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Fifa suspends Luis Rubiales from all football-related activity over Hermoso kiss (www.theguardian.com)

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Fifa has suspended Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities following his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney

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[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 166 points 1 year ago

…79 women’s football players who signed a letter in which they stated they would refuse to play for their country as long as Rubiales remained in his post.

How am I only learning about this now? It’s fucking awesome.

Anyway, the next step is to fire Rubiales. Will that happen?

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 97 points 1 year ago

Then you'll love to know that the Spanish football federation threatened to sue them, because FIFA rules say players can't refuse calls to the national team. Rubiales is only the tip of the iceberg, the entire federation is a glorified pigsty.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 38 points 1 year ago

That’s an asinine, empty threat. The players clearly have public opinion on their side. All FIFA is doing is advertising how out of touch they are. FIFA is begging to be put in their place.

[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, to be fair to FIFA (did I just type that?) they have suspended him: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/26/fifa-suspends-luis-rubiales-from-all-football-related-activity-over-hermoso-kiss

EDIT - ha, forgot what thread I was on and didn't realise I'd just shared the OP link! Oh well

It's the Spanish FA who need to step up though, they're making absolute fools of themselves.

[-] Corran1138@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Sexists close ranks around each other to protect their own. This probably only ends after the Spanish FA has been completely rebuilt.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The Spanish Federation is threatening the players not FIFA.

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey, pigs are very nice creatures. Don't be mean to pigs by comparing them to these asses.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Whee hoo, hold up ! asses are kind, gentle beings that deserve better than being equalled with those dicks.

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 2 points 1 year ago

s/dicks/cocks

[-] Fantomas@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

They'll wait and see what the public reaction is and what other dirt will come out about him before making a decision.

Then, when there's no possible way that they can justify keeping him, they'll fire him and make out like they did it because they care about women's voices.

Look at how Man U handled the Greenwood ordeal. If they could've gotten away with it, I guarantee he would still be on the squad.

Look at Deshaun Watson.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Nope. Apparently what they'll do is take legal action against the victim for not providing consent after the fact.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66626410

Bold decision, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 1 year ago

The federation also said that, if selected, players have "an obligation" to play for the national team, after 81 female players said they will not represent Spain until Rubiales is removed from his post.

Poor guy is getting a bad look. /s

Fuck him. And fuck this org. “He did nothing wrong,even though it’s documented.”