This past New Year's Eve the Catalan Football Federation suffered a robbery at its headquarters in Barcelona. The thieves did not take any valuable objects such as computers or televisions, but they did take a safe and documentation related to the 'Soule case', the Federation itself explained in a statement.
The case is in the hands of the Mossos d'Esquadra, who will investigate the robbery suffered in the building on Sicilia Street on the night of December 31. Taking advantage of this holiday, the thieves entered the building and “thoroughly searched drawers and closets” in the Presidency, General Management and Accounting areas. The precision of the thieves "reaffirms the fact that they knew the provisions of the offices and who works in them," maintains the Federation.
“The thieves did not take any valuable items such as televisions, computers, trophies, etc. The criminals took a safe and documentation related to the 'Soule case' that the Director General was compiling after the National Court requested additional information during the month of December about some of the old works," they explain in the statement in which They also ensure that the Federation will be able to deliver all the documentation to the judge "in a timely manner", since they have "a copy of all the documents."
The 'Soule case' investigates the alleged irregularities in the management of Ángel María Villar as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and on December 12, the judge requested various documentation from the Catalan Federation. Among the information required is a certified copy of the statutes of the Catalan Football Federation (FCF) corresponding to the years from 2010 to 2018 or information related to a subsidy granted by the Spanish Federation for a venue in Cornellà.
