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Iniesta criticizes Rubiales, who could face another suspension in Spain
2010 World Cup hero Andres Iniesta, who was strongly criticized this Sunday by Spanish football president Luis Rubiales for forcibly kissing Jenny Hermoso, could face a new suspension in Spain on Monday after being banned by FIFA. I think we cannot tolerate the kind of performances we have seen, which tarnish such a big milestone as winning the World Cup,” Iniesta wrote on his social networks this Sunday, in the World Cup final Expressed their “sorrow” for what happened. In Australia and New Zealand. The author of the goal against the Netherlands in the 2010 final said, “It is a shame that the beautiful story that many players had built up over so many years has turned into a dirty that won Spain its first World Cup.” Adding to the torrent of criticism that has continued during the week from all sectors of society. “We are faced with a president who remains in office, has not accepted that his behavior is unacceptable and that it is damaging the image of our football in our country and around the world”, Iniesta declared. Barcelona’s president, Joan Laporta, also reiterated Barca’s criticism of Rubiales, who has refused to resign from his post, supporting the suspension of “Rubies’ behavior it is unacceptable, it is inappropriate and regrettable behavior, I would even say it is shameful”, Laporta told Movistar+ before the league match against Villarreal told. “We thought Rubiales would resign at the assembly, he did not and as FC Barcelona we fully respect FIFA’s decision to provisionally disqualify him.” The world’s highest football governing body, he said, suspended Rubiales “from all football-related activities at national and international level” for an initial period of 90 days while “the disciplinary process is being processed”. against him.- The intervention of the TAD – The Spanish Administrative Sports Court (TAD) can follow these steps from Monday, following a complaint filed on Friday by the High Council of Sports (CSD) dependent on the Spanish government. According to Spanish media, the meeting is likely to take place on Monday to decide on the complaint filed by TAD (CSD) and ultimately to temporarily suspend the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for a period decided by FIFA. May be more than “If the Court upholds that complaint and starts processing that file, we may request for provisional suspension of the President of RFEF till the process of the file is over with the decision taken by TAD “, said the Minister of Culture and Sports, Mikel Eyta, in a statement on Friday. The CSD filed a complaint with the TAD on Friday for two “very serious breaches” of possible “abuse of authority” and a precautionary request for “acts that violate the dignity or propriety of the game”. The suspension of Rubiales, whose attitude of resistance in office has turned Spanish football upside down. – Interim President – The federation’s president has been replaced on an interim basis by RFEF vice-president, Pedro Rocha, whose first action on Saturday was to retract a statement from the federation accusing Jenny Hermoso of lying in a note issued by her union FutPro. was accused of. The interim president of the RFEF has also called an “extraordinary and urgent” meeting on Monday with the regional presidents to “analyze” the current situation and evaluate the decisions or actions to be adopted following Rubiales’ suspension. His forced kiss to Jenny Hermoso at the World Cup medal ceremony on 20 August and his subsequent refusal to resign later caused a wave of international outrage. from the office. The Spanish men’s coach, Luis de la Fuente, and the women’s coach, Jorge Villada, who had seen almost their entire technical team resign, condemned Rubiales’ attitude on Saturday after initially keeping quiet.gr/iga/pm