mr rubiales denied this accusation.m of expenses fraud. he has denied allegations. most recently mr rubiales has drawn criticism of continuing to back torsional national team coachjorge vilda. despite success, or give other has been a divisive figure with some tears saying his behaviour damaged the mental health but mr rubiales has continued to stand behind tiscali. ~ ., ., ., ., , tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year- _ tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year- they _ tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year. they are _ tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year. they are trying - tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year. they are trying to i tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year. they are trying to do | tiscali. we went to a lot of this - last year. they are trying to do the same _ last year. they are trying to do the same thing — last year. they are trying to do the same thing to you they are doing to me now _ same thing to you they are doing to me now. ., ,., me now. then the controversial cas

so there seems to be a lot more pressure on mr rubiales.been the reaction in spain to the developments today and over the weekend 7 you'll make in the public sphere here, everyone seems to be criticising mr rubiales, you don't hear too many people defending him, whether it's politicians or in the football world. more and more people seem to be coming out and criticising him, saying he should step down. but this has gone beyond the football world, even beyond the political world. the football world, even beyond the politicalworld. i'm in the football world, even beyond the political world. i'm in a square in central madrid where in a few minutes, we are expecting quite a large demonstration against mr ruby aulas to take place, and that reflects the strength of feeling on a social level notjust amongst women, there are many men who seem to be angry about this, as well. i was a there's the issue of social consent, which so many people are furious about, but also the fact that this has become rather embarrassing for spain, many feel, and it's r

this infamous kiss that she received from mr rubiales-— mr rubiales.. this puts the spotlight on spanish culture, _ mr rubiales. this puts the spotlight on spanish culture, particularly - mr rubiales. this puts the spotlight on spanish culture, particularly in l on spanish culture, particularly in famous book. == on spanish culture, particularly in famous book.— famous book. -- in female sport. yes, it famous book. -- in female sport. yes. it does- _ famous book. -- in female sport. yes, it does. there _ famous book. -- in female sport. yes, it does. there was _ famous book. -- in female sport. yes, it does. there was a - famous book. -- in female sport. j yes, it does. there was a spanish government minister who said the other day that this should be a #metoo moment for spanish football, and a lot of people are talking about it in those terms, but also it's going beyond football. we've had a look at demonstrations around the country. yesterday there were demonstrations in many cities around spain. the feeling is this is not confined to football, that

fifa has provisionally suspended mr rubiales.re investigating him for possible sexual assault, and now his own federation is calling on him to resign. mr rubiales's mother has locked herself in church and began a hunger strike against what she claimed was a witch against her son. but for the left—wing government, he represents a mindset at odds with modern spain. translation: , , , translation: spanish society is -rofoundl translation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. _ translation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. it _ translation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. it is - translation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. it is at - profoundly feminist. it is at the forefront of equal rights, and an example on a global level. this is why these behaviours are so shocking. the sanish behaviours are so shocking. the spanish government has asked this tribunal to open proceedings against mr rubiales in the hope that eventually he will be removed from office. the involvement of this court and the spanish governm

whatever the future holds for mr rubiales, this crisis has already shaken spanish society.remind itself that this all began with a remarkable sporting triumph. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. donald trump has said he will appeal after a federal judge set a 4 march date for his trial on charges of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. that's the day before super tuesday, when the largest number of us states hold primary ballots ahead of the next presidential poll. mr trump says the 4 march trial date amounts to election interference. he denies any wrongdoing. vladimir putin will not be going to the g20 summit of major economies —— due to be held in delhi next month. the announcement was made just a few days after the russian president skipped a meeting of the so—called brics nations in south africa. he's currently the subject of an international criminal court arrest warrant. british authorities say they've fixed a problem that's been causing disruption for flights around the world. the glitch

