The Spanish government on Thursday announced the creation of a special committee to oversee the country’s football federation (RFEF) until the governing body holds new elections.
The decision was taken “in response to the crisis in the organisation and in defence of the general interest of Spain,” the National Sports Council (CSD), the government agency responsible for sport, said in a statement.
Rubiales was arrested earlier this month as part of a corruption investigation. He is also separately due to go on trial for sexual assault for kissing Spain player Hermoso after last summer’s World Cup final.