"Kiss Controversy Sparks Resignation Demands and Hunger Strike in Spain's Football Federation"

The Spanish football federation has asked its president, Luis Rubiales, to resign following his controversial kiss with player Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup. The federation's regional presidents held an emergency meeting and called for Rubiales' immediate resignation, citing the damage caused to the image of Spanish football. Hermoso described the incident as an assault and demanded a change in the organization's management. Women football players worldwide have expressed solidarity with Hermoso, with the Spanish national women's team threatening to boycott unless the current leadership is removed. FIFA has provisionally suspended Rubiales and opened disciplinary proceedings, while Spanish prosecutors have launched a sexual assault case against him.
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- #MeToo exposed the abuse of women in Spain. It took football and #SeAcabó to spark a revolution The Guardian
- Spain’s Soccer Federation Forces Reckoning With Sexism The New York Times
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