The Spanish government have threatened to intervene and force the resignation of Luis Rubiales from the Spanish FA after he refused to step down.
he had no intention of resigning
, repeating as much five times, and hit out at "false feminism" after he appeared to forcibly kiss World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso at the weekend's final against England. The 46-year-old insisted that the kiss was consensual, and even intimated that Hermoso initiated it, and he has pointed out that he has already apologized.The president ofthe government body in charge of sports, has now confirmed that they will present a case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports against Rubiales, perVictor Francos said that the case could become the "#MeToo of Spanish football', and admits that Rubiales' behaviour on Friday was "not satisfactory".
"We will suspend [Rubiales] from his functions if CAS agrees that what happened classifies as serious misconduct." The bizarre twist in the case was further compounded by Rubiales apparently offering Spain's World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda a new contract, despite the fact that multiple players went on strike before the tournament in protest at his extreme measures.
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