Dozens of members of Spains Womens team have said they will not play any matches for the country until Luis Rubiales has been removed from his job.
Luis Rubiales has refused to resign as Spanish FA president for kissing Jenni Hermoso after Spain's Women's World Cup final victory on Sunday and says he has been subjected to a 'social assassination'
Dozens of members of Spain's Women's team have said they will not play any matches for the country until Luis Rubiales has been removed from his job. Under-fire national football federation president Rubiales has refused to resign despite being widely criticised for kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the medal and trophy presentation following Spain's World Cup victory, something Hermoso later said on social media she"didn't like".
A total of 56 players, including Hermoso and all of the cup-winning 23-strong side, signed a joint statement sent via their FUTPRO union demanding the removal of the federation leadership.
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