The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced this Friday that Pedro Rocha will “lead the transition process” of the organization, following two meetings held so far, one with the presidents of the regional federations and the other with the board of directors. mentioned as “board of directors/management committee”.
Rocha, described as the “chairman of the management company”, will remain at the helm of the institution he presides over. resigned Luis Rubiales “Until the next elections”, he did not specify a date. Regional presidents want these meetings to be held on the following dates: first half of 2024There is already a meeting, but for this they need to submit a formal preliminary request to the Supreme Sports Council, which looks favorably on this option.
“Fundamental changes” in RFEF
The head of the management company undertakes to undertake: “Fundamental changes” to the RFEF“as quickly as possible, gradually” and calls for “Internationals, media and society” Understanding the situation, he made a “call for dialogue and cooperation”.
Now it remains to be seen whether Spain’s leading football players will heed Rocha’s call for a ceasefire. Now, 39 of them announced that they will not return to the national team for nowForces RFEF to delay coach’s first ‘sine dine’ call Montse TomeIt is planned to be held this Friday at 16.00.
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At the same time, while it was publicly announced that the players were continuing the plan, it was warned that “the changes taking place in the Federation are not enough for the players to feel in a safe place.” The ‘status’ quo’ at the RFEF confirms the players’ hypothesis that everything will remain the same at the Federation and supports the permanence of Pedro Rocha as interim president.
Extremaduran, whom Luis Rubiales designated as his temporary successor until his fate is determined, was supported by 15 out of 19 presidents to continue until the elections in 2024. Only four people voted against it and now Rocha will continue to direct the fate of the RFEF until elections are held, with the intention of holding them in the first half of next year, at the request of the Supreme Sports Council.
The candidacy of Valencian Salva Gomar did not yield results as elections approached in the first semester of next year. Gomar is seeking to run to head the Federation for the next four years, and Rocha has warned the presidents that it is not his intention to serve as interim president and continue in the RFEF seat until those elections are held. This convinced some presidents who looked askance at the ambitious Gomar, who began to show suspicious aggression from being close to Rubiales after the non-consensual kissing scandal with Jenni Hermoso broke.
Rocha’s persistence does not hide this Some presidents demanded the departure of figures close to Luis Rubiales, such as the secretary of the RFEF Andreu Camps or the director of the arbitration group Luis Medina Cantalejo. Recommendations conveyed by the interim president to the board of directors, which met following the decision to keep Extremaduran at the head of the Federation.
It appears that nothing is changing in Las Rozas, but the statement made public this afternoon contains commitments to change that have not yet been implemented and will need to be evaluated in the coming days. Meanwhile, everyone is positioning themselves so as not to be left out of the photo to be taken. The 2024 elections, which the CSD wants to be held as quickly as possible. Enough to consider the end of January as a suitable date for this.