The president of the Spanish football federation faces an emergency meeting of its general assembly on Friday amid media reports that he will hand in his resignation following an uproar for kissing a Women바카라s World Cup champion.
Luis Rubiales is expected to stand before representatives of Spain바카라s regional federations, clubs, players, coaches and referees in Madrid at noon local time and local media say he is stepping down.
The federation has refused to comment on repeated requests from The Associated Press for confirmation of Rubiales바카라 decision to go that was reported late on Thursday.
Rubiales, 46, is under immense pressure to leave his post since he grabbed player Jenni Hermoso and kissed her on the lips without her consent during the awards ceremony following Spain바카라s 1-0 victory over England on Sunday in Sydney, Australia.
FIFA, soccer바카라s global governing body and organizer of the Women바카라s World Cup, opened a disciplinary case against him on Thursday. Its disciplinary committee was tasked with weighing whether Rubiales violated its code relating to 바카라the basic rules of decent conduct바카라 and 바카라behaving in a way that brings the sport of football and/or FIFA into disrepute.바카라
That move by FIFA came after Spain바카라s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that Rubiales바카라 attempt to apologize, which came after he initially insulted his critics, was unconvincing and that 바카라he must continue taking further steps바카라 to be held accountable.
Spain바카라s Higher Council of Sports, the nation바카라s governing sports body, pledged it would act quickly to consider various formal complaints filed against Rubiales to see if he had broken Spain바카라s sports law or the federation바카라s own code of conduct that sanction sexist acts. If so, Rubiales would face being declared unfit to hold his office by Spain바카라s Administrative Court for Sports.
As if the forced kiss was not enough, Rubiales had shortly before grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture from the section of dignitaries with Spain바카라s Queen Letizia and the 16-year old Princess Infanta Sofía nearby.
The combination of the gesture and the unsolicited kiss has made Rubiales a national embarrassment after his conduct was broadcast to a global audience, marring the enormous accomplishment of the women who played for Spain.
Hermoso, a 33-year-old forward and key contributor to Spain바카라s title, said on a social media stream 바카라I did not like it, but what could I do?바카라 about the kiss during a locker-room celebration immediately after the incident.
The first attempt to respond to the scandal was a statement it released in the name of Hermoso in which she downplayed the incident. Later, a local media report by sports website Relevo.com said that the federation had coerced her to making the statement. The federation has denied this to The AP.
On Wednesday, Hermoso issued a statement through her players바카라 union saying it would speak on her behalf. The union said it would do all it could to ensure that the kiss does 바카라not go unpunished.바카라
Rubiales has received no public support from any major sports figure and united political parties from both the left and right are calling for him to resign.
