The former head of the Spanish Football Federation will file an appeal with the relevant FIFA committee
Former President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luisa Rubiales intends to appeal the decision FIFA about his three-year suspension from football activities.
Let us remember that FIFA previously published an official release regarding Rubiales, in which it announced the disqualification of the functionary for violating Article 13 of the organization’s disciplinary code.
It was reported that this decision could be appealed to the appeal committee. The ex-head of RFEF intends to take advantage of this. According to Rubiales’ statement, he will “resort to the last resort so that justice is done and the truth becomes clear.”
Rubiales has headed the RFEF since May 2018 and was also vice-president of UEFA.
The functionary was previously suspended from football activities due to the fact that he kissed football player Jennifer Hermoso on the lips during the award ceremony at the 2023 World Cup. And the official put her colleague Athena del Castillo on his shoulder and carried him across the field.
First, the FIFA disciplinary committee suspended Rubiales from all football-related activities at the national and international levels for 90 days until the completion of disciplinary proceedings opened against the Spanish functionary on August 24.
Rubiales initially refused to resign as president of the RFEF. At the same time, the Spanish national team players refused to play for the national team while the federation has the current leadership.
Luis Rubiales resigned in September. However, he refused to apologize directly to Hermoso, continuing to insist that the kiss was “consensual.” Hermoso, in turn, officially filed a complaint against Rubiales with the Spanish National Prosecutor’s Office
Source: Sportarena
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