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Luis Rubiales<\/strong> is stepping down from his post as chief of Spanish soccer — this after mounting pressure following his kissing scandal during the Women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

The President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation — who’s had the job since 2018 — just publicly announced he was resigning during an interview with Piers Morgan<\/strong>, who was asking if the backlash had grown too large to ignore.<\/p>\n

Rubiales acknowledged his defiance<\/strong> was now starting to affect others and the organization at large, and that he was becoming a distraction … so he’s throwing in the towel.<\/p>\n

He does maintain his innocence — as he’s done from the start — but says trying to keep his position was turning out to be more trouble than it’s worth. After a clip of the Piers sit-down was posted, he took to Twitter to confirm he’d passed the baton on to the acting Prez.<\/p>\n

In his lengthy statement, Rubiales says he plans to defend himself\/his honor in the continuing fallout. Of course, that seems to reference the criminal complaint the female soccer player herself, Jennifer Hermoso, filed with the Spanish authorities — alleging sexual assault.<\/p>\n

Spanish prosecutors have already said they’re taking him to court<\/strong> to stand trial. If convicted, he faces a fine and\/or up to 4 years in prison.<\/p>\n

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Rubiales apologized for the incident shortly after it happened — saying he got swept up in the moment … but later suggesting it was a consensual kiss, despite Hermoso saying otherwise.<\/p>\n

He was eventually suspended, and the head coach of the team actually got fired<\/strong> for defending Rubiales — in which he commended the fact Rubiales refused to quit. It’s perhaps not that surprising … the team had said they wouldn’t take the field until he was gone.<\/p>\n

A lesson learned … don’t kiss people without their consent. ??\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n

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