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The Spanish shot federation (RFEF) has appointed Pedro Rocha arsenic president.
Rocha is presently nether investigation arsenic portion of a corruption lawsuit involving former president Luis Rubiales.
The 69-year-old had been interim president since Rubiales resigned successful September pursuing disapproval for kissing Spain guardant Jenni Hermoso.
On Thursday, nan Spanish authorities formed a typical committee to oversee nan RFEF.
The country's starring tribunal - nan National Sports Council (CSD) - said nan committee would beryllium successful spot until nan governing assemblage held caller elections.
However, nan RFEF said Rocha has been appointed arsenic president aft nan governing body's electoral committee met connected Friday morning.
"Pedro Rocha has coming been proclaimed nan caller president of nan Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), aft having received nan support of nan mostly of nan assembly members of this institution that governs Spanish football," nan federation said.
Rocha was placed nether investigation aft he testified arsenic a witnesser successful nan corruption probe into Rubiales.
He said he had "no knowledge nor, therefore, immoderate work for nan facts that are being investigated”.
When nan CSD met connected Thursday, it postponed a determination connected whether to suspend Rocha until Tuesday.
That determination relates to disciplinary proceedings opened against him, connected which nan Administrative Court of Sport (TAD) will norm successful nan coming weeks.
Rubiales, who was arrested earlier this month, is suspected of receiving forbidden commissions erstwhile negotiating a lucrative woody to shape nan Spanish Super Cup title successful Saudi Arabia.
Prosecutors are seeking a two-and-a-half-year jailhouse word for Rubiales, who denies immoderate wrongdoing.
The 46-year-old is besides separately owed to spell connected proceedings for intersexual battle for kissing Hermoso aft past summer's World Cup final.
Hermoso said that nan buss "was not consensual" but Rubiales consistently denied immoderate wrongdoing until his eventual resignation successful September.
Spain won nan women's World Cup successful 2023 by beating England successful nan final, and are preparing to co-host nan men's World Cup successful 2030.
