ZÜRICH, Switzerland
Fifa announced on Monday it had imposed a three-year ban on former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales following his forced kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso.
World football's governing
body provisionally suspended Rubiales for 90 days following his unsolicited
kiss during the medal ceremony after Spain won the Women's World Cup in Sydney
in August.
Fifa said Rubiales would now
be banned from all football activity for three years.
Hermoso said the incident left
her feeling "vulnerable and like the victim of an assault", with a
statement on social media describing it as "an impulsive, macho act, out
of place and with no type of consent on my part".
Rubiales, who repeatedly
insisted the kiss was consensual, resigned as head of the Spanish football
federation in September.
"The Fifa disciplinary
committee has banned Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish
Football Association (RFEF), from all football-related activities at national
and international levels for three years," the Zurich-based organisation
said in a statement.
Fifa said Rubiales had been
notified of the decision on Monday and had 10 days to request a so-called
motivated decision which, if requested, would be published on Fifa's legal
website.
"The decision remains
subject to a possible appeal before the Fifa Appeal Committee," the
statement said.
"Fifa reiterates its
absolute commitment to respecting and protecting the integrity of all people
and ensuring that the basic rules of decent conduct are upheld."
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