Soccer-Spain’s soccer chief Luis Rubiales announces resignation By Reuters

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<p>(Reuters) -Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales, engulfed in a scandal over allegations he gave an unsolicited kiss to a player on the women&#8217;s World Cup team last month, said on Sunday he will resign from his position as president.</p>
<p>Rubiales announced his resignation in a statement.</p>
<p>A Spanish prosecutor filed a complaint with the High Court against Rubiales last week for sexual assault and coercion over his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips of Jenni Hermoso.</p>
<p>Rubiales had also been suspended for three months from all football activities by FIFA pending an investigation by soccer&#8217;s world governing body into his actions after Spain clinched their World Cup victory in Sydney on Aug. 20.</p>
<p>&#8220;After the rapid suspension carried out by FIFA, plus the rest of the proceedings opened against me, it is clear that I will not be able to return to my position,&#8221; Rubiales said in his statement. </p>
<p>&#8220;Insisting on waiting and clinging&#8230;is not going to contribute anything positive, neither to the Federation nor to Spanish football. Among other things, because there are de facto powers that will prevent my return,&#8221; he added. </p>
<p>He said he had also stepped down as a vice president of European soccer body UEFA.</p>
<p>Rubiales has insisted the kiss was consensual but the case has sparked outrage among players and many in wider Spanish society.</p>
<p>He appeared to continue to defend his version of events.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have faith in the truth and I am going to do everything in my power to make it prevail,&#8221; he said.</p>
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