Source : “Spain’s Top Soccer Official Resigns Over Unwanted World Cup Kiss”, Michael Wolgelenter and Rachel Chaundler, The New York Times, 10th September 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/10/world/europe/luis-rubiales-resigns-spain-kiss.html.

“Spain’s Top Soccer Official Resigns Over Unwanted World Cup Kiss”, Michael Wolgelenter and Rachel Chaundler, The New York Times, 10th September 2023.

 

The head of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, resigned on Sunday, weeks after kissing a member of Spain’s women’s team on the lips after the team won the World Cup last month, setting off a national scandal and drawing accusations of abusing his power and perpetuating sexism in the sport.

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Mr. Rubiales, 46, was largely unrepentant about his actions, but pressure had grown on him and the group he leads, known formally as the Royal Spanish Football Federation, and it became clear that his position was untenable as the outrage against him showed no signs of abating.

Spanish prosecutors opened a sexual assault case on Friday after the player Jennifer Hermoso, who said she was made to feel “vulnerable” and a “victim of an attack” when he kissed her