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Operation Brody
Operation Brody is a current investigation in Spain undertaken by the Central Operative Unit. It became public in March 2024 and is investigating alleged corruption within the Royal Spanish Football Federation under disgraced former president Luis Rubiales; raids were carried out and multiple people arrested. Rubiales was in the Dominican Republic, despite also Rubiales affair, being tried in court in Spain for alleged sexual misconduct and coercion at the time, but was arrested in Spain upon his return on 3 April 2024. Allegations and investigation The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and its longserving former president Luis Rubiales, who had been banned from all football-related activities by FIFA in 2023 due to the Rubiales affair, have faced accusations of institutional corruption for many years. The immediate instigation of Operation Brody was a case brought in 2022 by Miguel Galán, the leader of national coaches training body Cenafe, on behalf of the Transparency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. It was founded on 14 October 1909 as ''Federación Española de Clubs de Football'', and officially founded on 29 September 1913. It administers the competition committee (including the handling of the trophy) of the Campeonato Nacional de Liga: the Primera División and the Segunda División, even though they are organized by LaLiga. It organizes the Primera División RFEF, the Segunda División RFEF and the Tercera División RFEF. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and youth national football teams. The Spain national futsal team, also belongs to the federation. , the federation has 29,205 registered clubs and 1,074,567 federated football players. History Early history It was founded on 14 October 1909 as the ''Federación E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |