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FIFA suspend RFEF president Luis Rubiales over Jenni Hermoso kiss after WWC final

The 46-year-old vowed not to resign in an extraordinary speech on Friday but has now been banned by world football governing body

FourFourTwo · Aug 26, 2023

Fifa suspends Luis Rubiales and coaching staff walk out over Women’s World Cup kiss row

The staff on Spain’s women’s national team have resigned in protest but Rubiales refuses to walk away from his role as Spanish FA president

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023

FIFA suspends Spanish football president Rubiales

The Spanish national team that won the World Cup as well as several other players have said they would not play international matches while Rubiales remains head of the federation.

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2023

Spain’s Jenni Hermoso Strongly Disputes Luis Rubiales’s Account of World Cup Kiss

The Royal Spanish Football Federation president denied wrongdoing in a controversial speech Friday.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 25, 2023

Spain’s world champions refuse to play while Luis Rubiales is RFEF president

Jenni Hermoso has said she did not give Rubiales consent to kiss her after the World Cup final.

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Government will push to suspend Luis Rubiales in ‘Me Too of Spanish football’

Rubiales did not step down after widespread criticism of his actions following Spain’s World Cup win.

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Iker Casillas slams Luis Rubiales after Spanish FA president refuses to resign

Rubiales refused to resign at a press conference despite appearing to forcefully kiss midfielder Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Spain's football chief Rubiales refuses to resign, says World Cup kiss 'consensual'

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign on Friday after a week of widespread criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain's Women's World Cup triumph.

France 24 · Aug 25, 2023

‘Social assassination’: defiant Rubiales refuses to resign over World Cup kiss

Luis Rubiales hit out at ‘false feminism and a ‘social assassination’ of his character as he vowed to stay on as head of Spain’s football federation (RFEF)

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

Anger builds in Spain as Rubiales refuses to stand down – as it happened

News and reaction after Luis Rubiales vowed to stay on as head of Spain’s FA amid fierce criticism for kissing Jennifer hermoso on the lips

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023