2023-08-28 14:39:33
The presidents of the regional federations of Spanish football, summoned by the interim president of the Federation, demanded on Monday August 28 the immediate resignation of Luis Rubiales, who is the subject of a preliminary investigation for sexual assault after giving a forced kiss international Jennifer Hermoso.
On the judicial level, the Spanish public prosecutor’s office announced earlier today the opening of a preliminary investigation for “sexual assault”.
The Spanish football boss aroused a wave of indignation by kissing Jenni Hermoso on the mouth on the World Cup podium on August 20 in Sydney after La Roja’s coronation.
Refusal to resign
“After the recent events and unacceptable behaviors that have seriously damaged the image of Spanish football, the presidents ask Luis Rubiales to immediately submit his resignation as president of the RFEF”writes the Federation in a press release.
The call was issued following a meeting of the federation’s regional presidents, convened urgently by Pedro Rocha, who has held the interim presidency of the RFEF since Luis Rubiales was suspended from his post by FIFA, the international football body. They also speak for “a profound and immediate restructuring of the Federation’s strategic positions in order to pave the way for a new stage in the management of Spanish football”.
The pressure has been mounting and escalating in recent days, since Rubiales, 46, announced to everyone’s surprise last Friday that he was refusing to step down. After Fifa’s decision to suspend him on Saturday “of any football-related activity at national and international level” for 90 days, he is now under preliminary investigation for sexual assault. This investigation, said the prosecution in a press release, relates to “facts that could constitute a crime of sexual assault”.
#MeToo of Spanish football
Spanish justice invites Jenni Hermoso to contact “within 15 days” in order to be “informed of his rights as a victim” and of ” file a complaint “ if she wishes. According to the prosecution, a complaint from the Spanish international, 33, is essential for the launch of possible proceedings against the president of the RFEF.
Seized by the Spanish government, the Administrative Sports Court (TAD) met for its part on Monday to study the complaint of the left executive against Luis Rubiales. The case, already dubbed the “#MeToo of Spanish football” and which eclipsed the world title of the female Roja, caused a wave of indignation in Spain but also abroad.
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