Kissing-gate: Spain’s Football Federation asks UEFA to suspend it in a remarkable move to stop gov’t plot to remove Rubiales

The Secretary General of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Andreu Camps, has reported the Spanish government to the Union of European Football Associations over alleged interference.

The RFEF, in a move to protect its embattled president Luis Rubiales, has asked UEFA to investigate the government’s inquest into the conduct of Rubiales who kissed Spanish national team player Jenni Hermoso during Spain’s Women’s World Cup win celebrations.

Per UEFA’s statutes, all member associations “shall manage their affairs independently and without undue influence from third parties. Anybody or decision of a body that has not been elected or appointed in accordance with said procedure, even provisionally, will not be recognized by UEFA.”

If the government’s actions are found to be in breach of UEFA’s regulations, Spain could be banned from all UEFA-sanctioned competitions. The ban will extend to all Spanish clubs eligible to participate in UEFA’s club competitions for a period at UEFA’s discretion.     

Spain’s vice President, Yolanda Díaz, Sports, Minister Miquel Iceta, and the president of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), Víctor Francos, have led the calls for Rubiales to resign.

On Friday, FIFA announced it had opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales over his conduct. Later that day, Rubiales would announce his ‘refusal to resign’ at a press conference.

The Spanish government then initiated a separate investigation, with the purpose of exploring legal avenues for removing Rubiales. It is this investigation that formed the basis of the RFEF’s petition to UEFA.

Unlike FIFA, UEFA has remained silent throughout what has become known as the ‘kissing-gate saga’. It is understood that Luis Rubiales and UEFA president Alexander Ceferin share a unique relationship that transcends their shared football interests.

On Saturday, FIFA announced it had suspended Rubiales from ‘‘all football-related activities at national and international level for 90 while disciplinary proceedings continue’’.

In the interim, Pedro Rocha Junco, acting president, will have to decide whether to recall the general secretary’s letter to UEFA or uphold the decision. Rocha also has the power to retain Andreu Camps or to fire him if he does not trust him.

The night before his suspension, Rubiales reportedly fired all vice presidents, but retained Rocha, president of the Extremadura Federation; a move that more than anything sheds light on his trust for Rocha and the relationship between the pair.

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