{"id":2013174,"date":"2023-08-26T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-soccer-president-suspended-by-fifa-after-kissing-world-cup-champion\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T16:47:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:47:51","slug":"spanish-soccer-president-suspended-by-fifa-after-kissing-world-cup-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-soccer-president-suspended-by-fifa-after-kissing-world-cup-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA suspends Spanish soccer president for kissing World Cup champion."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspanish-soccer-president-suspended-by-fifa-after-kissing-world-cup-champion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013174&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Spanish Soccer President Suspended \u2063by FIFA After Controversial Kiss<\/h2>\n<p>The president of Spanish soccer, Luis Rubiales \u2063B\u00e9jar, has been suspended by FIFA following an incident at the World Cup that has caused quite\u2064 a stir. Spain emerged victorious in a thrilling 1-0 win against England just\u200d days ago, but it was what happened during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-respects-olympic-hammer-throwers-right-to-protest-anthem-psaki-says\/\" title=\"President Biden \u2018Respects\u2019 Olympic Hammer Thrower\u2019s Right To Protest Anthem, Psaki Says\">medal ceremony<\/a> that \u2064has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-commuting-his-sentence-ca-gov-newsom-reverses-parole-for-convicted-double-murderer\/\" title=\"After Commuting His Sentence, CA Gov. Newsom Reverses Parole For Convicted Double Murderer\">sparked controversy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Rubiales handed out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-toyota-super-bowl-ads-strong-pro-life-message\/\" title=\"WATCH: Toyota Super Bowl Ad\u2019s Strong Pro-Life Message\">gold medals<\/a> to the players, he took\u200d the time\u200c to individually congratulate each \u2062one. While embracing \u2063and kissing some players on the cheek, he went a\u2063 step\u200d further with\u200b forward Jenni Hermoso, planting a kiss on her lips.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I felt vulnerable and a victim of an impulse-driven, \u2064sexist, out-of-place act without any consent\u200b on my part,&#8221; Hermoso expressed in\u200b a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. &#8220;Simply put, I was not respected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>FIFA wasted no time in launching an investigation into the incident after \u200dHermoso&#8217;s statement. The Spanish\u200d Federation \u200cof Soccer was subsequently informed of Rubiales&#8217;s \u2062suspension by \u200dFIFA.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the suspension, the \u2064entire \u200dwomen&#8217;s team has taken a stand,\u200d refusing to play any further\u200c matches until Rubiales is removed as\u2062 president.\u200b Despite the backlash, Rubiales remains steadfast in his position, \u200bclaiming that the kiss was consensual. He plans to &#8220;legally defend himself&#8221;\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-soccer-president-suspended-by-fifa-after-kissing-world-cup-champion\/\" title=\"FIFA suspends Spanish soccer president for kissing World Cup champion.\">expresses\u200b full trust<\/a> in FIFA,\u2063 as\u200d stated\u200b on the \u2064federation&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, \u200cPedro Rocha \u2063Junco will serve as the \u2064interim president until Rubiales&#8217;s suspension concludes in 90 days.<\/p>\n<h3>Spanish Women&#8217;s Team Makes History<\/h3>\n<p>This victory at the World Cup was a monumental\u200d achievement for the \u2063Spanish women&#8217;s team. It was \u200btheir\u200b third time competing in the\u200c finals, but \u2063their \u200dfirst time clinching the title. Spain now \u2063joins Germany as the only countries to have both their men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s teams win their \u200brespective \u200bcups.<\/p>\n<p>To learn\u2062 more about\u2064 this story, <a href=\"link-to-article\">click here<\/a> \u2064to \u2063read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales B\u00e9jar was suspended by FIFA for kissing a player at the World Cup. Spain recently won the World Cup with a 1-0 victory over England. 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