The noose is tightening. A crisis meeting was held within the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Monday 28 August following President Luis Rubiales’ forced kiss on a player during the Women’s World Cup final a few days earlier.
The RFEF calls for the resignation of Luis Rubiales
After the attack, all eyes are on the federation, which initially defended Luis Rubiales.
On Monday, the presidents of the regional federations therefore spoke for six hours on the future of their president before issuing a press release, also distributed by Information about France :
” After recent events and unacceptable behavior that have seriously damaged the image of Spanish football, the presidents demand that Luis Rubiales immediately present his resignation as president of the RFEF. We ask the competent bodies to carry out a profound and imminent organizational restructuring of the strategic positions of the Federation to give life to a new stage in the management of Spanish football “.
On Friday 25 August, however, its president had refused to resign, provoking protests. FIFA has therefore decided to suspend him for a minimum of 90 days, the time necessary to carry out the various proceedings launched against him. Since then, Luis Rubiales had been fired by the coaches of the national selections (Jorge Vilda for women, who is also in the spotlight because a global restructuring is required on all sides, and Luis de la Fuente for men).
The Spanish prosecutor’s office also announced, on Monday 28 August, the opening of a preliminary investigation for ” sexual assault “.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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