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MADRID. — Spain’s soccer federation will meet urgently today as its president, Luis Rubiales, faces a FIFA suspension and a storm of criticism over allegations he gave a player an unwanted kiss on the lips following Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup.
Rubiales has steadfastly refused to resign over the incident with player Jenni Hermoso last Sunday in Sydney, saying the kiss was consensual. Players and a string of coaches on the women’s squad are demanding he go, and the government also wants him out.
The Royal Football Federation (RFEF) has called regional federations to an “extraordinary and urgent” meeting today “to evaluate the situation in which the federation finds itself” following Rubiales’ suspension, an RFEF spokesperson said yesterday.
FIFA, football’s world governing body, opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales on Thursday and announced on Saturday that Rubiales was suspended for three months from national and international football pending an investigation.
Rubiales, 46, said he would use the FIFA probe to show his innocence. — Reuters.
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