Luis Rubiales will not have resisted the pressure. Friday, August 24, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation will resign from his post, after forcibly kissing the player Jenni Hermoso following the title of world champion won in the final of the Women’s World Cup.
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Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales, at the heart of a scandal after forcibly kissing a player during Spain’s victory on Sunday at the World Cup, will present his resignation on Friday at the extraordinary general assembly of his federation, announced Thursday evening several Spanish media.
At the head of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales was on an ejection seat since he forcibly kissed on the mouth Jennifer Hermoso, the N.10 of La Roja female, in front of cameras around the world just after the coronation of Spain against England, causing the highest levels of football to react.
An extraordinary general meeting, a disciplinary procedure at FIFA
Joined by AFP, the football federation did not confirm this information and did not wish to comment. The matter escalated to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who called his action ” unacceptable “, and even Fifa launched disciplinary proceedings against him on Wednesday.
On Tuesday evening, the RFEF announced that due to the ” urgency “, she would hold an extraordinary general meeting on Friday devoted to the subject.
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The announcement of the holding of this meeting was accompanied by a clarification: ” In view of recent events (…) last Sunday in Sydney, we would like to inform you that the Federation’s internal procedures regarding integrity issues are open. »
(With AFP)