{"id":95140,"date":"2023-08-27T20:14:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T20:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/27\/fifa-suspends-spanish-fa-boss-over-jenni-hermoso\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T20:14:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T20:14:22","slug":"fifa-suspends-spanish-fa-boss-over-jenni-hermoso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/27\/fifa-suspends-spanish-fa-boss-over-jenni-hermoso\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa suspends Spanish FA boss over Jenni Hermoso"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by the world governing body Fifa.<\/p>\n

Rubiales has\u00a0refused to resign\u00a0after kissing forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup final win over England in Sydney.<\/p>\n

The federation also says it will take\u00a0legal action over Hermoso\u2019s \u201clies\u201d.<\/p>\n

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But Fifa has opted to \u201cprovisionally suspend Mr Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fifa\u00a0opened disciplinary proceedings\u00a0against the 46-year-old on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis suspension, which will be effective as of today, is for an initial period of 90 days, pending the disciplinary proceedings,\u201d Fifa added.<\/p>\n

Fifa has also ordered Rubiales or any representative of the federation (RFEF) to refrain from attempting to contact Hermoso, 33.<\/p>\n

The RFEF said in\u00a0an earlier statement\u00a0it had tried to contact Hermoso, who is Spain\u2019s leading women\u2019s goalscorer with 51 from 101 appearances but had \u201cbeen unsuccessful at all times\u201d.<\/p>\n

Earlier, a senior figure at the RFEF said he has stepped down from his position.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have presented my resignation after seeing that Luis Rubiales continues to head the Spanish federation,\u201d said vice-president Rafael del Amo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI owe a lot of things to Luis but what happened in the final is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aintzane Encinas, who played for Spanish club Real Sociedad for 13 seasons and is now a coach, told the BBC it was time that things changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a very, very important moment for Spanish football, and also for world football,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFootball is an incredible tool for transforming society, to showcase values like respect, ability and equality \u2013 we must use it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all stand with Jenni Hermoso \u2013 the whole world is speaking out about what\u2019s happening. We are united in this, and that makes me very proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

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