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Lawrence Ostlere

Luis Rubiales news LIVE: Spanish FA president’s mother ends hunger strike as new Hermoso video emerges

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Protesters gather in Madrid calling for Spanish football federation president to resign

Luis Rubiales faces fresh criticism from his own family as the scandal surrounding the Spanish Football Federation president continues.

Rubiales’ uncle gave an explosive interview accusing his nephew of being “obsessed with power, with luxury, and with women”.

While Rubiales also sent a new video to Fifa appearing to show Jenni Hermoso laughing over his infamous kiss. In the video, Hermoso smiles as she shows her teammates a meme about the kiss to her teammates. Rubiales is still hoping to clear his name amid growing pressure to resign his post after Hermoso said the kiss was non-consensual and symptomatic of a broken culture in Spanish football.

Spain’s controversial manager Jorge Vilda meanwhile is on the verge of being sacked by the newly convened board of the Football Federation after he refused a request to resign. Follow all the latest updates from the Luis Rubiales crisis:

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