Spain’s football federation to take legal action to defend Rubiales
Al JazeeraThe Spanish squad say they will not play ‘if the present leadership remains in charge’ after Rubiales refuses to resign. Spain’s football federation has said it will take legal action to defend its president Luis Rubiales against “lies” after calls for him to resign over his behaviour reached fever pitch. The move on Saturday comes a day after Spain’s women’s national team announced that they would not play any more games unless the president of the country’s football federation stepped down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory in the final of the Women’s World Cup. The statement on the Royal Spanish Football Federation website said it would take legal action to defend Rubiales’ honour, but did not say what the action would consist of. Rubiales also told the assembly, that Hermoso “lifted me up” in a celebratory gesture, and he asked her for “a little kiss?” and she “said yes”.