Zaragoza, Spain ¨C After three weeks of protests and calls for his resignation, Spain¡¯s soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, has quit, but the problems that surfaced in the wake of his forcible kiss of a player after the Women¡¯s World Cup remain.
The player, Jennifer Hermoso, has filed a criminal complaint of sexual assault against him. During the past week, accusations have emerged of chauvinistic treatment toward players, and Spanish league players have started a strike over pay.
Although Beatriz Alvarez, president of Spain¡¯s fledgling women¡¯s league, Liga F, welcomed Rubiales¡¯ resignation, which she said ¡°should have come sooner,¡± she also lamented how it ¡°leaves us the challenge of reconstructing Spanish football after the enormous reputational damage that his behavior has caused.¡±
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