The mom of Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales is on starvation strike over the “inhuman” therapy of her son, in line with reviews in Spain.
Rubiales was provisionally suspended by FIFA on Saturday pending an investigation into his conduct on the Girls’s World Cup last in Sydney on August 20.
The 46-year-old grabbed his crotch within the stadium’s VIP space in celebration of Spain’s win over England, when he was stood metres away from Spain’s Queen Letizia and her teenage daughter.
Official Announcement. August twenty fifth,2023. pic.twitter.com/lQb18IGsk2
— Jenn1 Hermos0 (@Jennihermoso) August 25, 2023
He then kissed Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips throughout the trophy and medals presentation, one thing she says was carried out with out her consent.
The disaster has now taken a weird flip with Rubiales’ mom, Angeles Bejar, having reportedly locked herself in a church in his hometown of Motril, and refusing to eat.
Bejar instructed Spanish information company EFE the strike was “indefinite” and was being carried out to focus on the “inhuman hunt” in opposition to her son, who on Friday refused to resign amid stress to take action.
Rubiales’ cousin Vanessa Ruiz added: “We’re struggling rather a lot for him. He has been judged earlier than his time.
“(The media) don’t cease harassing us. We needed to depart our home. We wish them to depart us alone and for Jenni to inform the reality. It’s not honest.”
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee provisionally suspends Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF https://t.co/9imRUJDR15
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) August 26, 2023
FIFA has suspended Rubiales for an preliminary interval of 90 days. He and the Spanish federation (RFEF) have additionally been ordered to not contact Hermoso both immediately or by intermediaries.
Hermoso has accused the RFEF of a “manipulative, hostile and controlling tradition” as a complete of 81 gamers signed a letter stating they won’t settle for nationwide group call-ups whereas Rubiales stays in situ.
FUTPRO, the union which put out the assertion on behalf of the gamers, has been contacted by the PA information company to determine whether or not the signatories of the letter will play for Spain whereas Rubiales is provisionally suspended.
The world champions’ subsequent match is scheduled to be away to Sweden within the Girls’s Nations League on September 22.
Spain’s teaching workers, except head coach Jorge Vilda, have resigned en masse.
Vilda issued an announcement on Saturday criticising Rubiales’ behaviour in Sydney, describing it as “inappropriate” and “unacceptable”, however he didn’t tender his resignation.
Rubiales mentioned on Friday he had been the sufferer of a “social assassination” and said loudly and repeatedly “I’m not going to resign” to rounds of applause at a rare normal meeting of the RFEF.
FIFA’s determination to droop Rubiales from all soccer exercise means he’s additionally at the moment unable to hold out his duties as a UEFA government committee member and vice-president.
European soccer’s governing physique has but to touch upon the case.