Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales has defied recent calls for him to resign by confidently proclaiming that he will not be leaving his role as earlier believed.
Real Madrid clinched their 11th Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, after beating rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties, following a goalless 120 minutes in Saudi Arabia.
Barcelona have qualified for this year's Spanish Super Cup final, after beating Real Sociedad in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw after extra time on Wednesday night.
FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales on Thursday after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president kissed Spain star Jenni Hermoso on the lips following the Women's World Cup final last weekend.
After announcing his resignation as Spanish FA president, Luis Rubiales has made an odd claim about Africa as his reason for calling it quits Luis Rubiales, who made his decision to finally resign his role as president of the Spanish FA public
Spanish outlet El Confidencial has reported that Rubiales is also facing accusations that he took a Mexican woman on a six-day work-funded holiday to New York.
Rubiales set to quit as RFEF presidentThe Spanish outlet reports that Rubiales will announce his resignation at the RFEF's general meeting, bringing to an end a controversial tenure as president of the Spanish FA. tweet twitter post Rubiales