Rubiales resigns as Spanish FA president after ‘kiss-gate’ scandal

Luis Rubiales has stepped down as president of the Spanish Football Federation following the infamous incident with Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup final.

🚨 BREAKING: Luis Rubiales has resigned as RFEF President

As well as resigning from his his vice-president position in UEFA pic.twitter.com/Nb2cDXLlbU

— Alex Ibaceta (@alexibaceta23) September 10, 2023

The 46-year-old kissed Hermoso on the lips, which she later claimed was not consensual and filed a legal complaint for sexual assault on Tuesday.

BREAKING: Luis Rubiales has sensationally resigned as President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation following the scandal over him kissing Spain’s Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup Final. He revealed the news in a world exclusive interview for ⁦@PiersUncensored⁩ pic.twitter.com/Kl2uQTOzqv

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Rubiales released a statement, where he revealed he has submitted his resignation to the federation acting president Pedro Rocha.

He has also stepped down from his position as vice-president of UEFA executive committee.

“After the quick suspension carried out by Fifa, plus the rest of open proceedings against me, it is evident that I will not be able to return to my position,” Rubiales’ statement read.

“Insisting on waiting and holding on is not going to contribute to anything positive, neither to the federation nor to Spanish football.”

Rubiales continued to defend himself by claiming the kiss was ‘mutual’ and ‘consensual’, but after his provisional suspension carried out by FIFA, it was more or less inevitable he would loose his job.