MADRID: The governing body of world football (FIFA) confirmed on Friday that it has written to the Spanish federation (RFEF) warning they could be suspended form the 2018 World Cup because of political interference. Earlier in the day Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Spain had received “no such letter from FIFA.”The issue centres on the RFEF presidency. Angel Maria Villar, who was also a senior FIFA and UEFA official, resigned after being arrested in July on suspicion of embezzling funds. The RFEF and the Spanish government insisted on Friday that Spain would go to the World Cup in Russia. He had run the RFEF for 29 years until his arrest on suspicion of creating a network of corruption in Spanish football.

Source: New Strait Times December 15, 2017 19:30 UTC