Louzán, RFEF president: 2030 final? Someone wants Morocco | OneFootball

Rafael Louzán has spoken to 'AS', addressing two important issues regarding Spain: the 2030 final and the future of Luis de la Fuente.

The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation made it clear that he wants De la Fuente to stay.

He put it like this: "There have never been any doubts about De la Fuente, and even less so now. Never. Besides, I think you all see it that way too. The decision and the judgment have been absolutely spot-on. Luis reads every match very well and, above all, having seen what may have happened in the previous one, he already has the plan for the next one prepared and knows how to place the pieces. He is a master, besides being a ten-out-of-ten person. We are delighted with him, and with his entire staff, because they are genuine people, simple, humble, hardworking, and ultimately wonderful. Football changes quickly, but we can think that De la Fuente will be around for a long time. His contract says so too. I also had the responsibility of carrying out the important, necessary, and fair renewal. Now it will probably be our turn, as far as we can, to improve that relationship and extend that relationship with the Federation itself. The truth is, it was very easy. I’m proud of how he helped us reach a good agreement at the time. We have another date with history, but we also have one in 2030, and I would like Luis to be part of that moment."

Later, he was asked about the second hottest topic surrounding the Federation right now after the final: the 2030 World Cup final.

This is what he said about the possibility of Morocco taking it away from Spain: "It seems like someone is especially fond of Morocco, right? What we must do in these cases, when faced with a huge challenge such as organizing a World Cup, as has been done here in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, is have a perfectly united bid. It is not one country; we are three continents, six countries hand in hand with FIFA, and also the Government, which I hope will somehow join in leading this bid, which Spain is already effectively leading with a 55% weight in it. Therefore, I think there is an issue there that people are talking about, will talk about, and will keep talking about a lot, which is the staging of the final. But that is something that, right now, as you will understand, we cannot address. I have no doubt whatsoever that there is no justification for Spain not to host the grand final of the Centenary World Cup. Therefore, we are going to work toward that and put on the best World Cup, but with a fully united bid, because we all need to be involved here, in order to deliver the best World Cup in history, coinciding with the centenary of the World Cup."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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