The former president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, has been ruled unfit to hold any job in the sport in Spain for at least three years. The ruling comes a few months after Rubiales kissed Spain’s Jenni Hermoso during the postgame medal ceremony following the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final in Australia. Rubiales had already been forced to step down from his leadership position despite initial attempts to remain in office amid an uproar. In August, Rubiales claimed calls for his removal were a campaign of “social assassination.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFriday’s ruling by the legal panel that oversees sports in Spain comes after world soccer governing body FIFA had already banned Rubiales for three years. The 23 women who make up the Spanish national team’s roster previously announced they would not return to play for the team until Rubiales was removed from power.

Source: Fox News November 18, 2023 19:16 UTC