MADRID — Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will quit his post after being roundly condemned by the football world and beyond for forcibly kissing a Spain player on the mouth following the Women's World Cup final, several media outlets reported on Thursday (Aug 24).
Mr Rubiales, 46, will submit his resignation as president of the Spanish Football Federation on Friday at an extraordinary general assembly, according to the reports.
FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales earlier Thursday. FIFA said the incident"may constitute violations of article 13 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the FIFA disciplinary code". " underline that this behaviour is a form of sexual violence like any other, and cannot be justified in any way." "It's a very delicate topic, like most people it was behaviour that I obviously did not like," Mr Ancelotti told a news conference.Further Spanish clubs joined the wave of dissent against Mr Rubiales on Thursday, following Getafe president Angel Torres the day before.
Mr Rubiales became president of the RFEF in May 2018 and has since been mired in a number of controversies.
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