Carlos Herrera confirms that he will run for the RFEF elections

The journalist Carlos Herrera confirmed this Tuesday that he is going to run for the presidency of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), after it has published its proposed electoral calendar, with the date of May 24 scheduled for the election. .

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"We will be there.

We are ready for it.

I confirm that I am running, I confirm my candidacy.

I hope to live up to it, earn the trust of Spanish football and I hope to do a good job in the future in favor of our football,” he said this Tuesday in his Herrera program on COPE and in the Marca newspaper.

The Almería journalist, who already announced his intention to run in the RFEF elections last October, assured that he has "a good project for Spanish football, with great enthusiasm" and people who accompany him "who are very solid."

“Then we'll see.

Indeed my intention is to introduce myself.

Now we have to see the specifications.

If it says that those who are 1.87 and are from Almería can't, then I can't," he added.

The RFEF made public on Monday its draft electoral regulations and calendar, which must still be approved by the Board of Directors of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), with the date of April 26 for the election of the members of the Assembly and the on May 24 for the election of the president and the Delegate Commission.

The previous president, Luis Rubiales, presented his resignation on September 10, 2023, after being temporarily suspended by FIFA for his behavior in the Women's World Cup final and being investigated by the National Court for sexual assault and coercion of the player Jenni Hermoso. .

Pedro Rocha became president on an interim basis when FIFA suspended Rubiales for 90 days on August 26, since he was the only vice president, and later, with the resignation of Rubiales, he became president of the Management Committee .

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