MADRID, Aug 25 — 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...
MADRID, Aug 25 — 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 yesterday.
Rubiales came under unprecedented pressure to resign, with days of criticism from figures including Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s women’s league and several men’s La Liga clubs, as well as internationally. “We are working to ensure that acts such as those we have seen never go unpunished, that they are sanctioned and that the exemplary measures are adopted to protect women footballers from actions that we believe are unacceptable,” the statement said.“Amnesty International wants to show their support for the demands of the player, who has asked the to set underway ‘exemplary measures’ regarding the non-consensual kiss,” said the organisation in a statement.
However he later issued an apology which was also criticised, with prime minister Sanchez saying it was “insufficient”.Earlier Thursday, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admonished Rubiales for his conduct as the criticism continued to mount. “He will have to do what he considers appropriate, but I think that what he has to do is present his resignation.”“This should have been over days ago, it’s a shame that we are here and this has not been concluded,” he told Radio Euskadi.
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