FIFA considered that Luis Rubiales caused irreparable damage to the image of world football
The Disciplinary Committee of the International Football Federation (FIFA) assessed the scandal involving the former head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales. Marca reports this with reference to El Mundo.
The committee considered that Rubiales had caused irreparable damage to the image of world football. He was convicted for his behavior at the 2023 Women’s World Cup and for putting pressure on Jennifer Hermoso to hush up the scandal.
On September 8, Spanish prosecutors filed a lawsuit against Rubiales. The former head of the RFEF, who kissed the captain of the country’s women’s team Hermoso at the World Cup, was charged with sexual assault and coercion.
At the awards ceremony, Rubiales put a medal on Hermoso and kissed the soccer player on the lips. This drew criticism from the media and Spanish politicians. After the scandal, Rubiales apologized and said that he did it without malicious intent. However, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee temporarily suspended him from all football-related activities.
Source: Lenta
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