The president of the Catalan Football Federation (FCF), John Soterasstated this Tuesday that the Government of the Generalitat of Catalonia “it’s nobody» to say if there is to dimit or no of his position, in reference to the statements of the Government spokesperson, Patrícia Plaja.
Plaja urged the president of the FCF to resign this Tuesday consider that “he is not the right person» to remain at the head of this institution after his own initial positions on the Rubiales case.
“I don’t know Mrs Plaja at all, I don’t even know who she is and, therefore, I will not say anything she says or asks the Catalan Football Federation”, assured Soteras, who recalled that “FCF is a private entity».
On Friday, Soteras submitted his resignation as vice-president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after showing his support to Rubiales claiming that they were “credible» his explanations about what happened with the soccer player Jenni Hermoso and that the kiss was “consented”, facts that the player later denied.
“He helped me a lot when I was being slaughtered alive”
Asked about this decision, he stated that the fact that Rubiales supported him in his worst moments at the command of the FCF influenced “strongly” in his first appreciation, although subsequently issued a statement in which he ratified that the behaviors that occurred during the celebration of the final of the Women’s World Cup “they were not the most correct from a moral or protocol point of view”.
«He helped me a lot when I was being slaughtered alive herebut after two days I thought that this was timely”, pointed out Soteras, who added that what happened during the celebration of the World Cup “should not have happened and should never happen again” and that these behaviors “must be censured”.
Asked about the decision to relieve Pedro Rocha in his duties Rubiales, the president of the Catalan Football Federation reiterated that in Monday’s extraordinary meeting of the territorial federations all the presidents supported the new top leader of the RFEF.
Regarding the situation of the women’s coach, JorgeVildahas opined that “there must be some structural changes in the selection”, but he insisted that “it is necessary to review whether, after they have become world champions, must remain at the head of the selection or not».
And in this sense, he insisted: “We have from being to about as much as I can destabilize women’s football at this timeand if someone shouldn’t be there, then they shouldn’t be there.”
The Government believes that Soteras “is not the most suitable person” to preside over the Catalan Football Federation
The president of the FCF has denied that Rubiales urged him to veto a friendly match of the Catalan national team against Venezuela that was to be played during the first half of November 2022, a time when they coincided with two matches of the Spanish national team against Japan and Argentina.
«Everyone has to memorize and, at that time, there were much more serious problems and, for that reason, it was suspended”, pointed out the leader of the highest body of Catalan football.
2023-08-29 18:28:50
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