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Luis Rubiales announced that he has resigned from his position as the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after receiving backlash for kissing a star player on the lips without her consent during the team’s World Cup ceremony.

“Today, I notified the interim president at 930 pm, Mr. Pedro Rocha, that I have resigned as President of RFEF,” Rubiales said Sunday in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, also sharing that he resigned from his position as vice president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 

“I have also informed him that I have done the same with my position at UEFA, so that a replacement for my role as vice president can be sought,” Rubiales said. “After the suspension by FIFA, in addition to the rest of the proceedings against me, it is clear that I will not be able to return to my position.”

Rubiales also said that the reason he stepped down from his position was in an effort to not risk RFEF and Spain’s bid to host the World Cup in 2030, adding that now he’ll spend time defending his name against “excessive persecution.”

 

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He was in the spotlight years ago because of financial and corruption, The Socialist government protected scandals. This time it has been the feminist movement and social networks that have caused its dimension. Good 

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43 minutes ago, Stargeezr said:

Finally. This macho guy should have had the decency to apologize, but no, he

had to show his arrogance and it cost him. I hope the lesson was learned for 

other macho men in the world. The world is changing and that is a good thing.

He did apologise. The female footballer also said the kiss was " no big deal".

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38231500/spain-jenni-hermoso-dismisses-luis-rubiales-kiss-amid-outcry

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4 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

He did apologise. The female footballer also said the kiss was " no big deal".

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38231500/spain-jenni-hermoso-dismisses-luis-rubiales-kiss-amid-outcry

Depends on where you get your news:

 

https://www.goal.com/en/news/kiss-jenni-hermoso-record-straight-81-players-spain-luis-rubiales-gone/blt102afeaa9b686f70

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8 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Not at all.

 

My link is from 21st August. Yours 25th.

 

He did apologise. She said " no big deal". Something has happened between those dates to make it a bigger issue than she felt it was.

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7 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

Not at all.

 

My link is from 21st August. Yours 25th.

 

He did apologise. She said " no big deal". Something has happened between those dates to make it a bigger issue than she felt it was.

Maybe it was her girlfriend asking her why she was kissing a man ?

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On 9/11/2023 at 8:52 PM, Wake Up said:

Whatever happened to “I am sorry. Please forgive my actions”  and the story ends. 

 

it was a kiss and wrong. But not worth ruining some one’s career and causing this much uproar IMO. 
 
 

 

I suspect he wasn't a popular character with the lower ranked people he ruled, and they seized on this to get him gone.

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