The crudest way to realize something is to see a live example. Everyone knows that the Spanish Federation moves under purely clientelist parameters, but observing Pedro Rochaa guy without speech (it is difficult to identify his voice, since he never speaks), without a project (it is not known what he wants to do in the Federation) and harassed by suspicions as the right hand of Luis RubialesTo observe, we said, how someone like that is capable of gathering more than 100 guarantees out of a total of almost 140, is a slap in the face of reality. The famous ‘territorials’, oblivious to the most basic of decorum, aim to perpetuate themselves, and those hundred endorsements leave little doubt that they will succeed. Unless…
This slap of reality indicates that, probably, the only solution is for an external organization to intervene. That conclusion, at least, was reached yesterday by the Government, which as soon as it learned of Rocha’s accusation, contacted FIFA (Jose Manuel Rodrguez Uribes in person was the one who picked up the phone to speak with the secretary general, the Swede Mattias Grafstrom). The Executive intends, above all things, to save the 2030 World Cup, where Spain, along with Morocco and Portugal, is the host.
These are hours of reviewing regulations to legally subject any movement, hours also of weighing the consequences of who and how enters the Federation, if such a path is possible. It is very relevant to remember that, in the worst hours of Rubiales’ controversial kiss to Jenni Hermoso, with the Government weighing, just as now, the different options, it was FIFA that took the middle street and disqualified the former president by force. An intervention of that magnitude would need a figure to lead the process, and there are many people who point to Emilio Garcia Silverolegal head of the highest world football body who is not at all seduced by the idea, but who could fulfill the role of a temporary intervention.
Coincidences
To the most observant, another aspect of yesterday’s tremendous day caught their attention. At its meeting on Thursday, the TAD issued three resolutions that relate, in one way or another, to the electoral process in the Federation. In all of them (corresponding to processes 83, 89 and 90/2024) it rejected the requests of Rocha’s opponents to reverse the electoral process. However, one of them, Miguel Galn, leaked mid-morning yesterday that the TAD itself is finalizing the opening of a file that could lead to a disqualification by the Higher Sports Council which, always according to Galn’s version, would not delay that decision beyond a few hours. Barely two hours passed between the Majadahonda judge’s decision and that leak.
It is the definitive siege of a man, Pedro Rocha, who has been used by the people closest to him in the Federation to try to perpetuate an intolerable system. They have thrown him to the lions, said a judicial source yesterday after listening to the babbling of the interrogated man, who came to testify without having prepared anything, with one hand in front and one behind, and with an expression, according to some witnesses, of not understanding very well what what was happening to him. That environment that surrounds him, by the way, does not give up and he continues to look for solutions, using the support obtained during these months, including that of LaLiga. Solutions that allow Rocha to keep the presidency and them to keep his positions of trust. A difficult company. Seems.
His advisors wrote a statement late this Friday in which Rocha insisted that he had nothing to do with the Super Cup contracts, that he will request that his statement before the Court as investigated be “as soon as possible” and, above all, elections, they explain: “Given the complexity of the situation, since Pedro Rocha was the only candidate with the necessary endorsements to run for the Presidency of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, his legal team is currently analyzing all the scenarios.” and the possible implications of the current situation”. Looking for an exit.