Luis Rubiales Faces Accusations of Inappropriate Behavior at World Cup
TL;DR
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, has been accused by the English Football Association (FA) chair, Debbie Hewitt, of inappropriately touching England players at the FIFA World Cup final. Hewitt claimed that Rubiales forcefully kissed one player and cupped and stroked the face of another, leaving her feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed. Rubiales denied the allegations and criticized Hewitt's statements. FIFA dismissed Rubiales' assessment and banned him from all football-related activities for three years. Rubiales is currently under investigation for sexual assault and coercion.
- Luis Rubiales accused by FA Chair of inappropriately touching England players at World Cup final CNN
- Rubiales forcefully kissed Bronze at WWC - England FA chair ESPN
- Luis Rubiales and FIFA’s report: ‘Forceful kiss’ on Lucy Bronze, FA ‘hypocrisy’ and ‘The Genitals Incident’ The Athletic
- Luis Rubiales ‘forcefully kissed’ England player at Women’s World Cup Al Jazeera English
- Ex-Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales accused of more 'inappropriate' kissing at World Cup New York Post
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