44 minutes agoAfter being involved in the Piquen Rheago scandal, President of the Spanish Football Federation
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Spanish Football Federation President (RFEF) Luis Rubiles has spoken to the media for the first time since his name was coveted in newspaper headlines around the world on charges of collapses in collaboration with Barcelona defender Gerard Pique. The president began his speech by explaining his version of [...]
The president began his speech by explaining his version of what had happened.
The interview has been translated and adapted from Spanish into Albanian.
A lot of lies are spreading and it angers me that lies are given importance and not that my phone was stolen”, Rubys said at his press conference.
Saudi Arabia has authorized us to speak, and it took us two days.
A lot has been said and a lot of lies have been told, the Federation management is clear”.
After details of the agreement with Saudi Arabia were discovered, many of them have remained frustrated by the terms of the agreement, however, Rubyals has given their reasons to protect the negotiations.
Everything started with a trial of abuse I gained, which was not important. Some media have filed news for us. Who benefits from everything? They already know. I hope they catch gangsters who stole this. Who benefits? I can't guarantee that one day they won't put cocaine in my box”, he went on.
Whatever has been done with Saudi Arabia is published, what has emerged is no longer functional.
“Edit. In 2020 it was modified and Saudi Arabia paid 40m euros without going to play there. ”
The development of Spain's Supercup and the connection of Saudi Arabia to it have been interesting, however, Rubialis has confirmed that RFEF always had the intention to change the format of the tournament, regardless of investment by Saudi Arabia or the Kosmos Group.
“Cosmos proposed change of format. I told them we had the same idea,” he added.
We talked to Qatar, India... they came with a possible deal and it was said the commission would be from Arabia. 400m euros have come for Spanish football, 50 percent for clubs. It was approved in the Parliament without a single vote.
All the media have said this operation has been legitimate”.
Does Gerard Pique have conflicts of interest?
The commission taken by the Cosmos Group of Gerard Pique has alarmed people who believe Barcelona's defender has a clear conflict of interest, but Rubyals refused to accept such claims.
“Conflict interest? There's three filters and the deal's over. I hope every day there's more footballers like Pique and don't end career”, he detailed.
The other side is a debate of yours, the Federation is proud that we have a women's league and that women can go to soccer.
Thanks to the deal, we don't pay Kosmos anything, it's paid by Saudi Arabia”, he concluded.
