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Fifa has suspended Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities following his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney

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[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 94 points 11 months ago

Then you'll love to know that the Spanish football federation threatened to sue them, because FIFA rules say players can't refuse calls to the national team. Rubiales is only the tip of the iceberg, the entire federation is a glorified pigsty.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 36 points 11 months ago

That’s an asinine, empty threat. The players clearly have public opinion on their side. All FIFA is doing is advertising how out of touch they are. FIFA is begging to be put in their place.

[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I mean, to be fair to FIFA (did I just type that?) they have suspended him: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/26/fifa-suspends-luis-rubiales-from-all-football-related-activity-over-hermoso-kiss

EDIT - ha, forgot what thread I was on and didn't realise I'd just shared the OP link! Oh well

It's the Spanish FA who need to step up though, they're making absolute fools of themselves.

[-] Corran1138@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Sexists close ranks around each other to protect their own. This probably only ends after the Spanish FA has been completely rebuilt.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

The Spanish Federation is threatening the players not FIFA.

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Hey, pigs are very nice creatures. Don't be mean to pigs by comparing them to these asses.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

Whee hoo, hold up ! asses are kind, gentle beings that deserve better than being equalled with those dicks.

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 2 points 11 months ago
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