FIFA bans Luis Rubiales for three years for World Cup final kiss,misconduct

FIFA bans Luis Rubiales for three years for World Cup final kiss,misconduct

Spain’s former soccer chief has been banned from the sport for three years for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips at the trophy ceremony.

  • byGraham Dunbar

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Hermoso files sexual assault complaint against Rubiales over World Cup kiss

Soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint after she was kissed by federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain’s World Cup win in Sydney.