Luis Rubiales departed the government complex last Tuesday convinced he needed to fortify his position. After confirming, with a cool greeting from Pedro Sánchez and subsequent remarks that he felt abandoned by the PSOE leader, he stepped into the role of federation president. Later, a group from the People’s Party arrived, and the day closed with a notice from Sumar. The man from Motril immediately rang his team on the third floor of the Ciudad Deportiva del Fútbol building. The plan: craft a strategy before what some called political treachery, according to federation sources cited at the last minute by El Periódico de España from the Prensa Ibérica group.
