Former Spanish Football Association President Luis Rubiales was eventually sentenced to a three-year suspension.
Former President Rubiales caused controversy by 'forcibly kissing' Renifer Hermoso at the award ceremony after Spain won the FIFA Australia-New Zealand Women's World Cup held in August. 지울프-토토
As president, Rubiales claimed that 'it was an act with Hermoso's consent', but Hermoso denied this, saying 'I was not in a good mood'.
Hermos later said on his social media, “No workplace should be a victim of this kind of non-consensual behavior.”
Rubiales was suspended for 90 days by FIFA. Rubi Ales, who had withstood pressure to resign, eventually stepped down from his position as president of the Spanish Football Association.
Rubiales later conducted an interview with Piers Morgan.
I love my daughters so much, and they love me too,” he said.
I am very proud of them and we are close to them.
I can't continue working. “My daughters know that this problem is not about me,” he said.
People around me told me that I should focus on my dignity and move on with my life.
I told them that if I didn’t, it could harm the people I love and the sport,” he said.
Finally, on the 30th (Korean time), the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced a severe disciplinary action against former President Rubiales, including a three-year suspension.
FIFA said, “The disciplinary committee decided to ban former president Rubiales from all football-related activities inside and outside Spain for three years for violating Article 13,” adding, “It is related to an incident that occurre
d during the 2023 Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup final.
Former President Rubiales was notified of this disciplinary action today and can appeal,” he said.
If former president Rubiales accepts this punishment without appealing, he will not be able to return to football until 2026.