whatever the future holds for mr rubiales, this crisis has already shaken spanish society.self that this all began with a remarkable sporting triumph. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. the libyan prime minister is reported to have sacked his country's foreign minister following anger over a meeting with her israeli counterpart. protests erupted when word of the meeting got out. libya, which claims the meeting was a chance encounter despite israeli denials, has no formal relations with israel. the libyan foreign ministry has issued a statement saying it completely rejected establishing relations with israel. there's been a dramatic rise in violence carried out by israeli settlers against palestinian civilians in the occupied west bank this year. the un says it's now seeing an average of three settler attacks a day. recent months have seen some horrific scenes of violence. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. fanning the flames of a bitter conflict, this year has seen a dramatic rise in violence and vandalism by brad closejewish settlers against palestinians in

they say that the attitude and that the statements by mr rubiales are unacceptable. of this resignation letter, because the manager of the women's national team, jorge vilda, is not there. and that makes him one of the very few public figures that is now supporting mr rubiales, because the men's manager, luis de la fuente, is now also criticizing or being quite critical with the president of the spanish football federation. and that's quite a change because both of them yesterday were applauding mr rubiales while he was giving his press conference in which he said that he had done nothing wrong. of course, lots of things changing and a lot of attention in international, but specifically in spanish media. many wondering not if, but when mr rubiales will go. sergi forcada rock reporting there. earlier i spoke to jane purdon — author of �*the homecoming: the lionesses and beyond' and the director of women in football — an organisation which works across the football industry to support women in the sport. she gave me her reaction to rubiales�* latest statement. the acti

been evaluating today a request by the spanish government for it to open up proceedings against mr rubialesovalfrom his post. while all that's been going on, the mother of luis rubiales, down in the south of the country, has locked herself in a church and is staging a hunger strike in protest at what she said is a witchhunt against her son. she insists that her son has done nothing wrong. she says that that now infamous kiss was consensual, and she says that she is going to stage this protest until people leave her son alone. now the backlash, meanwhile, against mr rubiales continues on a social level. and where i am in central madrid, a protest is just getting under way against mr rubiales. let's take a look at the actions that brought us to today's developments. it started when luis rubiales kissed jenni hermoso on the lips during the world cup winning ceremony. four days later, world football's governing body fifa opened disciplinary proceedings into rubiales' behaviour. the next day, rubiales refused to resign from his post, and said the kiss was consensual. butjenni hermoso rebuffed th

but in recent days, a former employee has made allegations against mr rubiales, saying he repeatedlych i should say the spanish football federation has rejected. in may 2018, mr rubiales secured the topjob at the spanish football federation, and just weeks later he was making headlines sacking the then spain managerjust two days before their opening game at the men's world cup. the drama has already begun. one of the favourites spain remarkably sacking their coach today over his decision tojoin real madrid. from that point on, luis rubiales has rarely been far from controversy. in 2022, he was accused of a conflict of interest when messages were leaked between mr rubiales and former player gerard pique discussing a deal to play the spanish super cup in saudi arabia. mr rubiales denied those accusations, but that same year he was the subject of two investigations by the spanish newspaper el confidential, accusing him of claiming rent expenses from the federation and of recording compromising calls with government officials. again, he has denied all the allegations. most recently, mr r

so simply put, nobody is now supporting mr rubiales. so he is now supporting mr rubiales. photo behind you. do you think this is a #metoo movement for spanish football? what are people saying? spanish football? what are people sa in: ? a , spanish football? what are people sa inc? ,, spanish football? what are people sa in? ,~ spanish football? what are people sa in? , saying? many are saying this was a football storm _ saying? many are saying this was a football storm that _ saying? many are saying this was a football storm that has _ saying? many are saying this was a football storm that has already - football storm that has already turned into a social tsunami, and many are saying this is possibly a #metoo moment for spanish football. this is one of the main newspapers in spain, the headline today saying, spain does not tolerate the rebels, not luis rubiales specifically, more robbie alice in terms of a concept, a concept that people may have sex as behaviours. —— more rubiales as a concept. that people may have sexist behaviours. jennifer hermoso has received support,

