Luis Rubiales: Spain football president's mother goes on hunger strike after kiss controversy
Luis Rubiales: Spain football president's mother goes on hunger strike after kiss controversy Luis Rubiales has refused to step down after kissing Jenni Hermoso after Spain's Women's World Cup final win over England; FIFA have suspended the Spanish FA chief but his mother has now locked herself in a church and gone on hunger strike in protest at his treatment UEFA has rejected a request from the Spanish football federation (RFEF) to have itself suspended by European football's governing body. The RFEF complained to UEFA that the Spanish government was interfering in the running of its affairs as they investigate Luis Rubiales, the organisation's president, after he kissed Jenni Hermoso in the wake of Spain's Women's World Cup win earlier this month. UEFA statutes say member associations should manage their own affairs without any third-party influence. The RFEF's requests would have Spanish clubs and Spain's national teams excluded from European co...