Prosecutor Seeks 15-Year Sentence for Ex-Spain Football Chief Villar

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Prosecutor Seeks 15-Year Sentence for Ex-Spain Football Chief Villar
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The prosecutor wants to sentence Spain's former football chairman Ángel Maria Villar to 15 years and six months in prison for corruption and embezzlement.

Contracts signed during Villar's tenure between 2007 and 2017 are alleged to have defrauded the association of more than 4.5 million euros (approximately 48 million kronor in today's value).

Eight people are involved in the case, including Villar's son Gorka, whom the prosecutor believes should receive a seven-year prison sentence.

Villar was banned in 2017 after leading Spain's football association for 29 years.

In the indictment, the former football boss is accused of embezzlement, corruption, and document forgery. Villar is alleged to have enriched himself and his son through national team matches with the men's national team.

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