Uefa was struggling to keep the football world’s focus on one of its showpiece occasions, the Champions League draw, on Wednesday night as the scandal surrounding its vice-president Luis Rubiales showed no sign of letting up
There has been little sense of Uefa’s stance on one of its most senior figures. Rubiales is one of five vice-presidents who operate beneath the Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, and the governing body has been keen to leave judgment on the case to its global counterpart, Fifa. Part of its rationale is believed to be that the incident in question occurred during a tournament that runs under Fifa’s disciplinary jurisdiction.
In further developments on Wednesday, Rubiales’s mother was taken to hospital, according to the the parish priest of the church where Ángeles Béjar has been undertaking a hunger strike in protest at what she sees as the unjust treatment of her son. “It’s because of the heat and everything else,” the priest told reporters. “Her feet were swollen and she was tired. She was also anxious.” The priest also confirmed that Rubiales’s mother would not be returning to the church.
Béjar had entered the church of the Holy Shepherdess in the Andalucían city of Motril on Monday, announcing she had decided to stop eating to denounce what she termed the “unwarranted, inhumane and bloodthirsty hunt” of her son. Rubiales, who has refused to resign from his post at the RFEF despite widespread condemnation and a markedSpanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has refused to resign despite outcry over his actions.Among the potential award winners at the ceremony is the Spain women’s manager, Jorge Vilda, who was backed by Rubiales last year after 15 of his squad signed a letter after saying they no longer wanted to play for him. He is shortlisted for the women’s coach of the year prize.
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