The president of the Spanish FA has been handed a two-year ban from football just days after lifting the European Championship trophy with his victorious players in Berlin
Pedro Rocha was appointed to the role of interim head of the RFEF (Spanish federation) in the wake of the resignation of disgraced former president Luis Rubiales.
His predecessor came under widespread criticism after he forcibly kissed Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso during the trophy presentation at the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2023. Rubiales claims the kiss was consensual.
Rubiales was later handed a three-year ban from football activities from FIFA, and will now stand trial over one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his alleged activities at the prize-giving ceremony.
Rocha was later handed the role of president on a permanent basis – but his conduct during the interim role has since come under scrutiny from Spain’s Administrative Tribunal of Sport (TAD).
The suspended president has been sanctioned by the tribunal for overstepping the limits of his powers in the temporary role, including the decision to despatch former general secretary Andreu Camps.
Two further infringements, as per the Mirror, have incurred Rocha additional fines worth £13,880 (€16,527), with TAD ruling that his dismissal of Camps was ‘an abuse of his authority’.
The suspended president has been sanctioned by the tribunal for overstepping the limits of his powers in the temporary role, including the decision to despatch former general secretary Andreu Camps.
Two further infringements, as per the Mirror, have incurred Rocha additional fines worth £13,880 (€16,527), with TAD ruling that his dismissal of Camps was ‘an abuse of his authority’.
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