FIFA suspends Spanish FA president Rubiales "provisionally"

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FIFA have released an official statement announcing the "provisional" suspension of Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF). The organisation has opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales, after allegations he forced a kiss on Spanish international Jennifer Hermoso as Spain collected their gold medals at the Women's World Cup.

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FIFA announced on Saturday that the president of the Disciplinary Committee had approved the "provisional" suspension of RFEF president Luis Rubiales.
He is suspended for "all football-related activities at the national and international level" for an "initial period of 90 days", following the opening of disciplinary proceedings by the same body against him on August 24th.
FIFA also have barred Rubiales from contacting Jennifer Hermoso or her close environment "himself or through third parties" - and extends this to the entirety of the RFEF and its employees.
The president of the RFEF has come under fire after his unsolicited kiss on the lips of Hermoso following Spain's Women's World Cup triumph. Despite calls to resign, Rubiales refused to do so in a fiery speech, branding the player and the others on her side liars.
On Saturday, the federation threatened legal action against Hermoso for her statements, which they called "lies".

The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Ivan Palacio (Colombia), in use of the powers granted by article 51 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC), has decided today to provisionally suspend Mr. Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level.
This suspension, which will be effective as of today, is for an initial period of 90 days, pending the disciplinary proceedings opened against Mr. Luis Rubiales on Thursday, August 24.
Likewise, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and in order to preserve, among other factors, the fundamental rights of the national soccer team player Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and the good order of the disciplinary proceedings before this disciplinary body, has issued two additional directives (article 7 FDC) by which he orders Mr. Luis Rubiales to refrain, through himself or third parties, from contacting or attempting to contact the professional player of the Spanish national football team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso or her close environment.
Likewise, the RFEF and its officials or employees, directly or through third parties, are ordered to refrain from contacting the professional player of the Spanish national team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and her close environment. The decision adopted by the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has been communicated today to Mr. Luis Rubiales, the RFEF and UEFA for due compliance.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee will not provide any further information on these disciplinary proceedings until a final decision has been taken. FIFA reiterates its absolute commitment to respect the integrity of all persons and therefore condemns with the utmost vigour any behaviour to the contrary.

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