Luis Rubiales, the under fire football Chief, has finally resigned as the head of Spain’s football federation almost a month after he grabbed and kissed the midfielder Jenni Hermoso during the celebrations of the country’s victory in the Women’s World Cup, sparking fury, and a national and international debate on sexism. Rubiales had initially attempted to brush off the controversy over the unsolicited kiss after the team’s 1-0 victory over England in Sydney. He had dismissed critics of his actions as “idiots and Stupid people” as the incident provoked global outrage, led to his being provisionally suspended by FIFA, and prompted Hermoso to make a criminal complaint accusing him of Sexual assault.
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00:00 Luis Rubiales, the under-fire football chief, has finally resigned as the head of Spain's
00:06 Football Federation almost a month after he grabbed and kissed the midfielder Jenny Hermoso
00:12 during the celebrations of the country's victory in the Women's World Cup, sparking fury and
00:17 a national and international debate on sexism.
00:20 Rubiales had initially attempted to brush off the controversy over the unsolicited kiss
00:25 after the team's 1-0 victory over England in Sydney.
00:28 He had dismissed critics of his actions as "idiots and stupid people" as the incident
00:33 provoked global outrage, led to his being provisionally suspended by FIFA and prompted
00:38 Hermoso to make a criminal complaint accusing him of sexual assault.
00:43 Later Rubiales released a defiant statement announcing that he had decided to step down
00:48 as the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation and as a UEFA vice-president.
00:53 After the rapid suspension by FIFA and the rest of the proceedings against me, it's clear
00:58 that I cannot return to my post, he said.
01:01 The 46-year-old former player also suggested the powers that be would get in the way of
01:05 my return, adding, "I don't want Spanish football to be damaged because of a campaign as disproportionate
01:11 as this one."
01:12 He said he had decided to quit because he believed his departure would help bring stability
01:17 to Spain, Portugal and Morocco's joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
01:24 Pressure on him had intensified after Hermoso filed a criminal complaint against him.
01:28 The prosecutor's office said that Hermoso's testimony would be processed as soon as possible.
01:34 Under a recently passed sexual consent law, Rubiales could face a fine or between one
01:39 and four years in prison if found guilty of sexual assault, it added.
01:44 In a statement published five days after the incident, Hermoso said that the incident had
01:49 left her feeling vulnerable and a victim of aggression.
01:52 He described the kiss as an "impulsive act, sexist, out of place and without any type
01:58 of consent from my part."
02:00 Her statement had followed days of uproar during which Rubiales rounded on his critics
02:04 before offering an apology, widely seen as half-hearted.
02:08 He later sought to portray the kiss as consensual.
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