{"id":294863,"date":"2023-10-30T12:24:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294863"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:24:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:24:40","slug":"luis-rubiales-banned-by-fifa-for-three-years-after-jenni-hermoso-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/luis-rubiales-banned-by-fifa-for-three-years-after-jenni-hermoso-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Rubiales banned by FIFA for three years after Jenni Hermoso kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shamed former Spanish football president Luis Rubiales has been banned from all football-related activity for three years.<\/p>\n
Rubiales kissed female footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lips without consent following Spain’s Women’s World Cup final win over England in August.<\/p>\n
World football’s governing body FIFA, which had initially banned Rubiales for 90 days, has now suspended him for three years.<\/p>\n
A FIFA statement released on Monday read: ‘The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has banned Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF), from all football-related activities at national and international levels for three years, having found that he acted in breach of article 13 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.’<\/p>\n
The incident completely overshadowed Spain’s World Cup win, with Rubiales kissing Hermoso as he presented the players with their medals.<\/p>\n
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Former Spanish Football Association president Luis Rubiales has been banned for three years<\/p>\n
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Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips without her consent following Spain’s World Cup success\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Hermoso said the kiss following Spain’s World Cup triumph in Sydney wasn’t consensual\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hermoso argued the kiss was non-consensual, while Rubiales argued to the contrary and defiantly refused to resign from his position.<\/p>\n
A number of Spain players signed a statement saying they’d refused to play for the national side until Rubiales was removed.<\/p>\n
Eventually, on September 10, Rubiales did resign as Spanish federation president and also from his role as a UEFA vice-president, having been provisionally suspended by FIFA pending investigations.<\/p>\n
The FIFA statement added: ‘Mr Rubiales has been notified of the terms of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s decision today. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.<\/p>\n
‘He has 10 days in which to request a motivated decision, which, if requested, would subsequently be published on legal.fifa.com. The decision remains subject to a possible appeal before the FIFA Appeal Committee.<\/p>\n
‘FIFA reiterates its absolute commitment to respecting and protecting the integrity of all people and ensuring that the basic rules of decent conduct are upheld.’<\/p>\n
Rubiales, 46, remains under criminal investigation in Spain and denies wrongdoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Rubiales seen leaving the high court on Madrid after denying allegations of sexual assault and coercion last month<\/p>\n
Last month, a court handed down a restraining order which prohibited Rubiales from going within 200 metres of Hermoso, or contacting her.<\/p>\n
It came after he appeared at Madrid\u2019s Audencia Nacional court to deny allegations of sexual assault and coercion filed by the footballer.<\/p>\n
Rubiales also carried Spain player Athenea del Castillo over his shoulder during post-match celebrations after the World Cup win and was spotted by cameras grabbing his crotch to mark the victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Queen Letizia of Spain and 16-year-old Princess Sof\u00eda were standing nearby when he did so.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n