A Spanish choose has broadened her inquiry into the Spanish Football Federation’s resolution to relocate the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, now encompassing former participant Gerard Pique.
Judge Delia Rodrigo formally added the previous Spain and Barcelona defender to the record of people below investigation, as detailed in courtroom paperwork launched to the press.
The investigation focuses on allegations of corruption and cash laundering surrounding the 2019 relocation of the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, a controversial resolution made through the tenure of former Federation President Luis Rubiales.
The Madrid-based courtroom stated Thursday that contracts signed between the Federation and Saudi Arabia in 2019 and 2020 concluded in a 10-year settlement to stage the mini-football match within the Middle Eastern nation for 40 million euros ($43 million) a 12 months.
But paperwork confiscated by police raids in March confirmed that one other 4 million euros a 12 months have been to be paid as a fee to Pique’s sports activities leisure firm Kosmos whereas Pique was nonetheless taking part in for Barcelona and taking part within the Super Cup.
Pique has since retired from soccer. Kosmos was concerned in revamping tennis’ Davis Cup and likewise beginning the choice King’s League soccer competitors in Spain that has expanded to Latin America.
In April, the identical choose requested for a checking account of Kosmos to be frozen.
Kosmos didn’t instantly reply to messages requesting remark.
The case remains to be at its investigative section. The choose can both conclude to shelve it or advocate it go to trial.
Police arrested Rubiales and different Federation staff earlier in April. He was rapidly launched. The probe was then expanded to incorporate Rubiales’ successor, Pedro Rocha.
Rocha took over as interim Federation President after Rubiales stepped down in September, weeks after he turned a nationwide embarrassment for kissing a participant with out her consent through the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony.
Source: www.dailysabah.com