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FIFA HAVE SUSPENDED Luis Rubiales as president of Spain’s football federation (RFEF) for kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso on the lips, and banned him from making contact with her.
The RFEF had earlier released a statement announcing an intention to take legal action over comments made about Rubiales by Hermoso.
But football’s world governing body have now taken their own course of action.
“(We) decided today to provisionally suspend Mr. Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level,” FIFA said, explaining it would last 90 days, pending their disciplinary proceedings.
Hermoso was quoted in a statement issued by Futpro, the players’ union representing her, as stating “in no case did I seek to raise (lift) the president” during a a podium embrace after the World Cup final between Spain and England in Sydney.
The Federation says it has analysed four images of Hermoso and Rubiales embracing, claiming they show it was Hermoso’s force that lifted him.
Hermoso had accused the Federation of a “manipulative, hostile and controlling culture” as the World Cup-winning squad refused to play while Rubiales remains in post.
A total of 81 players signed a letter stating they will not accept national team call-ups while Rubiales refuses to resign after kissing Hermoso – who has stressed she did not consent – following the country’s World Cup win.
He claimed it was “spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual” but Hermoso, who previously suggested comments playing down the incident attributed to her by the federation were false, hit back with an attack on the organisation as a whole.
The Federation said: “The RFEF announces the presentation of as many legal actions as may correspond in defence of the honourability of the President of the RFEF.
“In the union’s note, it is said to speak on behalf of Jennifer Hermoso and some statements by the player are attributed to her that are in quotation marks, implying that they have been pronounced by her.
“The RFEF wishes to inform public opinion that the competent bodies of the RFEF that are processing the complaints filed with the Federation have tried to contact Jennifer Hermoso, having been unsuccessful at all times.
“The RFEF and Mr President will demonstrate each of the lies that are spread either by someone on behalf of the player or, if applicable, by the player herself.
“The RFEF and the President, given the seriousness of the content of the press release from the Futpro Union, will initiate the corresponding legal actions.
“The RFEF regrets that after such an extraordinary sporting success as the one that occurred in the Soccer World Championship, it cannot be celebrated as the situation and success deserves for completely non-sports reasons.”
Additional reporting – © AFP 2023
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Wouldn’t be the first time the numbers 69 have caused people joy
Are these draws not being supervised also by kpmg ……
I know a girl who’s dad works there and he said….
I almost spat out me tea, Thats a good one.
Well that would explain everything.
Maybe that’s why it happened
You’ve got ask if these guys are any good at numbers at all. I wonder how much the Lotto pay them and if they’ll have there will be some sort of penalty for dropping the ball. 8 times this ball has been in the tank according to the news last night.
Always check your balls lads.Just to be sure.
Comment if the week
Ah the big lotto scam! 1 winner every 8 draws, the same amount of numbers in the drum as the UK lotto even though we have less than a 1/10 the population. The house ALWAYS wins
Agreed. And always a rollover on a bank holiday……always.
Its an idiot tax.
why would you throw away any lotto ticket with 5 out of 6 matching numbers
Shoot…. I’ve already thrown at my 2 tickets. ..I am beginning to think it’s a scam tho. … worked out at one point I’ve spent over 40 k on both UK and irish lotto. … net winnings about 90 euro over all that time. ..maybe I’m the fool?
No maybe about it ;)
Lol. .. point taken
40k??? How much do you spend a week?
How do they know it was 9 if both balls were underlined as 6… Maybe it was the 6 ball and the other was the imposter.
But since both will be paid out on it doesn’t really matter
Oooh eeeeh ooooh ahhhh ahhhh ting tang wadda wadda bing bang…. Get it stuck in your head :D
Firstly, putting the ‘walla walla bing bang’ thing in a comment is just EVIL.
Secondly, each ball has the number printed on it 12 times – there was a misprint on the 9 ball so that it was underlined on the wrong side on one of the 12 prints, and that was the one that happened to face outward when the numbers were read on Saturday.
Gee what are the odds of that happening?
Oh its walla!!! hey at least you know the proper words! Thats a true sign of a fan :D
How long has it been like this? Do they produce new balls often?
If I scan the ticket, will it allow for both 6 and 9 numbers been drawn?
If you mean scanning it at a barcode scanner in your newsagent, then the answer is no. It’ll only scan the result with the six correct numbers (that is, including 9 but not 6).
Thanks
Be careful using those scanners as not always correct,
How you know that?
I use the scanners but I have to admit I have always been doubtful. Usually, I stick the ticket back in my wallet. Not sure how I will later discover that I’m a winner or not.
Now, if 6 turned up to be 9,
I don’t mind, I don’t mind.
Good old Jimmy!
Sorry Ted, I was looking at the ticket (11) upside down!
Ever notice it always rolls over to a big one in advance when a long weekend comes along.
We could turn this to our advantage when the Troika next come to town… “What dya mean €90 billion… shure dats a 6 ya clown”
The dog swallied mine, now I’ll never know for certain…
also made a mistake in other draw called out 20 had it on screen and all but it wasnt 20 after
Bunch of idiots. My four year old has mastered the difference between 6 and 9. Some poor fecker has probably won a good few bob but discarded their ticket after the draw.
Will there be a sacking. .???
You should read the article before vomiting up your “public service, no accountability” rhetoric.
Lets get these bastards, Paul.
The BAAAAAAAASTAAAAAAAARDS!
Coming over here, taking our fupping numbers!!!
What a scam
who was reading out the numbers??
8 times the ball has come out since January !!! We could all be millionaires ?? Back in a Min….. Time to start searching the bin !!!
I don’t think it came out 8 times – it was in the “tank” 8 times but didn’t get selected.
As long as I live I will never do the Irish lotto again. It’s a fix. I’m doing it years and in the last ten year’s I won 6 euro. It’s rigged like everything in this country. I started the euro millions and almost every other week I win some kind of money. Far better lotto to do. Forget about the Irish lotto guys.
I done my 3 nums in d bookies 23 3 11…. My daughters dob,
23 3, 10 came out, DEPRESSED!!!!
Did u have you child s month late or anything lol?
I’m outa here
Seems normal…
I use to be a very poor man who has always not find luck when it comes to playing the lottery, I have been playing lottery since i was 21 years and now i am 45, meaning i have been playing the lottery for 24 years. The biggest fund i have ever won in my life was 400 bucks. But one day my story turns to history after i find this man name Dr Suju on the Internet that he is the best when it comes to winning of lottery. This man is a very strong voodoo doctor who gives out the numbers that can never fail. After all my years of laboring and struggling to win the lottery i finally won ( $62,000,000) Dr suju is the name, email is drsujuspelltemple@gmail.com he is the only way to win the lottery and it is the best.
Who was reading out the numbers….
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