The presence of Joan Laporta in the referees’ locker room after Barcelona’s defeat against Real Madrid did not please Luis Rubiales. In an interview on the COPE program El Partidazo, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) admitted that he found the attitude of the Blaugrana president “bad”.
“I spoke with Laporta yesterday (Monday) because he had never gone down to a referee’s locker room, he knows that it is not right to do so. Of course, the presidents call me to complain about the VAR and they vent. Football generates such deep feelings that even a president He can be wrong. It seemed bad to me that he went down to the locker room and I told him,” Juana Cataño explained to the journalist.
Rubiales analyzed all the news and the controversy that has haunted him in recent times since audios and personal messages began to leak. According to him, a campaign orchestrated on many occasions by the president of LaLiga Javier Tebas. “He is behind and calls all the places I go to try to crush me. Tebas directly advises the person who manipulates and leaks information illegally,” he assured.
One of his last messages that came to light was the one that pointed out the clubs that he liked the worst: Villarreal, Sevilla, Valencia and Atlético de Madrid, some of which condemned his serious contempt”. “It’s a conversation with my dad. I am an ex-soccer player who played for Levante and who has had a rivalry with clubs that I respect a lot, but that rivalry is still there. To think that this rivalry can go further, is bad thought. We have a group in the Federation where those from Madrid hesitate against those from Atlético and vice versa. And so with many teams.
Another of the recent controversial episodes was the accusation of the former chief of staff of wasting Federation money on orgies. “The thing about the party with women from the Salobreña chalet is false. We worked and then some went to the beach, others to the pool…” I fired my uncle because I’m not happy with his work due to issues such as the recordings . He has said so many things that are false. I have not committed any illegality and they will not be able to prove anything. I can justify all expenses.”
Rubiales affirms that the management of the Spanish federal entity is “honest and successful” and that he is the “lowest paid president”. About the business with Gerard Piqué that will force him to go to court, he denies that there is any illegality. “In the Super Cup rubbish was thrown at me and it has already been shown that I have not received any commission. What do I do? I cannot say “no” to something good, just because it is a Piqué company.”
On the matter of the Super League, the president of the federation does agree with Tebas. “It does serious damage to football. Football is pyramidal. I am totally against the Super League. It would do a beastly damage to the leagues and the federations. With Florentino I have points in common and against. I haven’t talked to him for a long time” .
Lastly, he said he had congratulated Alexia Putellas on winning her second Ballon d’Or, but had not received a response. “I imagine he will have 500,000 messages and I haven’t looked yet to see if he has replied to me… It also took a while when his crusader broke and then he apologized.”
Regarding the 15 soccer players who have resigned from the Spanish team, he insists on having given “the possibility” that they speak with him with whomever it corresponds. “If they reject that route and what they try to do is break the order… the lineups and the calls are made by the coaches.”
