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The United Nations celebrates FIFA’s decision to ban Rubiales and criticizes his “manifestly inappropriate” behaviour.

UN Women Spain gathered more than fifty signatures in a statement celebrating FIFA’s decision to suspend Luis Rubiales as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for his “totally unacceptable abusive behavior” at the Women’s World Cup final.

The document celebrates action taken by Spain’s Supreme Council of Sport against Rubiales, which may temporarily double the sentence, while the Administrative Tribunal for Sport (TAD) examines complaints received against the conduct of the recently suspended RFEF president.

“The Spanish women’s football team is the undisputed world champions. Their skills and achievements should be the center of attention. Instead, totally unacceptable offensive comments and behavior have turned these unfortunate performances into something less worthy of celebration,” the statement read. statement.

UN Women Spain has brought together more than 50 politicians, businessmen, actors and journalists, as well as women from other professionals, to advocate for “zero tolerance for any form of abuse or harassment, anytime and anywhere, in women’s sport.” “.

The letter is supported by the former head of government, Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero; former minister Jordi Sevilla; Former Minister and President of Red Electrica de España, Beatriz Corredor; the President of the Court of Accounts, Enriqueta Chicano; Fundación Mujeres President and former PSOE leader Elena Valenciano; and Olympic champion and former Vice President of the Council of Europe Teresa Zabel, among others. It is also explicitly supported by other organizations such as Plan International Spain, Mujeres Avenir, Platform for Children’s Organizations POI, Fundación Mujeres, Oxfam Intermón, Political Watch and “mas-democracia.org”.