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Spanish football president Angel Maria Villar suspended, replacement expected to be named on Wednesday
•Villar, who is also a senior vice president of FIFA, and his son Gorka were detained by police on 18 July in a series of early morning raids on federation headquarters.
Spanish football federation president Angel Maria Villar's 30-year reign ends as wiretaps reveal corruption
•Under Villar's watch Spain became one of the dominant forces in world football, winning two European championships and the 2010 World Cup.
La Liga: Spanish Football Federation to meet to discuss replacement of arrested Angel Maria Villar
•The Spanish state is to seek to suspend soccer federation boss Angel Maria Villar, who is under arrest as part of a corruption investigation, a government spokesman said on Friday.
La Liga: Prosecutors demand Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar be jailed
•Prosecutors called on a Madrid judge on Thursday to jail Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar and his son Gorka following their arrest on corruption charges
La Liga: Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar detained for embezzlement
•Spain's Guardia Civil said in a statement that Villar, his son Gorka Villar, and three other soccer officials were detained while raids were carried out at the federation headquarters.
Iker Casillas was perfect with everyone, except me and my staff: Vicente Del Bosque
Ians •Vicente Del Bosque admitted he sent a personal message to all of the footballers after stepping down as Spain head coach, except goalkeeper Iker Casillas.