Spanish federation chief to step down amid probe


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 03 Jul 2015

Jose Luis Escanuela (right) during a news conference in Barcelona, November 22, 2011. REUTERS/Albert Gea

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish tennis federation (RFET) president Jose Luis Escanuela opted to stand down on Thursday, one day after he was suspended for failing to cooperate in a probe into the organisation's finances.

The decision, announced in a statement published in sports daily Marca, comes after Spain's disciplinary committee for sports (TAD) suspended Escanuela indefinitely over what the government sports council (CSD) called "a complete lack of collaboration" on requests for information.

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