Electoral Commission postpones proclamation of Pedro Rocha as RFEF President | Football | Kinds of sports
The latest chapter of the soap opera, set in the football city of Las Rozas, leaves the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) at full strength and without a guy. The electoral commission acknowledged the complexity of the process, following a request from Miguel Galan, president of the Senafe coaching school and the man who proposed the change of course within the body that governs Spanish football. And behead him. Pedro Rocha, who has been under investigation since last Friday as part of the so-called Operation Broody, has still not been declared president. The Galán movement, which is challenging the elections because it believes that the guarantees provided by Rocha are invalid either because “they have expired” or because “they were obtained as a result of alleged electoral fraud,” puts an end to this process and opens a new one period: April 26, the deadline specified in the election calendar and by which the case must be decided.
On the other hand, this challenge adds spice and uncertainty to the situation. The Court of Arbitration for Sport opened disciplinary proceedings against Rocha for a very serious offense last week. The resolution has been sent to the Supreme Sports Council (SSC), which is analyzing the 39 pages that make up the text “to determine next steps,” Council sources told the newspaper. While TAD is looking into Rocha’s possible disqualification, CSD would normally have requested his suspension. However, as long as Rocha, who currently holds no position either in the RFEF or in the territory of Extremadura (which he presided over), is president, he cannot be removed from office. And the RFEF will continue to operate without direction, without a visible leader or anyone capable of signing a single contract to move forward on a daily basis.
During the recently launched electoral process, Rocha had no opposition. No other candidate for the presidency of the federation has managed to gather enough support (21) to officially submit their candidacy in the elections that will cover the current Olympic cycle. And Rocha, showing massive support from the football world (he submitted 107 endorsements), declared himself the winner and president until next October or November, when he will have to call elections again. However, Rocha’s official announcement did not take place this Monday as planned. Galan has already warned that he will challenge the process, given that forty members of the assembly had to be renewed in advance (there should be a total of 140) who lost their status through dismissal or loss of their registration in the federation, such as Luis Enrique . or Jorge Wilda, former coaches who now work outside of Spain. So he did it. And the outcome of the election is still in doubt. As is the future of the federation itself, which CSD and FIFA are watching from afar.
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