Luis Rubiales, who kissed the Spanish player on the mouth during the World Cup medal distribution, has announced his resignation.
President of the Spanish Football Association Luis Rubiales has announced that he is resigning from his position, says, for example, the Spanish media Marca.
According to Marca, Rubiales has said he will announce his resignation at a meeting on Friday where the Spanish Football Association is to deal with the uproar Rubiales has caused. Rubiales kissed the Spanish player on the mouth on Sunday during the medal distribution of the Women’s World Cup final.
The situation can be seen in the video below.
The international football association Fifa announced earlier on Thursday that it would initiate disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales’ activities.
The Spanish Women’s Football League stated on Wednesday evening that Rubiales should be fired from her position. The Prime Minister of Spain has also publicly criticized Rubiales’ actions this week. In addition, the coach of Real Madrid, among other things Carlo Ancelotti said that he did not think Rubiales’ behavior was appropriate.
– I don’t know if he plans to resign. However, I hope he makes the right decision, Ancelotti said before Rubiales’ announcement, according to TT.
The Spanish star who was the object of the kiss Jennifer Hermoso issued a joint statement on Wednesday with Futpro, the association of Spanish professional footballers, calling for action to be taken against Rubiales.
– We are working to ensure that the kind of actions we have seen do not go unpunished and that female footballers are protected from actions that we find unacceptable, the statement said.