Rubiales resigned to protect Spain men’s World Cup bid – not for the women’s game | Alex Ibaceta

Former Spanish football president quit his role without apology and no mention of wrongdoing in the Jenni Hermoso scandal

Luis Rubiales firmly yelled I'm not going to resign" in his speech at an extraordinary general assembly of Spain's football federation (RFEF) last month, banging a fist on the podium to assert his position. But, 17 days later, he announced his resignation from his position as federation president, as well as vice-president of Uefa. The right decision has been made, but Rubiales is leaving the federation in authoritative fashion after announcing his decision to quit in an interview with Piers Morgan, a clip of which has been posted online prior to their full sit-down being aired on Tuesday.

The resignation statement released by Rubiales was nothing less than expected. There was no apology, no mention of Jenni Hermoso, the player who he grabbed and kissed during the medal ceremony following Spain's World Cup success in Sydney last month, no mention of the other players who secured that incredible achievement, and no mention of doing anything wrong.