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Wednesday briefing: Rubiales faces renewed pressure after RFEF regional presidents call for him to resign

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Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales was cutting an increasingly isolated figure last night after renewed calls for him to resign over his kiss of Jennifer Hermoso at the Women's World Cup final.

On Monday evening, the RFEF’s Territorial Presidents' Committee, made up of the federation’s 19 regional presidents, unanimously called for Rubiales to step down.

In a statement, the committee said: “Following recent events and unacceptable behaviou

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