FIFA announces the temporary suspension of the president of the Spanish Football Federation | world

The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced this morning, Saturday (26). Temporary suspension of the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales. He faces questioning at work after he forcefully kissed Spanish player Jenny Hermoso during the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony in Australia.

With this declaration, made by the President of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Colombian Jorge Ivan Palacio, Rubiales is banned from participating in any football-related events either on Spanish soil or in any part of the world.

“Using Article 51 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, FIFA decided this,” Palacio said in a statement Rubiales is temporarily suspended from all football-related events at the national and international levels“.

The initial suspension period is 90 days, starting on Saturday (26). It will be re-evaluated with follow-up investigations into the case opened by the entity last Thursday (24).

As the communication states Preserving the fundamental rights of athlete Jenny Hermoso And the promise Take action if Rubiales or other people close to him try to contact the world champion, or people in his circle.

At the end of the statement, published on Saturday, FIFA reiterated the entity’s “commitment to respect the safety of all persons, and strongly condemns any behavior that violates this.”

After Rubiales announced that he would not step down as president of the Spanish federation, his vice president, Rafael del Amo, resigned, claiming that he was uncomfortable with the president’s resistance. Clubs, footballers and La Liga president Javier Tebas have already spoken out against Rubiales remaining in charge.

A group of more than 80 Spanish players published a statement in support of Jenny Hermoso, and together they said that none of them would answer the call-ups to the Spanish national team until Rubiales left the federation presidency.

Rubiales says he will defend himself

After the suspension of football announced by FIFA this Saturday morning, Luis Rubiales responded, in a statement published by the Spanish Federation, that he will defend himself against the accusations he receives, and that the truth will emerge.

“Luis Rubiales informs that he will defend himself legally before the competent authorities. He fully trusts FIFA and repeats that, and he will have the opportunity to start his defense until the truth comes out and his complete innocence is proven,” the statement read.