Spanish Football Federation fires communications director

The investigation is now also focused on former women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda, men’s national team director Albert Luque and RFEF marketing director Rubén Rivera.

The three came under investigation after the brother and a friend of Jenni Hermoso confirmed before the judge that the player was pressured to justify Rubiales’ action in a video.

After the kiss on Hermoso, the players of the Spanish national team called for “forceful changes in the leadership positions of the RFEF and, specifically, in the area of women’s football.”

Therefore, they called for “a restructuring of the organization chart of women’s soccer, restructuring of the office of the Presidency and the General Secretariat, resignation of the president of the RFEF, restructuring of the communication and marketing area, and restructuring of the integrity area.”

The athletes reached an agreement on September 20 with the RFEF and Spain’s Superior Sports Council, in which the federation pledged to make changes.

The agreement allowed the players to agree to participate in the Nations League matches against Sweden and Switzerland, both with Spanish victory.