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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barry Glendenning

Luis Rubiales and a scandal showing no sign of an end any time soon

Luis Rubiales during a celebratory ceremony in Madrid.
The world champions, plus Luis Rubiales. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters

ON IT GOES

While each passing day suggests there is less and less to admire about head Spanish football federation (RFEF) honcho Luis Rubiales, it would seem he does have some massive, clanging brass balls. Despite criticism and calls for his head having come from Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish women’s football league, Megan Rapinoe and assorted other high-profile politicians and national media figures, the 46-year-old appears to have gone full Trump and is desperately clinging to power after he unwittingly made the World Cup final celebrations all about him, proving in the process he is in no way fit for his office. And how!

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