The president of the CSD, Víctor Francos, had called a press conference for 18:30. He showed up at 6:55 p.m. but was unable to provide the information he wanted. “The Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAD) is still meeting, we respect its deliberation times and its independence, there would be more to go. I don’t know any member of the TAD,” Francos said. The TAD is the one that has to determine if it opens a file on Luis Rubiales for a very serious offense and gives the CSD a free hand to provisionally suspend him, as FIFA has already done.
Therefore Francos answered questions without having the basic information but he did express his point of view. In this sense, he did show his concern for the future of the candidacy of Spain, Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup, which has to be chosen next year. “Two weeks ago we were in a better position for the 2030 World Cup than now, but we will explain to FIFA that Spanish sport is not what we have seen these days nor is Spanish soccer what we have seen these days, Spanish soccer is 23 champions. We are ready to fight for 2030. We still have options. I have spoken with the vice president of FIFA, that they have confidence in the Government, a particular fact cannot tarnish a collective success. In the next few hours I will speak with the FIFA president.”
The president of the CSD also referred to the applause from the coaches Jorge Vilda and Luis de la Fuente in the assembly on Friday. “The Government does not put the selectors but I did not like the applause. The Federation has to make its decisions and the coaches also have to make their decisions about their attitude”.
Francos defended the times of the Government. “It is not fair to say that FIFA acts faster. It can act faster because it is not a government and it does not submit to a legislative regime”.
