2023-10-30 11:38:52
The Disciplinary Commission of the FIFA has been suspended for three years for Luis Rubialesformer president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)of all activities related to football at a national and international level, upon understanding that it violated article thirteen of the organization’s code, the highest body of world football.
This commission thus resolves the disciplinary file opened against Luis Rubiales on August 24 after the events that occurred after the final of the women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealandin which Spain was proclaimed champion after beating England.
The former Spanish president touched his genitals in the box and later, during the medal ceremony He kissed player Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth on the podium.
In the first moment Rubiales was provisionally suspended for a period of 90 days and this Monday he received notification of the decision of the Disciplinary Commission to sanction him for three years.
The day he refused to resign from the RFEF
The former president of the RFEFthe day after said provisional suspension, flatly refused to resign during the Assembly of the federative body and reiterated that the kiss was consensualwhich was denied by the soccer player who currently plays in the Pachuca Mexican and what caused the Spanish players to resign en masse from playing for the national team.
Finally, on September 6, Jenni Hermoso complaint to Rubiales before the Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court for the kiss received on the mouth and she filed a complaint against the former president, who definitively announced his resignation four days later in a statement published on his X account (formerly Twitter).
The FIFA specifies that, according to the existing provisions of its Disciplinary Code, Rubiales has ten days to “request a reasoned decision which, if requested, will subsequently be published on legal.fifa.com”, and that the decision is subject to being appealed before the Appeals Committee.
The highest organism world football adds that it “reiterates its absolute commitment to respect and protect the integrity of all people and ensure that the basic rules of decent conduct are respected.”
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