Spanish police arrested the former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales on Wednesday as part of a corruption probe; he was released but is expected to be summoned for more questioning.
BARCELONA, Spain — Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of Spain's soccer federation who kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women's World Cup final, was arrested Wednesday as part of a separate corruption probe by Spanish police before being released. The Civil Guard said that Rubiales was questioned by police at Madrid’s airport after he was detained on exiting the plane that brought him back home from the Dominican Republic.
Rubiales was returning to Spain amid a judicial probe into business deals while he ran the federation, including his biggest decision to move the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. Rubiales was in the Dominican Republic two weeks ago when police raided a property belonging to him in the southern Spanish city of Granada and the offices of the Spanish Football Federation in Madrid.
He had appeared untouchable, however, until he became a national embarrassment for his kiss of Hermoso at the Women's World Cup. The world champion players boycotted the team and, after Rubiales initially claimed to be the victim of 'false feminists,' he eventually quit under immense pressure. Hours after Rubiales was arrested, his successor and interim federation president, Pedro Rocha, stepped down after calling for federation elections on May 6 to choose new leadership.
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