Madrid ¨C Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) who faces accusations of sexual assault in Spain, has been banned from all soccer-related activities for three years, FIFA said on Monday.
World soccer¡¯s governing body initially suspended Rubiales for three months following the allegedly nonconsensual kiss he gave to Spain player Jenni Hermoso after the Women¡¯s World Cup final on Aug. 20.
Rubiales said he will use his right to appeal, accusing FIFA of not giving him the chance to defend himself.
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