Gianni Infantinopresident of FIFA, considered this Thursday that what happened after the Women’s World Cup final with the president of the Spanish Football Federation temporarily suspended Luis Rubiales as the protagonist after kissing the player on the mouth Jenni Beautiful and his performance of the following days “It should never have happened.”
“This should never have happened. But it happened, and the FIFA disciplinary bodies immediately assumed their responsibility, taking the necessary measures. The disciplinary procedures will follow their legitimate course,” he explained in a message posted on his Instagram account.
Infantino accompanies his words with a photo of the moment in which he handed over the World Cup to the Spanish team in the presence of Queen Letizia.
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“This is the last day of the month in which Spain was crowned champions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time. Unfortunately, the well-deserved celebration of these magnificent champions was marred by what happened after the final whistle. that continued to happen in the following days”, recalls the FIFA president.
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She also advocates focusing “on how to continue supporting women and women’s football in the future. On and off the pitch. Standing up for true values and respecting the players as people, as well as their fantastic performances.”
Lastly, the head of FIFA highlighted that the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand “has been the biggest and best FIFA Women’s World Cup in history” and took the opportunity to congratulate all the participants and convey “a special congratulations to Spain”.