Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) who faces accusations of sexual assault in Spain, has been banned from all football-related activities for three years, world football’s governing body said on Monday.
Fifa initially suspended Rubiales provisionally for three months on August 26 following the allegedly non-consensual kiss he gave to Spain player Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final on August 20.
Rubiales is under investigation by Spain’s high court for alleged sexual assault and coercion following a criminal complaint by Hermoso.
“The Fifa Disciplinary Committee has banned Luis Rubiales... from all football-related activities at national and international levels for three years, having found that he acted in breach of article 13 of the Fifa Disciplinary Code,” Fifa said in a statement on Monday.
Fifa’s decision means Rubiales, 46, can no longer run for the RFEF presidency or general assembly under Spain’s new electoral regime for sports federations presented last month by the country’s National Sports Council (CSD).
