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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barry Glendenning

Luis Rubiales, Piers Morgan and the straw that broke an overburdened camel’s back

Linköping fan Emma Holmquist leads a joint protest with Arsenal supporters in support of Jenni Hermoso.
Linköping fan Emma Holmquist leads a joint protest with Arsenal supporters in support of Jenni Hermoso. Photograph: Reuters

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Until their pow-wow is broadcast in full, we can only guess whether or not there is much to be read into the circumstances in which Luis Rubiales finally announced his intention to resign from his position as president of the Spanish football federation. Three weeks to the day after Spain won the Women’s World Cup and Rubiales decided to plant what he continues to insist was a consensual kiss on the lips of Jenni Hermoso, the Spaniard announced his intention to quit in an exclusive interview with Piers Morgan, a similarly boorish and divisive alpha male who has form in the field of stepping down from a cushy, well-paid gig after being publicly criticised by a colleague for the manner in which he continued “to trash” a popular, high-profile woman.

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