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Rubiales in a press conference

FIFA 'DITCHES' THE 'RUBIALES CASE' AT ONCE

FIFA leaves Rubiales 'KO' for 3 years and he defends himself with a harsh statement

Published:30/10/2023 - 17:48h

Updated:30/10/2023 - 17:50h

Luis Rubiales must be separated from all football-related activities for three years, by FIFA decree, after the controversy in which he has recently been involved. Given this, the Spaniard has issued a harsh statement in his defense

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Finally, they have given to know the disciplinary consequences that will confront Luis Rubiales, ex-president of the Real Spanish Federation of Football, after the controversial incident in the final of the Glass of the Feminine World 2023, where besó to Jenni Beautiful against of his will. This situation generated a series of reactions and pressures that carried to his resignation of the charge.

The FIFA, through his Disciplinary Commission, body that already had sanctioned to the exmandatario by 90 days, has imposed an additional punishment to Rubiales based in the article 13 of his Disciplinary Code. This sanction consists in a prohibition to participate in any activity related with the football during three years, so much to national level like international.

The body rector of the world-wide football has closed the file opened the past 24 August, basing in the article 13, that establishes sanctions for those that attack against the dignity or integrity of a person or group of people by means of words or pejorative or discriminatory actions. A decision with which the FIFA looks for "to reiterate his absolute commitment to respect and protect the integrity of all the people, and to watch because they respect the basic norms of the civic behaviour".

The defence of Luis Rubiales in front of his inhabilitación by part of the FIFA

Luis Rubiales already has been notified of the decision and has 10 days to request a decision based and appeal in front of the Commission of Appeal of the FIFA. In front of this, the Spanish has issued a communiqué in which it defends and announces that it will appeal the decision. It alleges that no it has given him the opportunity to defend properly and that no has showed him the foundation of the sanctions and inhabilitaciones that has received. Also it sustains that it has created a matrix of negative opinion to him and that has been subjected to a political lynching and mediático.

In his communiqué, Rubiales affirms that the proofs that back his innocence have to be considered and criticises the fault of impartiality and presumption of innocence by part of the FIFA. It urges to the public to take out his own conclusions and considers that it has committed an injustice in his against.

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