RFEF President Luis Rubiales looks as if he will face some form of consequences for his kiss of Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup, after Victor Francos confirmed the High Committee for Sport (CSD) were willing to get involved in the matter.
Rubiales has faced widespread backlash following his decision to kiss Hermoso on the lips without her consent, with many asking for his resignation. However matters only got worse for Rubiales as details emerged of his attempts to smooth over the situation.
After initially calling criticism idiocy, Rubiales went on to then release an apology video, although he apologised if some people were hurt, still not understanding why it was wrong. However Hermoso’s supposed statement said that it was a ‘mutual gesture of affection’, and defended her relations with Rubiales.
Yet those words were not Hermoso’s, she had neither written nor said them. On Tuesday, the RFEF called an extraordinary General Assembly to deal with the matter.
President of the CSD, which are a decision-making body responsible for sporting matters, Francos told Cadena Cope that they were willing to get involved, after receiving three formal complaints about Rubiales.
“We have been very clear with the RFEF on the need to open the procedures established by the Sports Law. We could not pass by not opening those internal disciplinary proceedings. From there, we are going to wait for the case to be resolved urgently, which is very limited, with two people involved and there is not much to investigate.”
The RFEF are looking at whether they themselves will take action, with the regional governing bodies for football responsible for taking Rubiales to task. They are likely to launch an investigation, and if they do not show confidence in
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