Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish Football Federation, should be removed immediately after the government filed a complaint with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAD), the newspaper said. TOThis Friday.
The Supreme Council for Sports (CSD) will hand over to TAD allegations that Rubiales was targeted for kissing a player on the lips during celebrations for Spain’s win of the Women’s World Cup in Sydney, Australia. Secretary of State for Sports Victor Francos considers them “very serious”.
“If the TAD meets at five in the morning, the CSD will make its decision at five and ten,” the political officer assured.
Victor Francos stated that the Spanish government did not talk to Rubiales and did not demand his resignation. “This is not our mission. If we did this, we would not be competent in the process that begins today. There were contacts with people close to us to do what we had to do,” he explained.
This Friday, the president of the Spanish Football Federation refused to step down, saying that a kiss on the lips of striker Jennifer Hermoso “had been agreed” and that he was the victim of “social murder”.