BARCELONA: Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales has resigned from his position over the kiss scandal in the Women’s World Cup final match against England, Western media reported on Sunday.
The suspended president of the federation sent his resignation to the federation’s caretaker chief, he said in an open letter and also clarified his decision to finally step down in a TV interview.
Spanish Football President Eventually Resigns Over Kiss Scandal
Earlier, the suspended president of Spain’s football federation Luis Rubiales said that he would quit due to the World Cup scandal. Rubiales sparked a global backlash after forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso during the medal ceremony following Spain’s World Cup win against England in Sydney.
After the president declined to quit FIFA suspended him for three months, while Spanish public prosecutors also filed a case against him for sexual attack.
Spanish football player Jenni Hermoso filed a legal complaint against the country’s football federation head, Luis Rubiales’s forced kiss after Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup against England, Spain’s prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday.
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According to the country’s prosecutor’s office, Jenni Hermoso gave her evidence on the matter, and the legal petition will be processed immediately.
After the new development, Luis Rubiales could face criminal charges in addition to the current probe by Spain’s Sports Court for” misconduct” and an inquiry by FIFA, which has also suspended Rubiales from the post.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the nation’s women footballers “gave the entire world a lesson” by going on protest over federation head Luis Rubiales’ World Cup kiss.
The Prime Minister said that their players have won two times: first on the ground, and now in giving a lesson to the entire world, a lesson of equality between women and men. Spanish player Jenni Hermoso joined a mass protest of women players saying she did not consent to being kissed by the Rubiales after Spain’s win in the Women’s World Cup final against England.
