Last Saturday, the FIFA Disciplinary Commission temporarily suspended Luis Rubiales, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), who is thereby prevented from exercising all his functions in football at national and international level.
This decision will apply for 90 days and follows the disciplinary procedure opened by that body following the controversy over the kiss on the lips of footballer Jenni Hermoso at the medal ceremony for the Women’s World Cup, the final of which took place in Sydney, and ended with Spain winning 1–0 against Sweden.
Numerous critiques of what happened followed, with Hermoso, after a first draft, saying that everything happened in a moment of greater euphoria, stating that he had not consented to the kiss.
After several days of heavy criticism from various sectors of society, the RFEF held an Extraordinary General Assembly, in which Rubiales was expected to resign, which did not happen, prompting another spike of opposition. The views have been extreme, with the players announcing they are unavailable to represent the squad as long as the current RFEF leaders remain in office.
Source: DN
