This Friday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/soccer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">soccer</a>&nbsp;world was expecting&nbsp;Luis Rubiales&nbsp;to confirm his resignation as president of the&nbsp;Spanish Football Federation. It all seemed inevitable after the controversial kiss he gave to&nbsp;Jenni Hermoso&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/womens-world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Women’s World Cup</a>&nbsp;final.



However,&nbsp;Luis Rubiales&nbsp;took another direction justifying his actions, blaming Hermoso for the incident and guaranteeing he’ll fight until the end. “I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign.”&nbsp;He repeated it three times, and somewhat shockingly, some people applauded him at the event.


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Luis Rubiales’ justification has sparked outrage in&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/spain" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spain</a>&nbsp;to the extent that several female and male players are considering leaving the national team as a demonstration of support for&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/jenni-hermoso">Jenni Hermoso</a>. Now, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/fifa">FIFA</a> is ready to take some measures.



<h2>FIFA suspends Luis Rubiales after kiss to Jenni Hermoso</h2>



This Saturday, in a historic announcement, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee reported that it has provisionally suspended Luis Rubiales as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. 







The decision comes immediately after his controversial statements and actions regarding the kiss he gave to Jenni Hermoso during the award ceremony of the Women’s World Cup in Australia. 



In fact, as a consequence of Luis Rubiales’ stand, the government in&nbsp;Spain&nbsp;had already initiated a process to suspend him from his position. Despite this, the executive showed a challenging attitude in front of the media.



“Is it so serious that I should leave, having overseen the best management in the history of Spanish football? Do you all think I should resign? Well, I’ll tell you something. I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign. And let me tell you more, I have faced a lot of pressure.”



According to the information published by FIFA, Rubiales could have violated Articles 13.1 and 13.2 of the organization’s Disciplinary Code. FIFA reiterated its absolute commitment to respecting the integrity of all individuals and therefore condemns any behavior contrary to that ideal.



“Article 13.1: Associations and clubs, as well as their players, officials, and any other member acting on their behalf, must respect the Laws of the Game, as well as FIFA’s statutes and behave based on the principles of fair play, loyalty, and integrity.”



“Article 13.2: For instance, anyone who acts in any of the following ways can be punished: a) Violating the rules of basic conduct. b) Insulting a person through gestures, signs, or obscene language. c) Using a sporting event for demonstrations of a different nature. d) Behaving in a way that affects the reputation of football and FIFA. e) Actively altering the age of players on their identity cards.”


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During the investigation and disciplinary procedure, Luis Rubiales will be suspended from his duties for at least 90 days and FIFA has warned him that he cannot contact Jenni Hermoso under any circumstances. The most probable outcome: permanent suspension from any soccer activities.

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The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/spain">Spanish women’s national team</a> made history on Sunday by becoming world champions for the first time. However, that historic feat was overshadowed by the controversial behavior of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/luis-rubiales">Luis Rubiales</a> with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/jenni-hermoso">Jenni Hermoso</a> during the ceremony.



The RFEF (Spanish FA) president has been under heavy fire for kissing the player on the lips. Rubiales, however, has refused to resign despite the critics, claiming the kiss was consensual.



Hermoso has recently spoken out, denying Rubiales’ side of the story. The 33-year-old received strong support from her colleagues, with 81 players signing a statement asking for serious changes at the Spanish FA’s brass, otherwise they won’t return to the national team.



<h2>Jenni Hermoso denies consenting to Luis Rubiales’ kiss</h2>



“I want to clarify that, as seen in the images, at no time did I consent to the kiss he gave me and, of course, in no case did I try to lift the president,” Hermoso said. “I do not tolerate my word being doubted, much less making up words I have not said.”



On top of that, players from the Spanish national team released a statement via FutPro condemning Rubiales’ actions and asking for his resignation, saying they won’t play for Spain if he stays in office. Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas is among the players who signed the letter.



“From our union we want to emphasize that no woman should feel the need to respond to the forceful images that the whole world has seen and of course, they should not be involved in non-consensual attitudes,” the statement reads. “The players of the Spanish Soccer Team, current world champions, expect forceful answers from the public powers so that actions such as those contained do not go unpunished.



“We want to end this statement, asking for real changes, both sporting and structural, that help the National Team to continue growing, in order to transfer this great success to later generations. It fills us with sadness that such an unacceptable event is managing to tarnish the greatest sporting success of Spanish women’s football.”



<h2>What did Luis Rubiales say?</h2>



“It was a spontaneous kiss … It was spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and with consent, which is the key,” Rubiales said Friday. “This is the key to all of the criticism, of all of the campaign which has been mounted in this country: that it was without consent. No. It was with consent.



“… She’s the one who picked me up in her arms and she pulled me into her body. We hugged and I told her, ‘Forget about the penalty. You were fantastic, we wouldn’t have won this World Cup without you.’ She replied to me, ‘You are awesome.’ And I said, ‘A small peck?’ And she said, ‘OK.’”



Rubiales also dubbed calls for his resignation as a “witch hunt”, after many personalities in world soccer showed support for Hermoso.



“Another thing is what someone has to say publicly, but do you think it merits this hunt? So that they ask for my resignation? Is it so serious so that I have to leave having done the best leadership in the history of Spanish football? 



“Do you think I have to resign? Well, I’m going to tell you something: I’m not going to resign! I’m not going to resign! I won’t resign! I’m not going to resign! I’m not going to resign!”.


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The Spanish government, however, has started actions to get Rubiales removed, which is what 81 players have asked for in order to return to the national team.

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81 Spain players ask for Luis Rubiales' resignation as Jenni Hermoso denies consenting to his kiss - Bolavip US

This Friday, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/soccer">soccer</a> world was expecting Luis Rubiales to confirm his resignation as president of the Spanish Football Federation. Yesterday, dozens of media outlets and journalists reported that sources within the organization had received news that Rubiales would step down following the controversial kiss he gave to Jenni Hermoso in the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/womens-world-cup">Women’s World Cup</a> final.



However, Luis Rubiales has surprised everyone with a defiant press conference in which he justified his actions and delivered the phrase that’s making headlines: “I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign.” He repeated it three times, and somewhat shockingly, some people applauded him at the event.


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Luis Rubiales’ justification has sparked outrage in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/spain">Spain</a> to the extent that several female and male players are considering leaving the national team as a demonstration of support for Jenni Hermoso. One of those is Ballon d’Or winner <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/alexia-putellas">Alexia Putellas</a>.



<h2>Alexia Putellas fed up with Luis Rubiales after Jenni Hermoso’s kiss</h2>



As a consequence of Luis Rubiales’ controversial statement, the government in Spain has already initiated a process to suspend him from his position. Despite this, the executive showed a challenging attitude in front of the media. 







“Is it so serious that I should leave, having overseen the best management in the history of Spanish football? Do you all think I should resign? Well, I’ll tell you something. I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign. And let me tell you more, I have faced a lot of pressure.”



Furthermore, in the moment which outraged the world, Luis Rubiales explained what happened with the controversial kiss to Jenni Hermoso. “I want to apologize unreservedly. She was the one who lifted me up and brought me close to her body. And I said to her, ‘a little peck?’ and she said to me, ‘okay’.”


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After this, Alexia Putellas, one of the best players in Spain’s national team history, went to social media and exploded against Rubiales. “It’s unacceptable. It’s over. We are with you, teammate.” Now, the big question is if the star of Barcelona would join those who’ll leave the squad to protest.

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