In the war of whispers that has been unleashed in the Spanish Federation, this Monday one of them has escaped, the one who had been suggesting, since the end of last week, that during the current week the call for the first elections would be made official. that the organization must face in 2024. Pedro Rocha, the president of the Management Commission, has summoned this governing body for Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. “as a matter of urgency.” The reason? Call elections with the current Assembly.
This meeting was scheduled for last March 20, but just that morning the Civil Guard broke into the Ciudad del Ftbol offices to carry out the searches within the framework of Operation Brody, in which Luis Rubiales is being investigated. and part of his trusted army, which was still in the Federation, due to irregular contracts, especially with the Gruconsa construction company.
That same day, Rocha suspended the meeting that is now going to take place next Wednesday. According to federal sources, Rocha will present his resignation, an essential step to present his candidacy in this process. It is worth insisting that this first vote will be to elect who will lead the Federation until after the Olympic Games, fulfilling the four-year mandate that was granted to Rubiales on September 21, 2020.
At first, the intention of Rocha and the Manager, in agreement with the Government and the League, was to skip this step and call a complete electoral process (with renewal of the Assembly included) for the last quarter of the year. To do this, he developed an ‘ad hoc’ electoral regulation that was censored by the TAD (Tribunal of Arbitration for Sports). In its opinion, the TAD warned that the Management Commission can only call elections to elect a president and not a complete electoral process.
More uncertainty
The TAD precisely now has the future of Rocha on its roof, who is determined to present himself, ignoring that all the federation scandals of recent years find him in a position in which it is almost impossible to avoid responsibilities. He was economic vice president since the end of 2020 with Rubiales and with him already in charge of operations, a contract was awarded to Gruconsa, the company under investigation, a little over a month ago.
It can only be presented if the TAD does not respond to the reasoned request of the Higher Sports Council (CSD) to decide whether or not to open disciplinary proceedings against the members of the Management Company, and Rocha, for having exceeded their functions. This reasoned request, Efe reports, is the result of the complaint of Miguel Galnpresident of the National Center of Football Coaches (CENAFE), who had requested the Secretary of State for Sports, Jose Manuel Rodrguez Uribesthrough a burofax, the disqualification of Rocha and the members of the commission, the initiation of a TAD file.
Galón, by the way, has already announced that he is also going to contest the elections that are going to be called on Wednesday because, he says, 40% of the members of the Assembly have lost their status, some, like Luis Enrique or Jorge Vilda, because They are no longer selectors, and others, in the case of some retired referees, because they do not perform the function for which they were elected assembly members. In short, more noise and more uncertainty.