Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain's football federation, has been arrested as part of a corruption probe. He was questioned by police at Madrid's airport and released a few hours later. Rubiales is expected to be summoned for further questioning in the coming days.
BARCELONA, Spain — Luis Rubiales , the disgraced former president of Spain ’s football federation who kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women’s World Cup final, was arrested Wednesday as part of a separate corruption probe by Spanish police before being released.
Rubiales was in the Dominican Republic two weeks ago when police raided a property belonging to him in the southern Spanish city of Granada and the offices of the Spanish Football Federation in Madrid. Seven people were arrested before being released and Rubiales was identified as one of five additional individuals under investigation.
Rubiales cut short his stay abroad by three days. He had originally told the court that he was coming back on Saturday. In a brief preview of a recorded interview with Spanish television channel La Sexta, Rubiales denied a series of what he called false claims made by Spanish media. Spain’s Justice Minister Félix Bolaños said he was not concerned about possible reputational damage to Spain co-hosting the World Cup.
Rubiales’ biggest decision was to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. The clubs and federation liked the income, but the move was criticized by women’s and human rights groups over Saudi Arabia’s treatment of women and minorities.
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