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Rubiales has been a figure of controversy and criticism over the past week, particularly following Spain's monumental World Cup win against England.
FIFA has provisionally suspended Luis Rubiales, the President of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), effective immediately for an initial period of 90 days.
The suspension comes in the wake of Rubiales' controversial conduct at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney, where he was seen kissing Spanish player Jenni Hermoso.
FIFA issued a statement saying, "The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Ivan Palacio (Colombia), in use of the powers granted by article 51 of the Fifa Disciplinary Code (FDC), has decided today to provisionally suspend Mr. Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level.”
“This suspension, which will be effective as of today, is for an initial period of 90 days, pending the disciplinary proceedings opened against Mr. Luis Rubiales on Thursday, August 24."
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Rubiales has been a figure of controversy and criticism over the past week, particularly following Spain's monumental World Cup win against England.
Despite mounting pressure, including the initiation of legal proceedings by the Spanish government to suspend him, Rubiales has refused to step down.
In a defiant move last Friday, Rubiales argued that the kiss was ‘mutual and with consent’. However, Pachuca forward Hermoso countered Rubiales' claim.
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Hermoso stated, "I felt vulnerable and the victim of aggression, an impulsive, sexist act which was out of place and with no consent on my behalf."
The consequences have been dire. FIFA’s suspension order also includes directives that prohibit Rubiales from contacting Hermoso or her close environment.
FIFA further elaborated, "Likewise, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and in order to preserve, among other factors, the fundamental rights of the national team player Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and the good order of the disciplinary proceedings before this disciplinary body…”
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“Has issued two additional directives (article 7 FDC) by which he orders Mr. Luis Rubiales to refrain, through himself or third parties, from contacting or attempting to contact the player of the Spanish national football team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso or her close environment."
The players have also joined the cause, with all 23 members of Spain's Women's World Cup-winning team and over 50 other players announcing they will not return to the national team if the current leadership continues.
This followed a statement by the RFEF threatening to sue Hermoso and 79 other women’s football players for defamation.
As Rubiales' tenure becomes increasingly tumultuous, the eyes of the world are on FIFA and the RFEF to see how they manage this crisis.
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UEFA, where Rubiales serves as one of the body's vice presidents, has yet to comment.
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