Spain women’s football team will refuse to play until Luis Rubiales resigns

World Cup-winning side issue joint statement after Spanish FA chief refuses to resign for kissing Jennifer Hermoso

The Spanish women’s team will not play squad matches until the federation leadership is changed, they said in a joint statement on Friday, hours after Luis Rubiales hit out at “false feminism” and a “social assassination” of his character as he vowed to stay on as head of Spain’s football federation.

The embattled head of the federation has faced fierce criticism for days as well as a Fifa investigation after he grabbed forward Jenni Hermoso by the head and planted a kiss on her lips during the Women’s World Cup final trophy presentation.

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