SPANISH FA chief Luis Rubiales has been accused of using federation funds to pay for intercourse events – by the uncle he sacked.
Juan Rubiales, who was booted from his position as chief of workers on the FA’s Madrid headquarters in 2020, alleged his nephew organised the “non-public get together” with “eight or 10 younger ladies” and made him pay for it with affiliation funds.
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Rubiales senior made the claims in an affidavit to Spain’s anti-corruption prosecution workplace on May 30, however the particulars have simply been revealed.
It is known that in his voluntary assertion, he informed of “a celebration in a non-public chalet” within the city of Salobrena in Granada province in early 2020.
His proof to the corruption division was that the occasion was formally designated as a “work” occasion however that “it was not so”.
Instead, he claimed, the rental of the home was “solely for the enjoyment of Luis Rubiales and his closest advisors”, with the fee paid from FA funds.
Critically, he additionally alleged {that a} long-standing former team-mate of ex-Levante and Alicante defender Rubiales – he performed three video games for Hamilton Academicals on the finish of his profession in 2009 – organised the get together company.
Juan Rubiales stated: “A gaggle of eight or 10 younger ladies was invited by the President’s pal and former participant Nene.”
Rubiales additionally alleged that in August 2020 he had been informed by his nephew to “discover a method to get money” to his father, additionally named Luis, who’s a neighborhood politician and former mayor of the Granadan city of Motril.
According to Juan Rubiales, he provided to search out the money from his personal pocket however was as a substitute ordered to make sure the money got here from FA funds, inflicting a blazing row between the 2.
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The allegations introduced agency denials and an indignant response from the Spanish FA on Rubiales’ behalf.
In a press release the RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation) stated it “deeply regrets and categorically denies the statements” made by Juan Rubiales.
It added: “This is as soon as once more a brand new train in falsehoods and manipulation by a former federative worker motivated by spite, in addition to by his demonstrated alliances and acknowledged by those that search a relentless deterioration of the picture of the president of the RFEF.”
The federation dismissed the claims of “irregular and inappropriate behaviour at a piece assembly with different division administrators at which he was current.”
And in direct denials to the intercourse get together claims, it added: “The former chief of workers refers to a coexistence of planning and organisation of federative executives within the city of Salobrena.
“The lodging was completely paid by every attendee, together with Juan Rubiales. Neither the workers nor the RFEF have been concerned in any irregularity.
“Despite the seriousness of the alleged info, Juan Rubiales has not supplied a single piece of proof both within the Prosecutor’s Office or in courtroom to help his accusations.
“Neither on that date nor on every other was a single euro devoted to points that aren’t particular to the federation’s exercise.
“This is yet another step within the notorious marketing campaign that the president has been struggling in current months.”
That referred to the scandal which enmeshed Rubiales over a £20m fee paid by the RFEF to Barcelona star Gerard Pique for organising the Spanish Super Cup that was performed in Saudi Arabia.
Tapes of personal conversations with members of the Spanish authorities additionally emerged whereas Rubiales claimed to be the sufferer of a hacking “mafia” focusing on him, suggesting the “prison” gang behind the leaks may think about killing him or planting medicine in his automobile.