And so he shuffles out, tail between his legs. The disgraced Spanish Football Association president Luis Rubiales appears to have finally conceded he was in the wrong (to Piers Morgan, of all people) and has resigned, saying “I cannot continue my work”. It seems it was never “just a kiss” after all.
Luis Rubiales says he intends to resign as president of Spain's soccer federation after Women's World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso accused him of sexual assault following the country's win last month.
Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales has resigned after he kissed a player following the country's Women's World Cup win. Mr Rubiales, who was suspended by football's governing body FIFA over the kiss, said in an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV that he was stepping down because he "cannot continue my work". Mr Rubiales also posted a document on X, formerly known as Twitter, confirming he had handed in his resignation to the acting president of the Spanish football federation Pedro Rocha.
Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales resigned from his post on Sunday because of the scandal caused by his kiss on the lips of a Women's World Cup player.The players said they would not return until the leadership of the RFEF (Spanish football federation) was changed controversial women's coach Jorge Vilda was sacked on Tuesday.
Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso has lodged a criminal complaint over the unsolicited kiss by football federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain's victory in the Women's World Cup, the national prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.