EUROPA PRESS | DRAFTING The former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales was released late this Wednesday morning after arriving in Spain on a flight from the Dominican Republic and being detained at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport. , as confirmed by sources in the case. Rubiales has brought forward his … Read more
It was August 20, 2023, and Luis Rubialesthe president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation was over the moon: in a historic event, the adult women’s team had just surprisingly won the first World Cup and no less than against England. And not only that, Rubiales, who led the federation with a firm hand, had … Read more
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 … Read more
2023-09-18 21:31:07 Fifteen of the 23 Spanish world football champions, the majority on strike since the Rubiales affair, were called up on Monday for the next Nations League matches by new coach Montse Tomé. But the players repeated in a press release their “desire not to be summoned”. Published on: 09/18/2023 – 23:31 3 mn … Read more
2023-09-10 20:44:42 After a couple of weeks after what happened in the World Cup, Luis Rubiales confessed that he will resign from his position as president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). And after being suspended by FIFA for 90 days from his position, Rubiales announced that he will present his resignation after kissing Jenni … Read more
2023-08-28 20:07:59 On Monday, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary General expressed regret over the persistence of “sexism” in sport. He called on the Spanish authorities to respond to the forced kiss that the head of the Spanish football federation gave on the cheek of the player Jenni Hermoso, “with respect for the rights of … Read more
2023-08-28 12:24:27 Rubiales’ mother demanded that Hermoso tell the truth and stick to the position he took at the beginning of the controversy Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales’ mother has started a hunger strike for the kissing scandal. Angels Bejar started a hunger strike inside the shrine against the inhumane treatment of her son. … Read more
2023-08-26 14:38:30 Luis Rubiales did not resign his position as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), but FIFA decided to put a heavy hand on the leader by officially announcing his provisional suspension of any football-related activity both at national as international. After Luis Rubiales came out to defend the non-consensual kiss he … Read more