A Coruña has given up hosting the World Cup to be jointly organized by Spain, Morocco and Portugal in 2030 and has agreed with Abanca to renovate the Riazor stadium, as confirmed this Monday by the mayor of the Herculean city, Inés Rey.
The Provincial Council of A Coruña will collaborate in this comprehensive reforml, which will include other spaces in the sports city. This was announced after the signing of an agreement by the mayor of the Herculean city, Inés Rey; the president of Deportivo and owner of Abanca, Juan Carlos Escotet, and the president of the Provincial Council of A Coruña, Valentín González Formoso.
“We were fully qualified, but this implies organizational and investment demands,” said the councilor, pointing out that A Coruña cannot host the World Cup “at any price” and for this reason the city’s candidacy is withdrawn.
They will reform Riazor
On the other hand, they have announced a “new stage of collaboration” between the City Council and Deportivo with the signing of an agreement with Abanca, the team’s majority shareholder, to “promote the modernization of the entire sports city, the stadium and sports facilities” with the support of the Provincial Council of A Coruña.
In this regard, Escotet has indicated that this agreement will mean “orderly growth for Deportivo.” “Public-private collaboration is the best tool to serve the general interests,” he stressed.
For his part, González Formoso has expressed himself “excited” about this “wave of infrastructure improvements” in A Coruña, claiming that they support the “clear commitment” of the Provincial Council. “I hope it is accompanied by sporting successes“, he stated.
The resignation of A Coruña joins that of Málaga, which also announced that it will not be one of the Spanish venues for the 2030 World Cup. The championship is scheduled to be played in Madrid (Bernabéu and Metropolitano), Barcelona (Camp Nou and Cornellá-El Prat), Seville (La Cartuja), Zaragoza (Nueva Romareda), Bilbao (San Mamés), San Sebastián (Anoeta) and Las Palmas (Gran Canaria).
Besteiro hopes that Balaídos will be the venue after the resignation of A Coruña
The general secretary of the PSdeG, José Ramón Gómez Besteiro, has assured that it was the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Rafael Louzán, who “took out” the city of Vigo from the 2030 World Cup and has assured that he hopes it will host it after the resignation of A Coruña.
Asked about this at a press conference held in the Parliament of Galicia, Besteiro has conveyed his “absolute respect” for the decision of the Herculino City Council.
Besteiro has criticized that the president of RFEF “removed” the cities that were in the World Cup, a decision that, in his opinion, “must be reversed” now.
