{"id":285791,"date":"2023-08-28T17:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T17:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=285791"},"modified":"2023-08-28T17:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T17:35:10","slug":"one-week-after-sullying-the-womens-world-cup-luis-rubiales-is-now-a-spanish-football-outcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/one-week-after-sullying-the-womens-world-cup-luis-rubiales-is-now-a-spanish-football-outcast\/","title":{"rendered":"One week after sullying the Women\u2019s World Cup, Luis Rubiales is now a Spanish football outcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>One week after sullying the Women's World Cup, Luis Rubiales is now a Spanish soccer outcast<\/h2>\n


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One week after the president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed a player during the Women\u2019s World Cup awards ceremony, his reputation is in tatters and he’s out of his job.<\/p>\n

Luis Rubiales, whose leadership of Spanish soccer had already been marked by successes tinged with scandal, wrecked his career by offending millions worldwide with his conduct at the final in Sydney, Australia, when he also grabbed his crotch in a victory gesture.<\/p>\n

\u201cRubiales cannot run Spanish soccer again,\u201d Spanish minister Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas Montero said Sunday, a day after he was provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had enough of him when he marred the great triumph of women\u2019s soccer with his intolerable attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rubiales was replaced by his vice president Pedro Rocha, who will act as interim chief in his absence. Rocha is considered to be a confidant of Rubiales. Rocha has called an emergency meeting of the soccer federation’s regional heads to discuss the crisis on Monday, when women\u2019s groups will rally in downtown Madrid in support of forward Jenni Hermoso, who was kissed on the lips by Rubiales after Spain’s 1-0 win over England in the final.<\/p>\n

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FIFA moved against Rubiales after he refused to step down and defiantly told an emergency assembly of his federation on Friday that he was the victim of a \u201cwitch hunt\u201d by \u201cfalse feminists.\u201d<\/p>\n

On a day that will go down as one of the ugliest in Spanish soccer, Rubiales said that Hermoso had consented to the \u201cmutual\u201d kiss. Hermoso replied in two statements to say that was false and that she considered herself the victim of an abuse of power. She also accused the federation of trying to pressure her into supporting Rubiales. The federation hit back by saying she was lying and that it would take legal action against her.<\/p>\n

As part of his suspension of Rubiales, FIFA disciplinary judge Jorge Palacio ordered Rubiales and the federation not to contact Hermoso.<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s government is also pursuing his permanent removal in Spain\u2019s Administrative Court for Sports. The court will meet in the coming week to consider the government\u2019s lawsuit for an alleged abuse of power and for allegedly committing acts that tarnished the dignity and decorum of a sporting event. If found guilty, Rubiales could be ruled unfit to hold office.<\/p>\n

Spain great Andr\u00e9s Iniesta, a 2010 World Cup winner, said \u201cafter what has happened this week I would like to express my sadness, as a person, as a father of three girls, as a husband and as a soccer player.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had to bear this president who clung to power, didn\u2019t admit that his behavior had been unacceptable and was damaging the image of our country and our soccer before the world,\u201d Iniesta said on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n

Rubiales’ behavior has tarnished not only the greatest feat of Spanish women\u2019s soccer, it has also torn apart his federation.<\/p>\n

The only public support Rubiales has received came during Friday\u2019s general assembly when he was applauded several times by parts of the mostly male crowd, which was made up of regional federation officials, coaches, referees and players from lower divisions.<\/p>\n

But his refusal to go quietly led to some resignations from his board, including the vice president in charge of women\u2019s soccer. The federation will also keep open its own internal probe into the incident as part of its sexual violence protocol.<\/p>\n

Those who applauded his diatribe included women\u2019s coach Jorge Vilda \u2014 Hermoso’s coach \u2014 and Spain\u2019s men\u2019s coach Luis de la Fuente. But once FIFA took down Rubiales, it took only hours for both coaches to issue statements sanctioning their now former boss.<\/p>\n

Rubiales is a 46-year-old former player who headed a players\u2019 union \u2013 which this week joined the chorus demanding his resignation \u2013 before he was elected to run the federation in 2018. He has not shied away from controversy since, but has shored up internal support by boosting revenues.<\/p>\n

Rubiales made 339,000 euros ($365,000) in 2021 after taxes, for presiding over the federation with a budget of 382 million euros ($412 million). The federation runs Spain\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s national soccer teams and its semi-professional and amateur soccer leagues. It also organizes the referees. The government maintains some oversight of the entity but it cannot name or remove its executives.<\/p>\n

Weeks after becoming the most powerful man in Spanish soccer, Rubiales showed he wouldn\u2019t tolerate any act that he considered disloyal when he fired the coach of Spain\u2019s men\u2019s team just two days before its first match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Julen Lopetegui had just agreed to join Real Madrid after the tournament, but Rubiales felt he had betrayed the national team and dismissed him.<\/p>\n

Rubiales revolutionized the Spanish Super Cup in 2019 by expanding it from two to four teams and taking it to Saudi Arabia \u2013 now the big draw for top European talent like Cristiano Ronaldo \u2013 in exchange for 40 million dollars a year. The clubs and federation loved the cash, but the move was criticized by women\u2019s and human rights groups for the regime\u2019s treatment of women and minorities. Spanish authorities also scrutinized the deal, and an investigative judge is probing the legality of the Super Cup contracts.<\/p>\n

In part, Rubiales was tolerated because he was considered better than his predecessor, \u00c1ngel Maria Villar, who was in power for nearly three decades before he ended up behind bars for widespread corruption.<\/p>\n

Rubiales increased his hold on power by becoming a vice-president with UEFA, which has remained silent on the scandal. Rubiales was spearheading what promised to be his greatest prize: a joint bid to host the 2030 men\u2019s World Cup with Portugal, Morocco and possibly Ukraine.<\/p>\n

But it seems the greatest sporting achievement of Spanish soccer under his watch has led to his downfall \u2013 unless he can successfully fight against both FIFA and Spain\u2019s government.<\/p>\n

Not only were his actions deemed out of line, his erratic handling of the scandal \u2014 which swerved from insulting his critics, to an awkward apology, and eventually his tirade against feminism \u2014 did him in.<\/p>\n

The response from Spanish society has been overwhelmingly supportive of Hermoso and against Rubiales.<\/p>\n

Her Spain teammates, along with more than 50 others women players, said they would not play for Spain as long as he remains.<\/p>\n

Messages in support of the player and condemning Rubiales have poured in from Spanish and foreign players, the most powerful soccer clubs \u2013 Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, among others \u2013 and from political parties from the far left to the center right.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuis Rubiales is finished,\u201d the president of Spain\u2019s women\u2019s league, Beatriz \u00c1lvarez, told The Associated Press. \u201cHe has dug his own grave with his acts and his words.\u201d<\/p>\n

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