Oh, you're so resigning! Entire Spain's WC winning squad say they won't play until Rubiales is gone
Reading Time: 1min | Fri. 25.08.23. | 21:47
A total of 56 players, including all of the 23-champion side, signed a joint statement against the president of the Spanish FA
"I won't resign. I won't resign. I won't resign. I won't resign," the president of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, said at his press conference on Friday, as you already read at Mozzart Sport Kenya.
Rubiales has refused to resign despite being widely criticised for kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the medal and trophy presentation following Spain's World Cup triumph, something Hermoso later said on social media she "didn't like".
However, only a few hours after Rubiales' rant, dozens of members of Spain's women's team have said they will not play any matches for the country until he has been removed from his job.
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A total of 56 players, including Hermoso and all of the cup-winning 23-member side, signed a joint statement sent via their FUTPRO union demanding the removal of the federation leadership.
The Spanish media had widely reported on Thursday evening that Rubiales would stand down at an extraordinary general assembly of the Spanish federation (RFEF) on Friday, but instead, he was defiant.
Meanwhile, the Spanish government are pushing for the suspension of Rubiales, with Victor Francos, head of the state-run National Sports Council, saying the government wants this to be "the 'Me Too' of Spanish football" in reference to the movement seeking to highlight and prevent sexual violence towards women.
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