The Portuguese government on Tuesday defended the Ibero-Moroccan candidacy to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, regardless of the leaders and any controversy, the Lusa news agency reported.
“Therefore, the joint candidacy to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, in which Portugal participates, is not related to the current controversy, which involves the (suspended) President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF),” said the Spanish Secretary of State for Football. Youth and sports.
In response to Luz about Luis Rubiales and the consequences of his behavior in the Mediterranean project, João Paulo Correia reaffirmed his support for the initiative, devaluing the importance of the leader in the candidacy.
“The project was initiated by the federations and taken over by the governments of the candidate countries, regardless of who holds these positions. This unique joint candidature, connecting the two shores of the Mediterranean, intends to organize the first World Cup, which unites, through sport and its best values, two continents: Europe and Africa,” the minister stressed.
Portugal, Spain and Morocco are bidding to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which initially included Ukraine, with the intention of co-hosting South American Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. The intention to unite the three confederations with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece was left behind.
On Tuesday, Spanish Minister of Culture and Sports Mikel Iceta guaranteed the protection of the image of Spanish football in the “Rubiales case” and said he had contacted FIFA about a candidacy for the organization, with Portugal and Morocco from the 2030 World Cup.
“We are defending the image of sport and in particular of Spanish football at the international level. We’re going to be absolutely belligerent. We have already established appropriate contacts with FIFA as we have a pending application to host the celebration in Spain.” together with Portugal for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. We are not going to miss it,” Mikel Iceta said at a press conference in Madrid.
Mikel Iseta answered journalists’ questions following a meeting of the Spanish Council of Ministers about the dispute over Luis Rubiales, suspended by FIFA for 90 days due to a kiss on the lips of a Spanish national team player.
The minister reiterated his condemnation of Rubiales both for kissing Jenny Hermoso and for his behavior in the stadium stands in Sydney, Australia on August 20 during the final of the Women’s World Cup, which was won by Spain.
Mikel Iceta also said that the Spanish government has now taken all the initiatives that the law allows to remove Luis Rubiales from the RFEF, including filing a complaint with the Administrative Court for Sports (TAD).
After the events in Sydney, Rubiales received many criticisms: the player Jenny Hermoso said that she did not consent to the kiss, contrary to what the president of the RFEF guarantees.
Rubiales said on Friday he would not leave his post, prompting a new wave of infighting and extreme positions, with qualifiers saying they were not ready to return to represent Spain while current RFEF leaders remain in the roster. positions.
Rubiales was suspended for 90 days by FIFA on Saturday and 11 members of coach Jorge Vila’s technical team submitted their resignations. For his part, the technician condemned the “improper behavior” of the president of the RFEF.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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