{"id":287751,"date":"2023-08-25T08:34:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287751"},"modified":"2023-08-25T08:34:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:34:11","slug":"luis-rubiales-poised-to-resign-as-spanish-fa-president-amid-outrage-over-world-cup-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/luis-rubiales-poised-to-resign-as-spanish-fa-president-amid-outrage-over-world-cup-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Rubiales poised to resign as Spanish FA president amid outrage over World Cup kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rubiales\u2019 conduct has been widely criticised <\/p>\n
Rubiales issued an apology via video on Monday for the Hermoso kiss, but Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez described the apology as \u201cinsufficient\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Spanish FA has called an extraordinary general assembly on Friday in response to the matter, while confirming it has opened internal proceedings.<\/p>\n
Rubiales is a Uefa vice-president and a member of its ruling executive committee, and if the Spanish federation was to dismiss Rubiales it could ask Uefa for the right to nominate a replacement.<\/p>\n
If Fifa suspended him, Rubiales\u2019 seat on the ExCo would remain vacant until the next Uefa Congress, when a replacement would be elected.<\/p>\n
The Fifa proceedings could also hamper Spain\u2019s bid to co-host the 2030 men\u2019s World Cup finals, which Rubiales is helping to lead.<\/p>\n
Spain is bidding alongside Portugal, Ukraine and Morocco for the centenary finals, with a decision on who will host due to be taken at an extraordinary F Congress in the final quarter of next year.<\/p>\n