General Intervention of the State Administration (IGAE) operates under the Ministry of Finance and Public Duties to oversee the economic and financial management of the public sector. It is already examining the accounting records of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), according to sources from the Office of the Public Prosecutor reported to EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA of the Prensa Ibérica group. The officials are reviewing the federation’s accounts on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, which had requested these documents from the agency led by Luis Rubiales a few months earlier. RFEF agreed to cooperate fully and provide all necessary documents from the outset.
Tax sources told this newsroom that once IGAE concludes its analysis of the federation’s books, a report will be sent to Delia Rodrigo, head of the Court of Inquiry No. 4 in Majadahonda (Madrid), which has opened an investigation into alleged improper management and corruption in the reported dealings. The judge has handled other cases in Madrid courts related to similar matters.
Among the issues the judge should consider is a statement by Juan Rubiales, uncle of the federation’s president, to the Prosecutor’s Office, claiming that the entity’s funds were used for private parties to which they were invited and involved “young girls.” The federation dismissed these claims as false.
An investigation has begun against Anti-Corruption Prosecutor José Miguel Alonso Carbajo, following a complaint by Miguel Ángel Galán, president of the National Football Coaches Training Center (Cenafe). The complaint referred to a record cited by El Confidencial mentioning a possible commission involving FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué for the celebration of the Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia.
A judge from Majadahonda
Specifically, the Majadahonda magistrate is examining a case of discovering business secrets. Its head, Isabel Durántez, appeared at Madrid’s Court of Investigation No. 3, which sent the case to Anti-Corruption for comment on the legality of actions against Rubiales for an alleged leak of confidential information without formal litigation. The case was then assigned to the 44th Criminal Court of First Instance of Madrid following a complaint by Manos Limpias, as stated in an August 29 instruction reported by Europa Press.
The complaint referred to alleged ongoing crimes of corruption, improper administration and forged documents among individuals. On the matter of Moneys, the defense argues that Rubiales rejected a more advantageous deal with Qatar, while denying a 24 million euro payout to Piqué and alleging potential profits from Spain’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia.
Journey to New York
The complaint also contends that the federation’s president would benefit from a “pleasure trip” to New York funded by the federation, and that a Madrid residence was allegedly being paid for without entitlement, with a monthly rent of 3,100 euros claimed as the federation’s expense. The newspaper EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA reported that anti-corruption documents related to the contract signed by the federation’s chairman for the board of directors include allegations of millionaire commissions up to 24 million euros for the intermediary firm Kosmos Global Holding SL, in connection with Gerard Piqué and the Super Cup celebrations in Saudi Arabia.
Cooperate with Justice
In a brief statement, the federation described its stance as a commitment to cooperate with justice and maintain transparency. Federation sources indicated that documents were provided to the Public Ministry as requested. The federation also said it had submitted definitive documents to the Prosecutor’s Office to address concerns about the contract for the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia and other related topics.