Spain: Women's football coaching staff resign over FIFA World Cup kissing scandal

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All of Spain's national women's football coaching staff except for the chief have stepped down after the country's football federation president Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after her team's victory in the World Cup final.

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00:00 All but the chief of Spain's national women's football coaching staff have stepped down

00:05 after the country's Football Federation president, Luis Rubiales, kissed player Jennifer Hermoso

00:10 after her team's victory in the World Cup.

00:12 The eleven staff members called it inappropriate.

00:15 FIFA has suspended Rubiales from all football-related activity for 90 days.

00:19 "We respect, as there is no other way, the decision FIFA has taken.

00:25 We consider it to reinforce the position of the government in terms of the path it has

00:32 taken in relation to the high standards of international football.

00:36 It reinforces and reaffirms that the path the Spanish government has taken yesterday

00:43 afternoon is the right one."

00:45 Rubiales faces inquiries by FIFA and the Spanish Football Federation, but can only be forced

00:50 out by a legal verdict.

00:52 The women's team's head coach, Jochi Wilde, remains in place despite agreeing the kiss

00:56 was wrong.

00:56 (whooshing)

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