Police search the Spanish Football Federation and residence of former president Luis Rubiales – 2024-03-30 02:11:41

The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard of Spain searched the offices of the Spanish Football Federation and the residence of former president Luis Rubiales, during an investigation, which is still ongoing, for corruption and money laundering that includes suspicions about the agreement reached by the RFEF to lead to the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.

This Wednesday, the police detained at least six people and searched the RFEF offices as well as one of the residences of Rubiales, who is not on the list of those detained, according to AP and EFE media.

According to the prosecution, A total of 11 properties were searched for documents and the operation is expected to conclude with seven arrests and with the identification of five more people as being investigated.

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In 2022, the Spanish prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into the agreement between Rubiales and Saudi Arabian investors, after he moved the Spanish Super Cup mini-tournament to that country, after some audios between Rubiales and former soccer player Gerard Piqué were leaked. on million-dollar commissions for this movement.

What did Rubiales say about the registration at the RFEF offices and his residence?

Journalist Isabel Rábago has revealed Rubiales’ first words after the arrests and search at the RFEF and at his own home: “I am absolutely amazed by all of this. I have been working in the Dominican Republic for months. “My family was going to travel with me to spend Easter.”

The former president of the RFEF, who still has a trial pending for alleged sexual assault of soccer player Jenni Hermoso and has denied having committed any crime in that case, also denied that his decision to have gone abroad was to avoid legal action.

Rubiales resigned from the position last September after causing her international scandal after kissing Hermoso without her consent during the ceremony in which the women’s team received the title of Women’s World Cup champion in August.