Rubiales: “I am going to propose to Tebas to change the League format”

The president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, analyzed the current affairs of Spanish football at the Europa Press Sports Breakfasts. He announced that he is going to propose to Tebas to change the League format so that it has fewer matches, but that it is more exciting and some matches can be played in neutral venues.

Professional women's league: “It is necessary to differentiate from what we knew as a professional league. The male was the consequence of an economic level. Now the Government has understood that it is necessary to give a social push to the female, it is not due to an economic consequence. We are going to help them to come out with that respect for the rules “.

Lack of transparency: “If something had my elections, they were strange stops that makes each time I appear they get longer than necessary. We have managed to be more united than ever.”

Florentino's statements about Casillas and Raúl: “I have all my admiration and respect for both the players and the club. It is the protagonists who have to speak. I want to be respectful with that.”

Relations with AFE: “David and I had a personal relationship that is no longer the same. I love the union very much, I am a member and I was its president. I am concerned about some situations, such as elections. To be legitimized you have to win an election as God intended. How is it possible that there are two votes from the same footballer. I worry about these situations and the answers I give myself is worse. It is serious and there must be answers. The logical thing is that the president will explain himself. Every answer that I imagine it's worse than the previous one. They have to give an explanation, if they have one. “

Pacts of Viana: “The well-done wording of what was agreed at that time in professional football has been published in the BOE. The Argüelles pacts were not mentioned. The person responsible is the president of the Olympic Committee, whom I consider a brother. Non-professionals there are more than a million. There were many players who could not finish and the CSD did not attend to us. One day Alejandro Blanco called the minister (Uribes) and was uniting all the federations to have a protocol that made it possible for non-professional sport to return to compete”.

Matches Monday and Friday: “It is judicialized. It is not a war. It would be a miracle if PP and PSOE agree on everything. Normally, you disagree, but with respect. It is the same with Thebes and with me. Dissent is healthy, but the forms must also be healthy. We must analyze how we address LaLiga and how they address us. Our million-odd licenses deserve respect. “

Thebes: “In the next few days I will invite Javier Tebas to sit down and try to change the format of the current League. We have changed the format of many competitions and the result is there. It is necessary to reduce the days they occupy in the calendar. With respect It is necessary to propose that there be fewer days, but there is more spectacle. We must invent and capture the attention of the youngest with emotion. LaLiga has been immobile. If we change the format we have to do it unanimously, not for one to impose it. to the other. We are going to propose that there be neutral venues in league games. That would be fewer days, that would generate more income. The Miami game could be studied. The teams could play inside and outside. It can be studied. Now it is not feasible to play in a neutral venue, everyone plays at home and outside the same matches and it would distort the competition. You have to move. The boys and girls come with different concerns than those of 30 years ago. You have to see if LaLiga wants to speak”.

Spain: “The group is spectacular for its footballing and human quality. There is no one that has scored as much as Spain, nor had the ball so much, nor generated so many chances. The average age is very low. There is no game in which they have not We have been superior. We have a top coach and sports director. In the future we will look at the face of any team from you to you. “

Vaccination: “These footballers have generated hundreds of millions for the city and Andalusia thanks to the Seville headquarters. We have the challenge of the World Cup. I have really enjoyed the European Championship, even with the penalty shoot-out against Italy.”

Multi-site Eurocup: “You can see the difference in kilometers. If it is in a single country, a special atmosphere is created and a lot of cultural, football and economic wealth is generated. For me, the ideal is a venue or two.”

Morata: “What I have enjoyed the most has been his goals against Poland and Italy. Surely there will be those who have done more, but at world level only two or three have a scoring average higher than his. He is an exceptional person.”

Elimination: “Gravina told me that we deserved to go through. There are young players who have thrown the team on us. There is a young man over thirty years old like Busi who is incredible. I am very happy with what they have done.”

Future: “In Las Rozas we are with our feet on the ground. The good and the bad are always ephemeral. The good thing is that people have become hooked again. That 15 million Spaniards are in front of the television makes us happy.”

Pedri: “He is a kid who has a naturalness and spontaneity that is reflected in his game.”

