Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales, engulfed in a scandal over allegations he gave an unsolicited kiss to a player on the women’s World Cup team last month, has announced his resignation as president. A Spanish prosecutor filed a complaint with the High Court against Rubiales last week for sexual assault and coercion over his…
President of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, has been forced to issue an apology after he drew the ire of the world for planting a widely condemned kiss on the lips of Spain’s all-time leading scorer, Jenni Hermoso, after the European nation’s FIFA Women’s World Cup win on Sunday night. Hermoso and Rubiales embraced…
The polarising coach of Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s football team has been fired, less than three weeks after the victory celebration that led to the suspension of the country’s federation president for kissing a player. The Spanish federation (RFEF) offered no immediate explanation for the dismissal and mostly praised the outgoing Jorge Vilda, saying he…
Speaking publicly for the first time on the issue that has made ugly headlines around the world, Spain FIFA Women’s World Cup-winning hero Jenni Hermoso has called for “exemplary measures” to be taken against Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales following his unsolicited kiss on her lips after the team’s victory. As calls increased…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has broken his silence on the controversial ‘Kissgate’ scandal involving Spanish football federation boss Luis Rubiales. The FIFA boss took to social media to slam the actions of Rubiales, who kissed Spanish women’s football star Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy presentation. Infantino said the…
FIFA has suspended Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales from office while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing a player without her consent. FIFA said Rubiales is removed from duties for 90 days “pending the disciplinary proceedings opened” against him Thursday. Rubiales refused to resign from…