Spanish Football Chief Luis Rubiales Resigns Over World Cup Kiss

Luis Rubiales finally caved in after days of intense pressure and quit as head of Spain’s football federation following a scandal over kissing a female player on the lips after the team won the Women’s World Cup.

The move came three weeks after the 46-year-old, who is facing criminal charges in Spain, defiantly rejected calls to step aside, insisting that the player had consented to the kiss. The scandal soured celebrations over the nation’s first triumph in the tournament and highlighted gender inequality in both Spain and in the world’s most popular sport.

WATCH: Luis Rubiales caved in after days of intense pressure and quit as head of Spain’s football federation. Greg Tanner reports.

Source: Bloomberg

The Spanish football association announced in ...