• News.Iker Casillas announces that he will stand for the elections of the Spanish Football Federation

A world champion takes a step forward, and we are not talking about any champion, but one of the characters that came to be among the most beloved in Spanish society: Iker Casillas . The decision is brave, since, despite the prestige, fighting the system is always a challenge. The starting point is his reputation against that of Luis Rubiales , deteriorated by numerous controversies and controversial decisions, from the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui in the World Cup to the election of Arabia for the Super Cup . Rubiales, who defeated the agonizing ' villarismo ' that Luis Larrea represented, has ended up embracing the system, embodied in executives inherited from the past accused of corruption, because their survival is hostage to their support. The duel is, therefore, between reputation and interests. The only option of Casillas is, then, knowing how to decline the seconds.

The activity that generates more opinion does not choose its government based on public opinion, but on the votes of a small club, the Spanish Football Assembly, intertwined in a labyrinth of interests. Casillas has been able to test them in the consultations prior to the announcement of his decision, something he has done with virtually all groups. He will have the support of soccer players, through the AFE , and professional football, whose majority agglutinates Javier Thebes , confronted Rubiales in a bloody way, but now he needs to cause a leak in the great dike of the system: the territorial federations . It is a different game than the ones he has played, so his penetration strategy will be key.

Among the presidents who will support him is Paco Díez , from the Madrid Federation. Rafael Louzán , from La Gallega, too. The Madrid leader is, among the territorial, the most critical has been with Rubiales, who has managed to win over this time to other regional federations that were not clearly on his side. However, even in that sector there are sensitive positions to change that the appearance of the name of Casillas, before its official announcement, had already surfaced. Castilla y León is an example, but also La Rioja , where one of the accused of corruption, Jacinto Alonso. This is coupled with a political key, and that of the autonomous communities governed by the PP, who are suspicious of Rubiales' proximity to the PSOE. The dominance of the territorial ones is, therefore, key in declining the balance in search of those 75 votes that the candidacy is marked as objective. The rest of groups can be distributed.

One of Casillas' messages will be to bring peace to Spanish football , shaken by a war that has caused the tiredness. The former captain of Spain has tested former teammates, such as Carles Puyol or Andrés Iniesta , in the attempt to see a candidacy for champions, but it is difficult for direct links to occur. Another of the characters close to the project is that of Fernando Hierro , a client, also, of the agency of the agent of Casillas, Carlo Cutropia , involved in the project. Hierro did a great job in the Federation until he had to take the national team in Russia. It was a sacrificed piece.

The announcement of Casillas comes before his retirement from football has taken place , as a player of Porto, so that indicates that the player assumes that the advancement of the elections requested to the Higher Sports Council can be granted to the Federation ( CSD). If it happens, the elections could be in April . Among the consultations made, was Irene Lozano, the new secretary of state for Sports. The new president of the CSD has asked the State Advocate for a report on whether it is appropriate to ask her opinion again to the Administrative Court of Sport (TAD), which ruled in advance contract. If it has been requested, it is because in the new CSD there is a sensitivity that is likely to grant the petition to the Federation, although it will not be against categorically contrary opinions. The new secretary of state will not run that risk.

Casillas wanted to be prepared for that scenario, so the announcement had to be produced ahead of schedule. He has his prestige and the support obtained , against whom he controls much of the machinery and believes he has factual powers, such as Pedro Sánchez and Florentino Pérez . However, in front of a face like Casillas's, it will be difficult for anyone to pronounce. Start another match.

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