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)
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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