The scandal surrounding the transfer of the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia – in which Luis Rubiales (the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)) and Gerard Pique (a Barcelona FC player) took part, and which was revealed by the newspaper El Mundo – is taking shape of some of the best spy novels.As reported by El Confidencial, an unnamed detective agency hired by Rubiales to uncover the origins of the Super Cup files followed El Mundo deputy director Esteban Urreiztieta to force him to inadvertently lead them to the alleged source of the scandal.Private investigators have been spying on the former chief of staff of the President of the Federation, as well as another RFEF employee, for almost two weeks.##NAJAVA_MECA_6487488##Despite the constant sight of “suspicious faces,” detectives have not found any noteworthy information, according to documents obtained by El Confidencial.The first man of Spanish football, as stated, crossed another red line with this episode, not only because he violated the journalist’s right to keep sources secret and report freely, but also because they threatened his physical integrity by chasing him for more than five kilometers in the streets of downtown Madrid while riding a motorcycle, as evidenced by the reports submitted by the detective agency RFEF.El Confidencial contacted the deputy director of El Mundo to inform him of the existence of espionage. Urreiztieta expressed gratitude that this information had come to light and was seriously concerned about the espionage of which he was a victim. He explained that the person he met in the cafeteria has nothing to do with Rubiales or the football world, and that he is a person with a respectable career in a completely different field than the one he normally deals with in the context of his journalistic activity. The meeting with Rubiales and Gerardo Gonzalez also had nothing to do with the Super Cup files.Shameful Ramos: The former Real Madrid captain asked for help to win the Ballon d’Or in 2019However, the journalist remained reserved about taking legal measures against interference in the free performance of his work. Regardless, a scandal broke out.”RFEF President Rubi records ministers, state secretaries, the president of La Liga, spies on the president of the AFE trade union, journalists, travels with a girlfriend, ‘cheats’ in commissions… How long will the passivity of the police last? Who will be spied on next?”, was the reaction of Javier Tebas, the first man of La Liga, to the information published by El Confidencial. Needless to say that Tebas is Rubiales’ longtime ‘enemy’.
