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Monday briefing: RFEF to hold "extraordinary and urgent" meeting as pressure grows on Rubiales to resign over Hermoso kiss

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28 August 2023 - 4:30 AM

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is to hold an "extraordinary and urgent" meeting on Monday amid the continuing fallout over president Luis Rubiales’ conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, when he kissed Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso on the lips during the trophy presentation.

An RFEF spokesman said on Sunday that its interim president Pedro Rocha has called the meeting "to evaluate the situation in which the federation finds itself" and look at "the decisions or actions to be tak

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