Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) headquarters and the home of its former president Luis Rubiales have been searched as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the deal to play Supercopa de Espana games in Saudi Arabia.
Sources familiar with the case said it was planned that seven arrests would be made, with five further individuals to be placed under investigation in operations carried out across Spain.
The search on the RFEF offices was carried out by officers from the Guardia Civil — one of Spain’s two national police forces — in coordination with anti-corruption prosecutors and with the support of Europol.
Sources said 11 properties are to be searched — including the RFEF’s Madrid offices and Rubiales’ property in Granada.
A photo of the RFEF headquarters from August 2023 (Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
Spanish media reports have said Rubiales, who resigned as RFEF president in September following the fallout over his kiss on Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, is currently in the Dominican Republic.
A warrant for Rubiales’ arrest has not been issued but the expectation is the 46-year-old will report for questioning or faces being arrested, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
Rubiales initially refused to…
 headquarters and the home of its former president Luis Rubiales have been searched as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the deal to play Supercopa de Espana games in Saudi Arabia. Sources familiar with the case said it was planned that seven arrests would be made, with five further individuals to be placed under investigation in operations carried out across Spain. The search on the RFEF offices was carried out by officers from the Guardia Civil — one of Spain’s two national police forces — in coordination with anti-corruption...){kind=link}