Tuesday briefing: UEFA rejects RFEF request for European ban for Spanish clubs after complaint over government intervention in Hermoso kiss saga

UEFA has reportedly dismissed a request from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to have all its clubs suspended from European competition as the Women’s World Cup final kiss saga involving RFEF president Luis Rubiales and Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso took a series of dramatic new twists on Monday.

Early in the day, Spanish radio station Onda Cero revealed that the RFEF had sent a letter to UEFA complaining that government attempts to get Rubiales suspended were in breach of r