Spain FIFA World Cup 2030 chief resigns after stadium fix allegation

Spain World Cup 2030 Chief Resigns After Stadium Fix Allegation: Reports

Spain's head of World Cup 2030 organisation resigned Wednesday after being accused of fixing the process to decide which stadiums would host matches to favour one city, reported Spanish media. Maria Tato stood down from her post at the Spanish football federation (RFEF) following a report published by newspaper El Mundo which said ratings for potential venues were altered to favour Anoeta in San Sebastian, at the expense of Balaidos in Vigo. "On…

Spain FIFA World Cup 2030 chief resigns after stadium fix allegation

Maria Tato stood down from her post at the Spanish football federation (RFEF) following a report published by newspaper El Mundo which said ratings for potential venues were altered to favour Anoeta in San Sebastian, at the expense of Balaidos in Vigo.

The controversy surrounding the election of the headquarters of the 2030 World Cup that Spain will organize together with Morocco and Portugal is growing. The introduction of last-minute criteria that directly harmed Vigo’s candidacy, which lost the 11th place on the list, which would mark the cut of those venues that would be proposed to FIFA, is viewed with suspicion for months by the principals affected. And more after knowing some documents …

The leak of the meeting in which Vigo was expelled as the venue to host matches ignites a controversy that drags to the offices of politics and economic power The Football Federation, again at the center of the controversy: manipulated scores for the headquarters of the 2030 World Cup “I don’t know what happens to Abel Caballero, calls me every week”. The phrase was pronounced by the former Minister of Culture and Sport, Miquel Iceta, on March 2…

The mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, has again appeared at a press conference following EL WORLD's latest revelations about the manipulation of the headquarters of the 2030 World Cup, which...

(ANSA) - ROME, 27 MAR - The president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina, informed the councilors of Demetrio Albertini's decision to resign from his position as president of the Technical Sector, considering his role now completed.