Luis Rubiales, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has rejected claims of wrongdoing after reviews that Gerard Pique asked him to interfere inside the selection of Spain's squad for the Tokyo Olympics.
A collection of conversations between Rubiales and Pique were leaked by means of Spanish booklet El Confidencial in current days, that specialize in Pique's involvement in transferring the Supercopa de Espana to Saudi Arabia.
New leaks, but, seem to expose Pique asking Rubiales to make sure he changed into picked for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games, at which he needed to make his Spain return after retiring from global football in 2018.
Pique is allegedly heard telling Rubiales in a single audio message: "You have to try this for me Rubi, you need to get it for me," referencing a niche in the Olympic squad coached by means of Spain U21 boss Luis de los angeles Fuente. The Barcelona centre-back is also have stated to have hit out at Sergio Ramos' greater public request to be concerned.
At a information convention hung on Wednesday, however, Rubiales denied the messages exposed any wrongdoing from himself or Pique, pronouncing it changed into "regular" for players, with a lot of whom he is close, to make such requests.
"Maybe every other one [player] seems who asked me to, and it is now not Pique. I'm going to keep speakme to them like that. I even have a communication with a person I've regarded for years and I communicate as I communicate," Rubiales stated.
"There were more [players] who requested me. He [Pique] announced a long term in the past that he did no longer need to return, and I spoke with Luis de la Fuente so that he might recognize who had called me.
"It is not unusual when one is a incredible player and he desires to come again [to the national team]. Then Luis made a completely one-of-a-kind decision. We act with the utmost honesty. He is not the best footballer who has asked me to achieve this."
Pique, along side Ramos, became in the long run not noted of the squad, with Spain incomes the silver medal after a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Brazil inside the final.
Meanwhile, interest has also been attracted to the brand new 4-crew format introduced for the Supercopa since it moved to Saudi Arabia, with Rubiales' federation accused of being inspired by way of a economic want for giants Real Madrid and Barca to stay involved.
