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The City of Football will host the draw for the first round of the Copa del Rey Mapfre this Monday at 13:00 (CET), broadcast live on Teledeporte and rfef.es.
This initiative, promoted during the new stage of the Royal Spanish Football Federation under the presidency of Rafael Louzán, brought together representatives from FIFA, UEFA, and more than 250 executives from leading Spanish companies, and was very well received both in terms of attendance and the distinguished level of the speakers involved
FC Barcelona will face Athletic Club, while Atlético de Madrid will meet Real Madrid in the semifinals of the first major tournament of 2026.
During his trip to Chile to accompany the Spanish national team at the U-20 World Cup, the president of the RFEF traveled to the Argentine capital to meet with his South American counterpart and the Spanish ambassador to Argentina.
The president of the RFEF welcomed UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin and expressed his gratitude for Spain’s selection as host of this working meeting of “those who are the backbone of football in Europe.”
The victims affected by the wildfires in Galicia and Castilla y León, along with the personnel who devoted their efforts to extinguishing the blazes, were honored in a moving tribute during a charity match that turned into an unforgettable evening.
President Rafael Louzán, together with the national team coaches in football, futsal, and beach soccer, took part in an event this Tuesday at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas to unveil La Academia RFEF, the new identity of the Royal Spanish Football Federation’s Training Department, and to present the full educational program for the 2025–2026 academic year, available at academia.rfef.es.
On Wednesday, September 24, at 13:00, Málaga City Hall will host the official presentation of the first leg of the UEFA Nations League semifinals, where Spain will face Sweden.