Economy: “When we arrived at the RFEF we only had 29 million income in sponsorship and we have gone to 83. We have differentiated between Selection and the other competitions. We have strengthened these others. The Federation is a value and a safe bet for any sponsor.”

New logo: “What we believed is that it should be a seal of the Federation and that it could be implemented in everything. We are going to have our own company to manage the licenses. Everything is within the strategic role and qualified as the best developed in UEFA territory.”

Transparency: “In the past they did things well, but there were other things that they couldn't do. I made the decision to call Elvira Andrés and get to work with a brutal demand. The Territorial Federations have taken a spectacular leap.”

Fede Vidal: “I have told him that if he wants to continue as a coach, let me make my debut, even if it is just a minute to make it international (he jokes). He says he is not going to put me on. We are very proud of our futsal.”

Sergio Ramos: “The decision I make is his. Ramos belongs to that bunch of special players who has given us a lot. I never give an opinion about the calls, I don't put the coach in trouble, he does whatever he wants with respect to his criteria. That's what he does. the Selection, give the best tools and conditions for them to work. We should not give an opinion “.

Country: “We have a unique country. I don't know any more cultural, gastronomic variety, etc. We have a treasure. It is easier to go positive, although the negative sells more. You have to accept criticism, which makes us stronger and better.”

Renovation of Luis Enrique: “He has said that he is very comfortable in the National Team. This will be approached in a natural way. He will come. He has a contract and we are very happy with him.”

Note to Selection: “If my coach thinks that a 9 I am with him”.

VAR: “It has many good things, but it is not perfect. The referees assume that naturally. It has helped to solve many things. It is very difficult for them to throw themselves in the area, aggressions or violent play. It has contributed a lot to football. It is used the same as in 90% of competitions, in the World Cups, UEFA competitions … Our referees are the highest level in the world. They are prepared people, with studies and qualifications. “

First RFEF: “A judge says that Extremadura cannot be descended and we say that the square is federative and if it does not pay, it must descend. The previous model generated a bottleneck. We have turned it into a pyramid and that they do not have to take a tremendous jump . A club of Third with sporting merits can be of First. Although it is utopian it can happen “.

Spain Supercup: “If there were someone in Spain who would invest in the same way as Arabia, we would have stayed here. When there is a political regime that has a lot to improve, you can act in two ways: turn your back or go and show what other countries are doing to help open society. Tourism and football helped open up and evolve during the Franco era. These revenues have helped Second B and Third teams save themselves during the pandemic. The RFEF has gone from entering a Third team 7,000 euros to 50,000 “.

Miami Party: “My position has not changed. In a round-trip format it goes against fair play. If the format is changed, it could be studied.”

Iberian candidacy for the World Cup: “If he did not believe that we could not win, we would not have presented ourselves. With the support of the Government and with King Felipe as godfather, we have many options. We all have to add, even those who think that football is just kicking the ball.”

Projects: “We have done many things. We have a strategic plan, digitization, good governance in territorial areas and the World Cup. We plan to make the home of European and world arbitration. We have to make an effort among all to lift the country out of this situation and these events help. “

Minister: “I called the outgoing (Uribes), he has proven to be a good person and with a spirit. I appreciate him very much. After I welcomed Iceta, he had a nice and witty speech. He will allow the CSD to be a very important column. Surely be good news. “

Super league: “I am not taking the word sanction, but I want a solution. I am working for it. I have discussed it with Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético. We have to be in UEFA and go to the sports meritocracy. The path is not the right one. There is We have to transmit with respect and defend with force what is believed. I am with UEFA. But we must create an atmosphere of harmony. We have to lower everyone and seek solutions. That is not the way, it can only be within the organs of the football”.

Messi: “The economic regulations are the responsibility of LaLiga, I don't go in there. As a soccer fan I want the best to be here. Fourteen of the national team's footballers are out of our country. I wish ours could stay and the best could come” .

Premiums for the women's team: “With all the criteria of positive discrimination we have given more to positive football. We are talking about percentages, but what football produces is distributed equally for men and women. Everyone has the same.”