Luis Rubiales: Spanish Football Federation regional presidents call for resignation

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Luis Rubiales: Spanish Football Federation regional presidents call for resignation

28 August 2023 Women's World Cup

Spanish Football Federation regional leaders have called on their president Luis Rubiales to immediately resign after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso.

Rubiales, 46, has been widely criticised after the incident following Spain's Women's World Cup final win.

Hermoso, 33, said the kiss on her lips was not consensual.

Earlier, Spanish prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into whether the incident amounts to a crime of sexual assault.

In other developments on Monday, Rubiales' mother Angeles Bejar has locked herself in a Spanish church and gone on a hunger strike because of the "inhuman hunt" against her son. In the evening, hundreds of people gathered in Madrid in support of Hermoso and in protest of Rubiales.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66640485

[Beakybird]

1. All he had to do was profusely apologize as soon as it was brought to his attention.

But he kept on gaslighting. And then he attacked the victim. What an asshole!

[Hestia]

3. I dunno though - BBC showed pics of them kissing after other wins and nothing was said

It "appears to my feeble mind" that it has been the media stoking this, absolutely ruining the Spanish team's win, when this should have been handled off field with owners, he and she and let him step down and not do a trial by media, as is what is happening now.

Just saying...

[Beakybird]

4. Maybe she didn't like it then either. This guy decides if she plays and how much she gets paid.

[GreenWave]

2. No tiene excusa alguna.

Vete saliendo entonces de aquel puesto.

Y tu madre recuérdate aquel mensaje de tu Biblia:

Bendito eres entre todas las mujeres.

(He has no excuse. Scram right away from your job. And for your mother, remember that message from your Bible: Blessed are ye amongst all the women.*)
* A message to warn men in power not to take advantage of women.