“I do not guarantee that tomorrow they will be able to put a sack of cocaine in me”: the resounding phrases of the president of the spanish federation in the midst of the scandal with Pique

The scandal in football in Spain continues after the leak of audios between the figure of the Barcelona Gerard Piqué and the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, in which both agreed on a commission of 24 million euros for Kosmos, the sporting events company presided over by the Catalan defender, to transfer the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, according to the media European The Confidential.

Faced with this scenario, and after the appearance of more audios of the talk that both protagonists had, the one that was presented to the press to give his version of the situation was Rubiales himself. The head of the RFEF was forceful in his remarks and remarked that he does not know what further actions he could suffer in a “mafia act” that is already in the hands of the relevant authorities.

“I ask you to talk about the crime you have committed, which is barely being talked about. Who does this benefit? And I don't drink alcohol, I don't smoke... but I don't guarantee that tomorrow they can put a sack of cocaine in my trunk. I had a hard time because people have been harmed,” Rubiales told the press during his presentation.

“Don't you think it's a mafia action that they stole this from me in the interest of selling it to the press and damaging my image and playing some audios and not the answers? This is a mafia. I don't think he sees me at the point of seeing myself in a ditch with a shot in the back of the head, but why am I not going to see myself with a sack of cocaine in the car,” added the president of the federation.

It should be noted that in its research, the Spanish portal that had access to private documents and audio messages between Piqué and Rubiales, indicated that the RFEF received 40 million euros (43 million dollars) per season for each of the six editions to be organized in the Middle East since 2020 (240 million euros in total, 260 euros millions of dollars). In this context, the footballer's company would receive 4 million euros (4.3 million dollars) per edition, which would mean an income of 24 million euros (26 million dollars).

What was Rubiales' response to this? “The RFEF doesn't pay Kosmos anything, find out. Saudi Arabia does. There is no economic relationship. One more lie. Spain is among the 15 most important countries of exports to Arabia. Inditex, Renfe... Can't football? We have worked well and honestly. The women's club did not receive even 5,000 euros and now receives 25 million euros. We are the federation most supportive of modest football. It will continue to be the basis of our management,” he clarified.

“When I called Pique, I told him 'I'm worried about him splashing on you, about your family, about my family... ' I don't deserve this, my daughters and my family don't deserve this. I have never received as many messages as I have received these days. I want to thank the people who are close to me, to Spanish football, who after this new attack I want to thank for being more united than ever,” Rubiales added about the situation he is experiencing and how it affected the other person involved in the case.

Regarding the contract signed with the company Kosmos and the relationship with the Asian country, the leader of the Spanish federation also clarified that the data in the journalistic report are not accurate.

“We have a contract subject to confidentiality. Once we have obtained authorization with Saudi Arabia, we have come to give explanations. It is four years of presidency and I have suffered many attacks. Not a single week without attacks, quarrels... Continuous avalanches. This is being more than usual and is going beyond some limits,” Rubiales began.

“Everything that has been done has been communicated. This contract is no longer valid for this season. It was three seasons and is no longer operational. At the 2020 Assembly, a new relationship was approved that allowed Arabia to pay 40 million euros without the Super Cup being played there. This allowed the survival of many humble clubs. Now there is a contract that is not even in force in this medium...”, he added.

The first edition of the Spanish Super Cup in the territory of this Gulf monarchy took place in January 2020 between FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Valencia, and was won by Merengue in the classic against Colchonero. On the occasion of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 version was played in Spain - it was won by Athletic Bilbao after beating Barcelona in the final - while this year's version was played again in the Middle East and remained for the White House.

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