Police raid Spanish soccer federation in Saudi Arabia super cup deal probe

Police raid Spanish soccer federation in Saudi Arabia super cup deal probe
Luis Rubiales and Saudi General Sport Authority GSA chairman Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal carry the Spanish super cup in 2019 (AP)

Spanish police have arrested at least six people and raided the offices of the Spanish football federation as well as a property belonging to former president Luis Rubiales as part of a corruption and money laundering investigation linked to a deal to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.

Spain’s Guardia Civil said that Rubiales was not among the six arrested.

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