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The Spanish Football Federation is calling for Luis Rubiales to resign

The Spanish Football Federation is calling for Luis Rubiales to resign

“In the wake of recent events and unacceptable behavior that has seriously damaged the image of Spanish football, the presidents call on Luis Rubiales to submit his immediate resignation as president of the Spanish Football Federation,” the statement read.read in a advertisement The Royal Spanish Football Federation released today, Monday.

The decision comes after the meeting of the Committee of Presidents of the Regional Associations of the Spanish Football Federation, which took place on Monday in Madrid.

The RFEF is calling for a “deep organic restructuring” that would allow “a new phase of management in Spanish football”.



And the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced, on Saturday, the suspension of Rubiales, after the controversial kiss he directed to the player in the final of the Women’s World Cup. And last Friday, during an extraordinary general meeting, Rubiales refused to resign and confirmed that he would defend himself.

And in the last few hours, The Spanish Public Prosecutor’s Office also announced the opening of a preliminary investigation into the alleged sexual assault, following complaints against Luis Rubiales.

The Spanish Public Prosecutor considered that the kiss was “not consensual”, taking into account the statements of soccer player Jenny Hermoso, and offered her the possibility of filing an official public complaint against Luis Rubiales for the crime of sexual assault within 15 days.

The organization explained in a statement that the reported facts may constitute a crime of sexual assault, and stressed the “significant public repercussions in the media at the national and international levels” that this case entails.

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