The National Court has put an end to Pedro Rocha’s intentions to run for the presidency of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after being denied the precautionary measures that the Extremaduran leader requested in order to paralyze the two-year disqualification that imposed by the Sports Administrative Court (TAD). The three judges in charge of deliberating have resolved that not granting the precautionary measure does not represent irreparable damage for Rocha, sanctioned by the TAD for exceeding his duties by dismissing the general secretary Andreu Camps on his own when he presided over the Management Commission that replaced Luis Rubiales. . The rest of the members of the aforementioned manager were not consulted as required by regulations and this has been the major error that has ended Rocha’s career towards the presidency of Spanish football. If this last appeal had been successful – he had already been denied precautionary measures twice – Rocha would have been invested as president of the RFEF without the need for a vote because the vast majority of the territorial barons had signed a pact supporting the former leader in the case. that this could be presented.
With Rocha struck down, the barons must elucidate a consensus candidate. The Galician Rafael Louzán has gained strength in recent times, but what works against him is that he is sentenced to seven years of disqualification from holding public office for prevaricating when he was president of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra. Right now he would not be able to hold any position in FIFA or UEFA if he were elected federative president.
The barons who support Louzán defend that the crime was not committed in the field of sport, although the conviction occurred for granting a company a subsidy of 86,311 euros for works to improve the Moraña soccer field, which for the most part They were already executed. Louzán’s opponents allege that his election would once again tarnish the name of the federation. Another of the candidates among the barons is the Valencian Salvador Gomar, who is looking for last-minute alliances. Secretary General Álvaro de Miguel could be a solution if there is no agreement between the barons. Outside the system, only businessman Juan Manuel Morales has made his candidacy official, who on Tuesday sent a letter to the barons inviting them to support a program worked on with more than 200 proposals.
