An investigation by media outlet El Confidencial reveals chat screenshots attributed to Luis Rubiales, in which he labels the three clubs as his ‘least favorite’ in Spain.
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Luis Rubiales is once again in the eye of the storm in Spain. The president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is the subject of a joint press release from three clubs, something rare in professional sport, Sevilla FC, Valencia and Villarreal this Tuesday, October 11 to denounce remarks allegedly made by the manager. The media El Confidencial publishes this Tuesday an investigation showing, with supporting screenshots, messages in which Rubiales would qualify the three formations of those that he “like the least“.”The three clubs urge the RFEF to apologize to them and their supporters“they publish.
“Sevilla FC, Valencia FC and FC Villarreal unite in condemning the blatant disrespect shown by the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federationthey continue. The conversations, in which he speaks with such contempt, animosity and arrogance towards the three clubs, are unacceptable coming from a person who has such a responsibility and who must safeguard the interests of all the clubs of Spanish football from equally.“In another message attributed to Luis Rubiales, he indicates that he hopes during a match between Sevilla FC and Real Madrid on January 18, 2020 that”we do the Sevillians‘ and let them bow.
ℹ️ Sevilla FC, Valencia CF and Villarreal CF come together to condemn the gross disrespect shown by Luis Rubiales, President of the Spanish FA (RFEF).
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) October 11, 2022
“We also express the utmost concern about the possible consequences that his attitude could have for clubs, as his behavior is not conducive to transparency within the competition.“conclude the three clubs.
Luis Rubiales was accused on September 15 by his uncle of using funds from the Spanish Football Federation to organize orgies, as reported by the newspaper El Mundo. Another investigation by El Confidencial, dated April 19, 2022, had implicated Rubiales for the organization of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia and the pressure he would have exerted so that a commission of 24 million euros euro is affected by Kosmos, a company owned by FC Barcelona player Gérard Piqué.