The timeline of 17 days that led to Luis Rubiales' resignation on Piers Morgan
Former RFEF President Luis Rubiales has finally stepped down from his position, following weeks of sustained public pressure to do so. Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss of Jenni Hermoso is still disputed, but comes following a series of events that in his own words have made it impossible to continue.
Over the five years of his tenure, Rubiales has been involved in numerous scandals, but the kiss scandal spiralled into a global story, that eventually led to his downfall.
Sunday the 20th of August
Following the event itself, Rubiales came on the radio and called those talking about it ‘idiots’. Hermoso shortly after appeared in a live stream talking to her teammates saying ‘What was I supposed to do? I didn’t like it though, eh’. Later that evening, the RFEF communications department published a statement from Hermoso playing down the incident, saying they had a great relationship, and that it was a spontaneous gesture of mutual affection.
Monday the 21st of August
The next day, Monday, Rubiales apologised in a video in case he had offended anyone, and said that there were no bad intentions on either side. Spain were travelling back to Madrid to begin celebrations.
Tuesday the 22nd of August
However it then emerged on Tuesday after they arrived home that Hermoso’s statement were not her words, nor approved by her. It also emerges that Hermoso, her family, and captain Ivana Andres were pressured into appearing in Rubiales’ apology video, but refused. As Rubiales and the Spain squad were welcomed by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who greeted the then RFEF President coldly. At the press event, he explained that Rubiales’ actions were unacceptable, and asked for Rubiales to take further steps. Vice-President Yolanda Diaz demanded
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