The Spanish Administrative Court for Sport opened disciplinary proceedings this Friday against the President of the Spanish Football Federation for serious violations in the final of the Women’s World Cup, when Luis Rubiales kissed Jenny Hermoso on the lips.
The decision of the Administrative Court of Sports (TAD) follows a complaint from the Spanish government through the Higher Council of Sports that condemned Luis Rubiales’ kiss with soccer player Jenny Hermoso and the behavior of the president of the federation in the stands of a stadium in Sydney when he touched his own genitals to celebrate Spain’s victory in the World Cup final. .
The decision of the TAD this Friday, cited by the Spanish media, means a partial acceptance of the complaint filed by the Spanish government and thus initiates the procedure for imposing sanctions on Luis Rubiales for two violations of decorum.
The Spanish government also wanted Rubiales’ behavior to be considered by the TAD as an abuse of power, which is not included in the court’s decision, which prevents the Supreme Sports Council from issuing a decree to temporarily remove Rubiales from the presidency of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. (RFEF).
According to Spanish media, TAD’s prosecution of Rubiales for serious infractions could result in the suspension of the federation’s president for between one month and two years.
Luis Rubiales has already been suspended by FIFA for 90 days due to the events in Sydney, during the game and the celebration of Spain’s victory.
After TAD’s decision was made public this Friday, Spain’s Minister of Culture and Sports, Mikel Iceta, expressed regret that the court found Rubiales’ behavior to be a serious violation and not “very serious” as the government had intended.
Mikel Iceta said at a press conference in Barcelona that therefore the Supreme Council of Sports could not remove Rubales, but he would urge TAD to take this action until the disciplinary process that is now underway is completed.
The minister stressed that the government continues to believe that “the actions of the president of the RFEF deserve to be qualified as very serious, abuse of power and damage to the image of “Spanish football” in the context of celebrating a magnificent victory” for the women’s team.
“With the eyes of the whole world on the Spanish players, some events have caused stubborn damage to our sport and our image as a country,” he added, saying the government was looking into other possible legal action against Rubiales.
After the events in Sydney, Rubiales received many criticisms: the player Jenny Hermoso said that she did not consent to the kiss, contrary to what the president of the RFEF guarantees.
Rubiales said last week that he would not leave the post, sparking a new wave of controversy and extreme positions: the qualifiers announced that they were not ready to return to represent Spain, while the current leaders of the RFEF remain in the roster. positions.
Rubiales was suspended for 90 days by FIFA on Saturday and 11 members of coach Jorge Vilda’s technical team resigned. For his part, the technician condemned the “improper behavior” of the president of the RFEF.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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