BARCELONA, Sept 11 — Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales resigned from his post yesterday because of the scandal caused by his kiss on the lips of a Women’s...
BARCELONA, Sept 11 — Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales resigned from his post yesterday because of the scandal caused by his kiss on the lips of a Women’s World Cup player.
Rubiales, 46, sparked a worldwide backlash after forcibly kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso during the medal ceremony following Spain’s World Cup triumph in Sydney on August 20. “After the swift suspension carried out by Fifa, plus the rest of the procedures opened against me, it is evident that I will not be able to return to my position,” said Rubiales in the letter.
“The feminist country is advancing faster and faster,” said second deputy prime minister Yolanda Diaz on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.