Gerard Pique Conspiracy & 4 Scandals That Heralded Rubiales’ Spanish FA Reign

• Luis Rubiales dominated the headlines following his kissing escapade with midfielderJennifer Hermoso
• The 44-year-old has been involved in a series of scandals during his five-year stint as the Spain FA president
• Sports Brief takes a look at five of the most controversial moments of the former FA president

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Luis Rubiales brought to a close his reign as president of the Spanish football federation in an interview with British journalist Pier Morgan.

Rubailes, during his reign, oversaw notable developments in Spanish football, including the tripling of the federation's annual income, modernising of the federation's communication department and improving the overall welfare of Women's football teams.

However, despite his honest effort to improve the standards and welfare of everything associated with Spanish football, it is hard to look past the load of controversies that heralded Rubiales' reign as Spain's FA boss and Sports Brief takes a look at five notable controversies that sprung up during his reign.

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Barely four weeks into his reign as Spain's FA boss, Rubiales made the headline after his surprise decision to fire then-coach Julen Lopetegui two days before the start of the FIFA World Cup in Russia upon finding out the coach already agreed to take up the vacant role at Real Madrid at the end of the World Cup.

Rubiales immediately replaced Lopetegui with former Real Madrid captain Fernando Hierro. However, the defender could only cost the 2010 champions as far as the round of 16, where they eventually lost to host Russia on penalties.