Spanish football chief Rubiales resigns over kiss scandal
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Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales resigned from his post on Sunday because of the scandal caused by his kiss on the lips of a Women's World Cupplayer.
The already-suspended chief sent his resignation to the federation's interim president, he said in an open letter, and also explained his decision to eventually step down in a television interview.
«I'm going to (resign), yes, because I cannot continue my work,» Rubiales told television show «Piers Morgan Uncensored».
"(Family and friends) say to me 'Luis, you need to focus on your dignity and continue your life. If not you are going to damage people you love and the sport you love'."
Rubiales, 46, sparked a worldwide backlash after forcibly kissing midfielderJenni Hermoso during the medal ceremony following Spain's World Cup triumph in Sydney on August 20.
After he refused to resign FIFA provisionally suspended him for 90 days, while Spanish public prosecutors filed a lawsuit against him for sexual assault and coercion earlier this week.
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FootballHermoso, 33, had filed a complaint at the National Court on Tuesday, formally accusing Rubiales of sexual assault.
In an open letter published by Rubiales on Sunday night, he said he had informed the federation he was also stepping down as a vice-president of European football governing body UEFA.
«After the swift suspension carried out by FIFA, plus the rest of the procedures opened against me, it is evident that I will not be able to return to my position,» said Rubiales in the letter.
«Insisting on waiting and clinging to it is not going to contribute to anything positive, neither
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