Spain manager hopes to tune out noise of RFEF crisis ahead of Euro 2024

The way for Spain's men's team to weather the current storm around the soccer federation (RFEF) is to stick together, tune out the noise and concentrate on their performances on the pitch at Euro 2024, manager Luis de la Fuente said on Monday. As he braces for the challenge of a tough Group B alongside Croatia, European champions Italy and surprise package Albania in Germany, De la Fuente and his players have had to deal with the furore surrounding the scandal-ridden RFEF. With a corruption probe under way and the fallout from the unsolicited kiss former RFEF chief Luis Rubiales gave player Jenni Hermoso after Spain won the women's World Cup in Sydney last year, the government created a special committee two weeks ago to oversee the governing body until it holds new elections.