Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - The President of the Spanish FA has been handed a two-year ban from football just days after Spain won the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
Pedro Rocha was appointed to the role of interim head of the
RFEF (Spanish federation) in the wake of the resignation of disgraced former
president Luis Rubiales.
His predecessor came under widespread
criticism after he forcibly kissed Spain's Jennifer Hermoso during the
trophy presentation at the Women's World Cup in the summer of 2023.
Rubiales claims the kiss was consensual.
Rubiales was later handed a three-year ban from football
activities from FIFA, and will now stand trial over one count of
sexual assault and one of coercion for his alleged activities at the
prize-giving ceremony.
Rocha was later handed the role of president permanently,
but his conduct during the interim role has since come under scrutiny from
Spain's Administrative Tribunal of Sport (TAD).
The suspended president has been sanctioned by the tribunal
for overstepping the limits of his powers in the temporary role, including the
decision to despatch former general secretary Andreu Camps.
Two further infringements, as per the Mirror, have
incurred Rocha additional fines worth £13,880 (€16,527), with TAD ruling that
his dismissal of Camps was 'an abuse of his authority'.
However, Iusport reported on Tuesday evening that Rocha is
set to appeal the decision, with the president likely to stay in the role for
the duration of the appeal,
Both Rubiales and Rocha are currently under investigation as
part of a separate alleged corruption probe over the former's
improper management of the Super Cup's relocation to Saudi Arabia.
When called to the stand in April, Rocha said that he had
'no knowledge nor, therefore, any responsibility for the facts that are being
investigated.
Both Rocha and Rubiales have denied any wrongdoing.
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