THUR, AUGUST 24 2023-theGBJournal |FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened a disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales, President of the Spanish Football Association.
The Disciplinary action, FIFA said today, is based on the events that occurred during the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ on 20 August 2023.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee said it has informed Luis Rubiales of the proceedings.
The Spanish FA President hugged and planted a kiss on lips of Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso during the Women’s World Cup final trophy celebrations last Sunday.
FIFA said the events may constitute violations of article 13 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
”The FIFA Disciplinary Committee will only provide further information on these disciplinary proceedings once it has issued a final decision on the matter.”
The football governing body reiterated its unwavering commitment to respecting the integrity of all individuals and strongly condemns any behaviour to the contrary.
Meanwhile, the Spanish FA on Monday sent out a video in which Rubiales apologized for the events.
”There is something I regret and that is what happened between me and a player, a player with whom I have significant relationship, as I do with others,” Rubiales said.
He admitted the incident as a ”mistake” while suggesting that it happened ”in a moment of maximum euphoria, without any bad intentions or bad faith on either side, what happened happened.”
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