MADRID: Angel Maria Villar’s future as the head of the Spanish football federation was in serious doubt on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) following his arrest as part of a vast anti-corruption probe.

Villar, his son Gorka Villar, and several Spanish federation executives were detained by police in a series of early morning raids on Tuesday on suspicion of embezzlement, fraud and collusion.

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