“The decision adopted by the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has been communicated today to Mr Luis Rubiales,the RFEF and (European soccer body) UEFA for due compliance.”
The committee said it would not provide any further information on the disciplinary proceedings until a final decision was taken.
Among those reacting to the suspension was FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez,who wrote on X,formerly known as Twitter:“I want to give my unconditional support to Jennifer Hermoso and the players. I condemn the behaviour of the president of the Spanish Football Federation. And I regret that people aren’t talking about the historic achievement of winning the World Cup.”
Swiss-born Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic,who plays for Barcelona,wrote on X:“This should be just the beginning… there are many more people that have to leave!!!
AP and Reuters