Luis Rubiales surprised the General Assembly of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) by announcing that does not resign from his position as presidentas he communicated yesterday to his close entourage, and denounced that in his case a “social murder” for what happened after the women’s World Cup final. One day later, the head honcho of the RFEF has been provisionally suspended by FIFA from all football-related activities at a national and international level.
“This suspension, which will be effective as of today, extends for an initial period of ninety days and as long as the disciplinary procedure opened by this Disciplinary Commission against Mr. Luis Rubiales on Thursday, August 24, is processed.”indicates in a statement the highest body of world football.
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The suspension comes one day after Luis Rubiales announced at the RFEF Ordinary General Assembly, held in Las Rozas (Madrid), that he was not going to resign, after justifying what happened in the women’s World Cup final, in which, in the box, he put his hands to his genitals at the end of the match and at the medal ceremony he kissed the player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth.
Rubiales’ intervention caused widespread rejection by a large part of society, the announcement by the 23 world champions and other players that they were renouncing to continue attending the calls while the president continued, international support for Jenni Hermoso and the “reasoned request” from the Higher Sports Council (CSD) to the Sports Administrative Court (TAD) for a possible violation of the Sports Law and the Royal Decree on Sports Discipline by the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, infractions that it considers “very serious” and that make possible a precautionary suspension of the leader.
In addition, the president of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Iván Palacio, “in order to preserve, among other factors, the fundamental rights of the player of the national soccer team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and the good order of the disciplinary procedure that is being processed before this disciplinary body”has issued two additional directives (Article 7 CDF) “by which he orders Mr. Luis Rubiales to refrain, himself or through third parties, from contacting or attempting to contact the professional player of the Spanish national team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso or her close entourage.”
Zero contact with Jenni Hermoso
“The RFEF and its officers or employees, directly or through third parties, are also ordered to refrain from contacting the professional player of the Spanish national team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso or her close environment”, point. This decision, according to the FIFA statement, was communicated this Saturday to Rubiales and UEFA, “for its due fulfillment”.
The Disciplinary Commission advises that “it will not offer more information about this disciplinary procedure until the adoption of a final decision on it”while FIFA reiterates in its letter “his absolute commitment to respect the integrity of all people and for the same reason he condemns with the greatest vigor all contrary behavior.”
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