'I will go to the last resort' - Disgraced Luis Rubiales vows to appeal suspension after being hit with three-year ban from football afterJenni Hermoso kiss at World Cup final

Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has vowed to appeal his three-year ban from all football activities.

Rubiales kissed Spain forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips following her side's 1-0 win over England in the Women's World Cup final in August.

The 33-year-old says the kiss was not consensual and she later filed a legal complaint against Rubiales, who eventually stepped down from his post in September.

On Monday, FIFA announced the three-year ban for breaching article 13 of its disciplinary code and now the disgraced former president says he will appeal against the punishment.

«I am announcing as of now that I will be appealing,» Rubiales wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The 46-year-old, who refused to apologise for his actions, added: «I will go to the last resort so that justice is done and the truth shines. Due to the many efforts of some politicians, media and institutions, the disproportion and injustice committed is becoming increasingly clear.»

Hermoso, who said her image had been tarnished by the kiss, returned to the national side in October and scored an 89th-minute winner against Italy.

Rubiales has also been facing a criminal investigation in Spain after  prosecutors filed Hermoso's initial complaint of sexual assault with a court in Madrid and added a second of coercion   — the latter relates to alleged pressure on the player to defend the disgraced official against the backlash from his actions.

Rubiales appeared in court last month, where he denied both offences but was slapped with a restraining order that means he cannot go within 200 metres of Hermoso. World Cup-winning manager Jorge Vilda, who was sacked in September, is also being investigated as part of the criminal case against