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31
May
2024
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Carlos BADENES TORMO
Damien DUCEZ
Disciplinary disputes
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Spain International
Football Legal # 20

The Luis Rubiales Kiss Scandal: A Case with Complex Legal and Disciplinary Ramifications - by Carlos BADENES TORMO and Damien DUCEZ


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The world knows what happened after the Spanish women’s national football team won their first World Cup in Australia. The event became viral not only because of the team’s historic achievement but also because of a controversial incident that took place during the ceremony. The then-president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) kissed the team’s captain, Jennifer Hermoso, on the lips. The action attracted global attention, and the player later filed a complaint about the incident.

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Topics
  • Disciplinary disputes
  • Governance
Keywords
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal proceedings
  • National Courts
  • National Law
  • Sexual abuse
Find out more
  • Conflict of Interest and Ethics in Sports: Spain and the Rubiales Case
  • FIFA Disciplinary Committee, 26 August 2023, Decision FDD-15763, Luis Rubiales Bejar
  • RFEF President Luis Rubiales Steps Down from Office
  • FIFA Disciplinary Commitee, 26 October 2023, Decision FDD-15763, Luis Rubiales Bejar
  • FIFA Appeals Committee Confirms Luis Rubiales’ Ban
  • Former Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales Faces 2-1/2-year Jail Term Prosecution
  • FIFA Appeal Committee, 16 January 2024, Decision FDD-16857, Luis Rubiales Bejar
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