FIFA suspends Spanish FA boss over Jenni Hermoso kiss.

Spanish Football Federation president, Luis Rubiales, has been provisionally suspended by world governing body FIFA.

Rubiales refused to resign after kissing forward, Jenni Hermoso, on the lips following Spain’s Women’s World Cup final win over England in Sydney.

BBC Reports that the Federation said it will take legal action over Hermoso’s “lies”.

But FIFA has opted to “provisionally suspend Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level”.

FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against the 46-year-old on Thursday.

“This suspension, which will be effective as of today, is for an initial period of 90 days, pending the disciplinary proceedings,” FIFA added.

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FIFA has also ordered Rubiales or any representative of the federation (RFEF) to refrain from attempting to contact Hermoso, 33.

The RFEF said in an earlier statement it had tried to contact Hermoso, who is Spain’s leading women’s goalscorer with 51 from 101 appearances, but had “been unsuccessful at all times”.

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