The Spanish FA President, Luis Rubiales, has been ‘provisionally’ suspended after he threatened to sue footballer Jenni Hermoso amid World Cup kiss ‘lies’.
In an extraordinary statement released today, the crisis-ridden organisation has confirmed that Rubiales is now barred from all ‘football-related activities at national and international level’ for 90 days.
Rubiales has also been banned from making any contact with Hermoso and ‘her close environment’, with the ‘no further information’ to be revealed until a final decision has been made.
‘FIFA reiterates its absolute commitment to respect the integrity of all persons and therefore condemns with the utmost vigor any behavior to the contrary,’ the association added.
Hermoso, 33, said through the Spanish players’ union FUTPRO that she ‘felt vulnerable and a victim of an impulse-driven, sexist, out of place act’ after Rubiales kissed her following Spain’s 1-0 victory over England on Sunday.
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