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FIFA studying 15-year ban for Rubiales over Hermoso case
The disciplinary committee, which has already suspended the Spanish FA president, could push for the maximum punishment.
The end of Luis Rubiales’ tenure as a leader in Spanish and global football is imminent and could be effectively conclusive. While his disqualification by the TAD (Spanish Administrative Court for Sport) and his transfer to the CSD (Spanish Sports Council) are being confirmed, sports organizations are making moves to swiftly remove him from his positions.
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What’s happening with Rubiales?
The first to take action was FIFA, who initiated an investigation and shortly thereafter provisionally suspended him from all his roles and duties for a period of 90 days. However, this is not where things will end. As reported by the Daily Mail, the body presided over by Gianni Infantino is working towards a comprehensive penalty for Rubiales.
Sources involved in the disciplinary process explain that the prevailing sentiment in Zurich is that Rubiales should be suspended for 15 years, the maximum duration allowed by their statutes for a situation such as the one involving the incident with the non-consented kiss to Jenni Hermoso.
The same source notes that the threat of excluding Spanish teams and the national team from competitions would have actually hinged on retaining Rubiales in his position, rather than the argument of political interference that the RFEF (Spanish Football Federation) raised in a letter to UEFA through Andreu Camps, the general secretary.
In any case, FIFA has displayed a resolute mindset and has not faltered in taking action against Rubiales, who, apart from being the president of the RFEF, also remains the vice president of UEFA.