Overview

• The Central Contentious-Administrative Court No. 2 annulled the TAD’s two-year inhabilitation and €30,000 fine after finding a violation of Rocha’s right of defense.
• The court instructed the TAD to retroact the disciplinary file to the moment before its resolution so Rocha’s allegations are admitted and the case is reassessed.
• The TAD had sanctioned Rocha for exceeding the limited powers of an acting RFEF president by firing secretary-general Andreu Camps, ending GC Legal’s contract, and entering the Supercopa case.
• The annulment raises questions about the electoral process that installed Rafael Louzán as RFEF president, with local reporting noting his continuity could be challenged once the case is revisited.
• Rocha said he will consider further legal steps and he remains listed as under investigation in the Supercopa corruption probe linked to the Rubiales era.