{"id":292065,"date":"2023-09-10T20:34:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T20:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292065"},"modified":"2023-09-10T20:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T20:34:49","slug":"breaking-news-luis-rubiales-finally-announces-he-is-resigning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/breaking-news-luis-rubiales-finally-announces-he-is-resigning\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Luis Rubiales FINALLY announces he is resigning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>BREAKING NEWS: Luis Rubiales FINALLY announces he is resigning as Spanish FA President during interview with Piers Morgan after weeks of criticism over kissing Jenni Hermoso at the Women&#8217;s World Cup final<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Luis Rubiales has resigned as President of the Spanish FA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There have been weeks of controversy after he kissed Spain&#8217;s Jenni Hermoso<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rubiales has finally accepted calls for him to resign from throughout Spain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luis Rubiales has resigned as President of the Spanish Football Federation following weeks of controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales has faced considerable critcism after he kissed Jenni Hermoso following Spain&#8217;s victory against England in the Women&#8217;s World Cup final.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He initially announced that he would not step down despite calls to do so, but he has now announced his resignation in an exclusive interview with Piers Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales said: &#8216;I am going to [resign], because I cannot continue my work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I spoke with my daughters and they know it is not a question about me. They say I have to focus on my dignity and my life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/21\/75272103-12502215-image-a-9_1694376642669.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luis Rubiales has resigned as President of the Spanish FA after a controversial few weeks<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In this situation now, this is the thing that I have to do.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales was also seen grabbing his crotch in the moments after the final ended, but was initially reluctant to give up his role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He claimed he was a victim of a &#8216;political and media lynching&#8217; and was &#8216;advancing feminism&#8217; in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span>More to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12502215\/Luis-Rubiales-FINALLY-announces-resigning-Spanish-FA-President-interview-Piers-Morgan-weeks-criticism-kissing-Jenni-Hermoso-Womens-World-Cup-final.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS: Luis Rubiales FINALLY announces he is resigning as Spanish FA President during interview with Piers Morgan after weeks <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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