September 4 – Suspended Spanish FA (RFEF) president Pedro Rocha’s hopes of taking part in upcoming elections for the federation’s top job are dwindling following a Spanish court ruling.
Rocha (pictured) took over from the disgraced Luis Rubiales last September on an interim basis but was later deemed to have exceeded his responsibilities. His role was to organise new elections but he also took it on himself to dismiss senior RFEF officials at a time when the federation was coming under intense international scrutiny.
In July he was suspended for two years by the Spanish Sports Administrative Tribunal (TAD) for abuse of authority. RFEF Vice-President Maria Angeles Garcia Chaves is currently in the job on an interim basis.
Elections are due to take place this month or next and Rocha will not be able to run if he does not get the suspension lifted.
But a judge has denied a request to grant a temporary injunction leaving Rocha unable to continue barring an urgent appeal.
The judge found that Rocha “did not provide any evidence” to support his claim that he would suffer “irreparable damage” without an injunction.
“There is no evidence of the reality of the damages invoked, especially when the elections to the General Assembly of the RFEF have not yet been called,” the judge said.
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