LaLiga Santander We answer the big question: What happens now?

Spanish football has been paralysed by the arrest of Spanish FA (RFEF) president Angel Maria Villar, leaving the new season of the country's top leagues in limbo.

An emergency meeting of the RFEF board on Tuesday, attended only by regional and club presidents that hold an official vote on such matters, led to a planned Assembly meeting being delayed by a week.

In practice, this means the LaLiga fixture announcement being put back from the already tardy date of Thursday July 20, putting them in open conflict with Javier Tebas and the league's chiefs, who have demanded the draw go ahead anyway.

However, the RFEF have refused these calls and the Assembly remains officially postponed until next week. Here we run down what happens next.

What role will the CSD play in this situation?

In Spain, the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) directs the development of sport across the country and it's expected that the organisation's president Jose Ramon Lete has ordered them to act vigilantly over the coming days with regard to Villar's arrest and the unfolding situation. The hope is that football in Spain will not be affected even though the calendar won't be ratified for a week, as the Supercopa de Espana will still go ahead on August 13 and 16.

What about the RFEF board?

Villar had already convened the board for Tuesday and those with voting rights were also summoned to discuss a new, short-term solution to cover Villar's absence, 29 years after he first took office. Curiously, the original plan for Tuesday's meeting was to approve an ethics code for good behaviour. For now, Marcelino Mate, president of the Castile-Leon territory, is to front the board on an interim basis ahead of the official electoral process taking place.

Is Villar obliged to resign?

As the legal case surrounding his arrest progresses, the current president's culpability should become clear. Logic suggests that Villar must vacate his post and he certainly clings to it. If he is released by the authorities on Thursday, it would be odd not to see him back at RFEF headquarters as if nothing had happened come Friday. If that's not the case, he will resign.

Will the RFEF elections be repeated?

Villar was only elected in May and his new term began this week with the aforementioned board meeting, but should this legal case proceed then the presidency would be left open, forcing a fresh election. In any case, Spanish football must undergo an intense period of soul searching and transition, opening up their dirty closets to guarantee that no more skeletons are left lurking.