Editorial: El País

• The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is in a terminal situation due to internal mismanagement and lack of external oversight.
• Pedro Rocha, the leading figure in Spanish football and the sole candidate for the presidency of the RFEF, is being investigated for alleged crimes of corruption, disloyal administration, and membership in a criminal organization.
• In less than seven years, the last three people in charge of the RFEF have been or are being investigated for corruption.
• Rocha has removed from their positions individuals linked to corruption, but defends his rights in the face of his own charges.
• The Administrative Court of Sport (TAD) has taken action against Rocha for not calling elections on time and overextending his functions in the Federation.
• The Higher Sports Council (CSD) is considering intervention in the RFEF, an unwanted but inevitable event.

Conclusion: The management of football in Spain needs an evident and radical regeneration that cannot come from internal structures under suspicion.

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