Luis Rubiales has defied calls to resign, now echoed by his own federation. Soccer’s world governing body has suspended him, and prosecutors have opened an initial investigation.
Tag: Ethics and Official Misconduct
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3 Hosts of an Eric Adams Fund-Raiser Are Said to Face Indictment
An investigation into the mayor’s former buildings commissioner is expected to yield bribery and mob-related charges against several people who helped raise money for Mr. Adams.
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Spain’s Soccer Federation Forces Reckoning With Sexism
The nonconsensual kiss that Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain’s soccer federation, pressed on Jennifer Hermoso has come to embody the generational fault line between a culture of machismo and more recent progressivism.
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Spanish Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Luis Rubiales
Luis Rubiales caused outrage with his conduct after Spain won the Women’s World Cup and then for his defiant stand when he came under heavy criticism.
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Spanish Soccer Chief Finds His Defenders Backing Away
Luis Rubiales was widely condemned for kissing a player after the Spanish women’s team won the World Cup, but retained a few public supporters. Many now appear to be reconsidering.