Spanish chief banned from post

– Spanish football federation boss Angel Maria Villar has been suspended from his post for one year after he was arrested last week as part of a corruption investigation, Spain’s state sports body said this week.

The Consejo Superior de Deportes took the decision unanimously as a “precautionary and provisional” measure, it said in a statement, adding that the decision could be reversed.

A judge ordered on Thursday that Villar should be remanded in custody. –