The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced this Wednesday that it will raise before its Management Committee the implementation of a forensic audit “on any type of contract that may be under suspicion due to the actions” of Luis Rubiales and made clear its “total disassociation with the irregular conduct and actions” that its former president may have allegedly had.
“The RFEF wants to show its total disassociation with the irregular conduct and actions of its former president and all those who may be involved, as well as to emphasize that this institution is far above its leaders,” said the RFEF in a statement following of the events that occurred last week with the searches at the federal headquarters carried out by the UCO for crimes of corruption and money laundering in contracts related to the entity since 2018.
The organization, which recalled that it is “in person” in the open case, “will hold those in charge of sending the documentation required by the courts accountable, if it is confirmed that they failed to comply with their obligation.” “In addition, it will clarify any other responsibility that could arise from irregular conduct and decisions,” he stressed.
The RFEF stressed that it is “a fundamental institution, the base of Spanish football, home of the national teams and made up of professionals who carry out their work effectively and who jointly watch over the progress of this sport with great responsibility and effort.” “That is why it should not be linked to particular behaviors, especially those of those who, always allegedly, have had execrable, if not illegal, behaviors,” he asserted.
The federative entity highlighted that “during the last six months”, after everything that happened during the final of the Women’s Soccer World Cup due to Luis Rubiales’ inappropriate kiss to Jenni Hermoso, it has directed “all efforts to achieve this stabilization and close the crisis generated, working to make people talk about football again.
“The RFEF is aware of the importance of the current moment, months away from a European Championship, an Olympic Games and the presentation of the World Cup bid. Therefore, it guarantees itself to FIFA, UEFA, the CSD and all fans and fans the stability of this institution. Spanish football is much more than its former presidents or leaders and that is how we want to convey it to public opinion,” he stated.
In this sense, the president of the RFEF Management Commission, Pedro Rocha, warned that it is “essential to separate and disassociate” the institution “from the allegedly criminal conduct” and that “we will go to the end to purge any existing responsibility.” .