FIFA announced that it has opened a disciplinary case against Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales after he kissed forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory.
A three-person disciplinary committee led by former Colombian judge Jorge Palacio will determine whether Rubiales violated “the basic rules of decent conduct” and “behaving in a way that brings the sport of football and/or FIFA into disrepute,” per the Associated Press.
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has informed Rubiales that it is opening disciplinary proceedings against him based on the events that occurred during the final,” FIFA said in a statement. “The events may constitute violations of article 13 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
