​Controversial Spanish FA (RFEF) President Angel Maria Villar has been arrested as part of an anti-corruption operation led by Spain's high court on Tuesday morning.





Both Villar - who is also a Vice President of UEFA and FIFA - and his son, Gorka, were arrested following a raid at the Spanish Football Federation under suspicion of falsifying documents, private corruption and of misappropriation, according to initial ​reports.

Head of Spanish Football Federation and ex UEFA acting president Angel Maria Villar Llona has been arrested in Spain. Son also arrested — Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) July 18, 2017

A brief police statement related to the arrests confirmed investigations are concerned with 'irregularities in the management of the Federation', while ​Marca also claim that Villar's use of RFEF funds is also under investigation.





The 67-year-old Villar, who has been head of RFEF since 1988, was re-elected last May after his only rival failed to raise the backing to contest an election.

BREAKING: Associated Press reporting that police are raiding Spanish football federation headquarters in anti-corruption investigation. #SSN — Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 18, 2017

Villar, a former player who earned 22 caps for Spain in the 1970s, was briefly acting President of UEFA following the suspension of Michel Platini, but was later fined by the FIFA Ethics Committee for failing to cooperate with investigations into the World Cup bidding process.





Villar and his son's detention are thought to be among a number of arrests made by the Spanish police, and come just two days before the former Bilbao midfielder was set to assist in the announcement of La Liga's 2017/18 fixtures.​​

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