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The government’s involvement has come “in response to the crisis in the organisation and in defence of the general interest of Spain,” said the country’s National Sports Council (CSD). <\/p>\n
“The Spanish government has taken this decision in order to correct the serious situation that the RFEF is going through and to allow the organisation to begin a period of regeneration,” it added. <\/p>\n
The council is the government agency that is responsible for sport in Spain and its statement added that the committee would be led by “independent persons of recognised prestige.”<\/p>\n
Football’s world governing body Fifa and European governing body Uefa say they are closely monitoring the situation with great concern.<\/p>\n
Fifa regulations state that member nations shall manage their affairs independently and without influence from third parties.<\/p>\n
“Fifa and Uefa will seek additional information to assess the extent to which the CSD’s appointment of the so-called ‘Supervision, Normalisation and Representation Commission’ may affect the RFEF’s obligation to manage its affairs independently and without undue government interference,” they said in a joint statement. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n