The Spanish government guaranteed on Tuesday the protection of the image of Spanish football in the Rubiales case and said it had contacted FIFA about a candidacy to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Portugal and Morocco.
“We are defending the image of sport and in particular of Spanish football at the international level. We’re going to be absolutely belligerent. We have already established appropriate contacts with FIFA as we are considering a candidacy for the celebration in Spain.” together with Portugal to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. We are not going to miss it,” said Minister of Culture and Sports Mikel Iceta at a press conference in Madrid.
Following the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Spain, Mikel Iceta answered journalists’ questions about the dispute over the president of the football federation, Luis Rubiales, who was suspended by FIFA for 90 days because of a kiss on the lips of a Spanish national team player.
The minister repeated his condemnation of Rubiales for both the kiss of Jenny Hermoso and the behavior of the president of the federation in the stands of the stadium in Sydney, Australia on 20 August during the final of the Women’s World Cup, which Spain won.
Mikel Iceta also said that the Spanish government has now taken all the initiatives that the law allows to exclude Luis Rubiales from the federation, including filing a complaint with the Administrative Court for Sports (TAD).
The Commission of the Presidents of the Football Federations of the Autonomous Communities of Spain on Monday demanded that Luis Rubiales “immediately” step down as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), condemning “unacceptable behavior that has seriously damaged the image of Spanish football.” football”.
The presidents of the regional federations also demanded a “deep organic restructuring of RFEF’s strategic positions” and committed themselves to a “policy of equality for the development of women’s football”.
After the events in Sydney, Rubiales received numerous criticisms: the player Jenny Hermoso said that she did not give consent to the kiss, contrary to what the president of the federation guarantees.
Rubilaes said on Friday he would not leave his post, sparking a new wave of controversy and extreme positions, with the qualifiers announcing they are not ready to return to represent Spain while the current RFEF leaders remain in office. positions.
Rubiales was suspended for 90 days by FIFA on Saturday, and 11 members of coach Jorge Vila’s technical team submitted their resignations. For his part, the technician condemned the “improper behavior” of the president of the RFEF.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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