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FIFA and the Spanish government agreed on Monday the "need to clarify as quickly as possible" the situation regarding the country's football federation (RFEF) to avoid a potential World Cup ban. World football's governing body warned the Spanish federation in December that it could be suspended from the Russia 2018 because of government interference. The issue arose after long-time RFEF president Angel Maria Villar was forced to resign last year from the post he had occupied since 1988 following his arrest as part of a corruption investigation.