Rafael Louzan is new president Royal Spanish Federation of Football (RFEF) after he was elected on Monday.
The elections will be held just five days later FIFA confirmed that Spain will be one of six countries to organize a campaign in 2030 World Cup alongside Morocco and Portugal, and three one-off matches took place in South America.
Louzan (57), who represents the Galician Football Association and has been a member of the RFEF executive committee since December 2019, defeated the only other candidate, Salvador Gomar.
The term of office lasts four years. Louzan was allowed to run despite being fined seven-year ban by a provincial court from public office for misconduct while serving as president of the Pontevedra Provincial Council.
He filed an appeal this decision to the Spanish Supreme Court.
Since 2010, the RFEF has been experiencing a period of instability unwanted kiss by former president Luis Rubiales about the player Jenni Hermoso next Spainvictory over England in the Women’s World Cup final in August 2023.
Rubiales resigned soon thereafter it will be so appear in court next year. The crisis in the RFEF deepened after his successor Pedro Rocha has been suspended in July for two years by the Spanish Sports Council (CSD) due to a serious infringement.
The Spanish government has established a special commission to supervise the national football federation “in response to the crisis in the organization”, which led to a warning FIFA said a new RFEF president must be elected before the end of 2024, otherwise Spain could risk losing the right to host 2030 World Cup matches.
