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12
Sep
2023
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Football Legal
Governance
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Spain International

RFEF President Luis Rubiales Steps Down from Office


On 10 September 2023, during a media interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, sanctioned Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales announced that it had shared a letter of resignation with the RFEF acting president amidst the World Cup kissing scandal.

As Football Legal readers know, the celebration of Spain’s victory over England was darkened by the kiss Mr. Rubiales, the RFEF President, gave Jenni Hermoso, striker of the Spanish national team and second-ranked at the 2021 Ballon d’Or Féminin.

At the champions’ medals ceremony, the head of Spanish football was so euphoric with the...

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Topics
  • Governance
Related Regulation(s)
  • FIFA Disciplinary Code - Ed 2023
Keywords
  • Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)
  • FIFA Disciplinary Committee
  • FIFA proceedings
  • Women's football
  • Governance
  • Sexual abuse
Find out more
  • FIFA Disciplinary Committee, 26 August 2023, Decision FDD-15763, Luis Rubiales Bejar
  • FIFA Disciplinary Commitee, 26 October 2023, Decision FDD-15763, Luis Rubiales Bejar
  • FIFA Appeals Committee Confirms Luis Rubiales’ Ban
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