{"id":287767,"date":"2023-08-25T10:36:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287767"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:36:54","slug":"shamed-spanish-football-chief-luis-rubiales-forced-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/shamed-spanish-football-chief-luis-rubiales-forced-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamed Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales forced out"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>BREAKING NEWS: Spain&#8217;s &#8216;kiss-gate&#8217; FA president Luis Rubiales is forced out of his job after Women&#8217;s World Cup final scandal &#8211; and unpopular winning manager Jorge Vilda could follow him<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rubiales has been forced out of his position as Spanish Football Federation chief<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It followed an emergency meeting on Friday after a chorus of condemnation\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH: It&#8217;s All Coming Up &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s preview show for the weekend&#8217;s football\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales has been forced out following his offensive behaviour at the Women&#8217;s World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales sparked outrage when he kissed Spanish player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth as she collected her medal following the 1-0 win over England in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Footage also emerged that showed Rubiales grabbing his crotch while standing near Queen Letizia of Spain and her 16-year-old daughter Princess Infanta Sofia.<\/p>\n<p>Having initially branded his detractors as &#8216;idiots&#8217;, Rubiales has ultimately bowed to mounting pressure and has stepped down from his position to be replaced by Pedro Rocha.<\/p>\n<p>The unpopular Spain women&#8217;s team coach Jorge Vilda could also leave his post, according to Diario AS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/11\/74717465-12444595-image-a-49_1692957942407.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales arrives at their headquarters for Friday&#8217;s emergency meeting &#8211; he has been forced out of his role\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74715453-12444595-image-a-9_1692952446319.jpg\" height=\"385\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales has been pushed out after his controversial on-the-mouth kiss of player Jenni Hermoso after Spain&#8217;s World Cup triumph<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74715449-12444595-image-a-10_1692952487761.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales sparked more outrage after footage emerged of him grabbing his crotch while celebrating Spain&#8217;s win in the vicinity of Spanish Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74715447-12444595-image-a-11_1692952543977.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales pleaded forgiveness for his actions but has now left his position<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>It was announced on Thursday that FIFA had opened disciplinary proceedings against the football chief, who had been clinging on to his position.<\/p>\n<p>Reports emerged in the Spanish press on Thursday that Rubiales was considering his position after Spain&#8217;s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez\u00a0demanded an explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his confidence he could turn the situation around, Rubiales has now departed as the furore over the 46-year-old&#8217;s behaviour rumbled on.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales will, however, keep his lucrative \u00a3214,000-a-year role as a vice-president for European football&#8217;s governing body UEFA.<\/p>\n<p>Vilda was closely linked to Rubiales but he was accused of creating a controlling environment with Mundo Deportivo reporting he forced players to keep the doors of their rooms open so he could check they&#8217;d gone to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Vilda also allegedly checked the players&#8217; bags when they returned from shopping trips and demanded they inform him who they were meeting outside of the team camp.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, 15 players wrote to the Spanish FA making themselves unavailable for selection while Vilda was in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Footage emerged of Vilda appearing to touch a female staff member on the breast after Spain scored their winning goal in the final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74715451-12444595-image-a-12_1692952595542.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales also carried Spanish player Athenea del Castillo Beivide\u00a0 during the celebrations<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74715519-12444595-image-a-17_1692952756364.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales (right) pictured with Spain&#8217;s Queen Letizia and FIFA president Gianni Infantino after their 1-0 win over England in last Sunday&#8217;s final<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales has been condemned by a variety of organisations within Spanish football, including FUTPRO &#8211; the union that represents Hermoso &#8211; and the women&#8217;s football league, Liga F, who lodged a complaint with the president of the country&#8217;s sports council [CSD].<\/p>\n<p>Hermoso had rejected the invitation to appear in Rubiales&#8217; apology video, despite his pleas that &#8216;my position is at stake, do it for my daughters.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Several clubs, including Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad, Osasuna and Getafe, had called on him to stand down.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes following an emergency meeting of the Spanish Football Federation on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales on Thursday under Article 13 of their code of conduct, which refers to &#8216;offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, he tried to defuse the situation by releasing an apology video, saying: &#8216;I have made a mistake and I have to admit it. It wasn&#8217;t done in bad faith; it was a moment of great emotion.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then damning footage emerged of Rubiales grabbing his crotch in the wild scenes of celebration that greeted Spain&#8217;s victory at Stadium Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish Queen and her daughter were just a few metres away in the stands.<\/p>\n<p>United States legend Megan Rapinoe described the moment as &#8216;a signal of a deep level of misogyny and sexism,&#8217; and insisted his kiss of Hermoso was &#8216;physical assault.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74715525-12444595-image-a-18_1692952797224.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales embraces Spanish player Aitana Bonmati during the presentation ceremony<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74715565-12444595-image-a-22_1692952870948.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales hugs Alba Redondo amid Spain&#8217;s celebrations after winning the Women&#8217;s World Cup<\/p>\n<p>Attacking midfielder Hermoso, who plays for\u00a0CF Pachuca, admitted she &#8216;didn&#8217;t like&#8217; it when Rubiales grabbed her and held her in a tight embrace before kissing her on the lips on the celebratory podium after the match, for which he later reluctantly apologised despite initially defending his behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish football chief Miguel \u00c1ngel Gal\u00e1n has now filed a complaint to the Prosecutor&#8217;s Office in Madrid and the State Attorney General&#8217;s Office alleging Rubiales&#8217; actions constituted sexual assault.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Galan, president of CENAFE &#8211; the country&#8217;s national school for football coaches &#8211; said: &#8216;I would like to file a complaint against Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Soccer Federation, for committing an alleged crime of sexual assault against the Spanish women&#8217;s soccer team&#8217;s Jennifer Hermoso.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This was an intolerable act of sexist behaviour within our sport, which could constitute an alleged crime of sexual assault. I therefore request that a complaint be filed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Galan had already submitted a written complaint to Spain&#8217;s National Sports Council (CSD) and the Spanish FA (RFEF) itself, with his latest actions pursuing the criminal route.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12444595\/Spains-kiss-gate-FA-president-Luis-Rubiales-forced-job-Womens-World-Cup-final-scandal-unpopular-winning-manager-Jorge-Vilda-follow-him.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS: Spain&#8217;s &#8216;kiss-gate&#8217; 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