The act of forcing striker Jenni Hermoso to kiss or arbitrarily carrying Athenea del Castillo on the shoulder of Russian President RFEF Luis Rubles is becoming the focus of criticism in the Spanish press.
Many agencies and social organizations of this country, even Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, have condemned the President RFEF's embarrassing actions and demanded the investigation handle them appropriately.
In response to the incident's intensity, the World Football Federation (FIFA) has decided to temporarily suspend President Luis Rubles from duty for 90 days for investigation.
Recently, according to Sportbible, RFEF General Secretary Andreu Camps asked the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to intervene to protect President Luis Rubles.
UEFA is where Rubles is working as Vice President. Secretary General Camps affirmed that if President Rubles is still being investigated, UEFA can completely apply a ban on Spanish football teams.
Because according to UEFA's regulations, all association members "will manage their work independently and are not influenced by third parties. Any agency or decision of the agency that is not elected or appointed according to the above procedures, even if only temporary, will not be recognized by UEFA.
This could lead to the result of all Spanish teams being eliminated from UEFA tournaments. At that time, fans will not be able to watch even men's football teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona compete in the Champions League.
Regarding the incident, after Mr. Rubles was suspended by FIFA, Mr. Pedro Rocha Junco temporarily held the position of interim president of RFEF. Pedro Rocha had to call an "unusual and urgent" meeting to assess the situation.
However, according to AS, many clubs have announced that they will not participate if President Luis Rubles has not yet resigned. The list of teams that opposed Mr. Rubles' actions includes Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Betis, Getafe, Mallorca, Osasuna, Real Sociedad, Villarreal, Cadiz, Elche, Rayo Vallecano, Leganes, Eibar, Alaves, Las Palmas, Lugo, Ponferradina, Tenerife and Real Zaragoza.
All players of the Spanish women's team have also announced that they will not play any more matches if Mr. Rubles has not left the Chairman's position.
However, up to now, the head of RFEF has refused to resign, and affirmed that his kiss with female player Jenni Hermoso has reached a consensus even though the female player later confirmed that she was forced to kiss.
