sacked coach Jorge Vilda has only six women. Among them, Patricia González Mota, The history of futsal, known as ‘Peque’, has three European Cups on its record.


‘Peque’ during the centenary celebrations of the Spanish women’s team. RFEF

Who are the council members?

She was one of the signatories of the statement of the modality’s women’s team, published on 26 August following the controversial meeting. “We show our full support to our colleague Jennifer Hermoso by saying #It’sAcabó. The values ​​that sports promote, such as respect, solidarity, participation and equality; They are representatives of the institution that must once again look after them. Likewise, we believe that measures will be taken in a timely manner.”

Besides ‘Peque’ among the council members Andrea Romero Burgos, the goalkeeper of Granada CF of the F League, did not comment on the Rubiales case on his public social networks. Moreover Vanessa Quintana Dominguez, Aintzane Gamboa (2 RFEF) or María de los Ángeles García Chaves’ YayeFollowing Rubiales’ re-election, she became the first woman to serve on the RFEF Delegation Commission in 2020.

We should add to these María Dolores Martínez MadronaHe has been an international FIFA referee since 2017. He is also among the RFEF members of the parliament. Elvira Andrésvice president and was recently elected as the new director of the Presidential Cabinet of the Spanish Federation.

Luis Enrique, Pacheta, Óscar Trejo or Gil Manzano

In addition Natalia Orive Sivitier, President of the Futsal Players Association María Isabel Martos Brigidomember of the Equality Observatory; Laura del Río Garcia, One of the most outstanding players in the history of Spanish women’s football; Thais Henriquez, synchronized Olympic medalist; And Angeles Aguilera Rangelserved as scout leader of the women’s team or vice president of the Extremadura Federation.

Among the so-called elected members there are names such as: Luis Enrique, is the coach of PSG, but retains his status as a former coach. Likewise, guildmates Julen GuerreroThe Federation did not extend a contract to the coach of the youth teams in June; José Rojo ‘Pacheta’: Sergio González anyone Gaizka Garitano.

The same thing happens with Vilda. Football players include: Oscar TrejoHe is Rayo’s captain and one of the few football players to take a stand individually and openly in favor of Jenni Hermoso. There are the following referees on the list of 140 people: Gil Manzano anyone Soto GradoThis is a group that practices self-censorship for long weeks.

Spanish Federation to decide its future

“What we do strongly is to give Pedro Rocha the opportunity to do so, regardless of whether the deadlines are a month more or a month less. These are deep and structural changes that are promised.“said CSD president Francos.

But as it has been until now chronology Rubiales caseDespite the government’s intentions when it goes to TAB, everything will depend on what the RFEF does. In the end, it was the former president who took the step of resigning, and time will tell whether this signals the end of his influence in the United States. An organization where people you still trust live together with others who take on the vision of the future.


Pedro Rocha, right, interim president of RFEF during the regional meeting. RFEF