fifa has provisionally suspended mr rubiales.im for possible sexual assault and, now, his own federation is calling on him to resign. mr rubiales' mother has locked herself in a church and begun a hunger strike against what she claimed was a witch hunt against her son. but for the left—wing government, he represents a mindset at odds with modern spain. translation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. - it is at the forefront of equal rights and an example on a global level, which is why these behaviours are so shocking. the spanish government has asked this tribunal to open proceedings against mr rubiales in the hope that eventually he will be removed from office. the involvement of this court and the spanish government reflects how this whole affair has now gone way beyond the limits of the football world. whatever the future holds for mr rubiales, this crisis has already shaken spanish society. meanwhile, the country is trying to remind itself that this all began with a remarkable sporting triumph. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, m

many wondering not if but when mr rubiales will go. the bbc sport centre. they flirted with relegation for most of last season, but after three games, west ham are still unbeaten and top of the premier league. they beat brighton 3—1 at the amex stadium. james ward prowse put the hammers ahead — his first goal for the club — before jarrod bowen and michail antonio put west ham in control. brighton did get one back late on, but it wasn't enough, and west ham go top on goals scored, level on points with tottenham and arsenal. i'm thrilled because we have not won here four years, the last couple of years coming here it's been disappointing because the results, a couple of them when we have come here have been an important and we have not had them so today was really well worth three points but i have to say, britain did a really good job but we did a very good job in the other parts of the game. tottenham briefly topped the table before that hammers result in the late kick—off. they continue to enjoy life under new manager ange postecoglou

this is in the now - infamous kiss that mr rubiales gave jenny infamous kiss that mr rubiales gavejennyfter spain's world cup victory and which she says was nonconsensual. fifa has provisionally suspended mr rubiales and prosecutors are investigating him for possible sexual assault. and now his own federation is calling on him to resign. mr rubiales's mother has locked herself in a church and begun a hunger strike against what she claimed was a witch hunt against her son. before the left—wing government it represents a mindset at odds with modern spain. translation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. it is at the forefront of equal rights and an example on a global level which is why these behaviours are so shocking. the which is why these behaviours are so shocking.— are so shocking. the spanish government _ are so shocking. the spanish government has _ are so shocking. the spanish government has asked - are so shocking. the spanish government has asked this i government has asked this tribunal to open proceedings against mr rubiales in the hope that eventually he will be removed

whatever the future holds for mr rubiales, this crisis has already shaken spanish society.nwhile, the country is trying to remind itself guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. this latest development is a further escalation in a story that's snowballed since the world cup final last sunday. our news reporter azadeh moshiri takes us through the timeline of events. so how did we get here? well, after the world cup final during the ceremony, luis rubiales put his hands on either side ofjenni hermoso's face and kissed her. later on, during a live stream, she said she didn't enjoy it. now, afterfierce backlash from other football players, media as well as spain's own prime minister, rubiales finally apologises. he says, "i made a mistake," and adds, "sorry for those who were offended." and yet that's not enough. on 2a august, world football's governing body, fifa, opens disciplinary proceedings against him in order to examine his actions. on the 25th, the next day, luis rubiales says the kiss was consensual. this is what else he had to say. translation: i will not resign. i will not re

fifa has provisionally suspended mr rubiales.cutors are investigating him for possible sexual assault. and now his own federation is calling on him to resign. mr rubiales�*s mother, has locked herself in a church and begun a hunger strike against what she claimed was a witch hunt against her son. but for the left wing government, he represents a mindset at odds with modern spain. tranlation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. - it is at the forefront of equal rights and an example on a global level, which is why these behaviors are so shocking. the spanish government has asked this tribunal to open proceedings against mr rubiales in the hope that eventually he will be removed from office. the involvement of this court and the spanish government reflects how this whole affair has now gone way beyond the limits of the football world. whatever the future holds for mr rubiales, this crisis has already shaken spanish society. meanwhile, the country is trying to remind itself that this all began with a remarkable sporting triumph.

after days of mounting pressure, mr rubiales had been expected to resign.an extraordinary general meeting of the football federation, where he still appeared to enjoy some support, he insisted the kiss was consensual and he remained fiercely defiant. translation: is that so serious that i have to leave, _ while having done the bestjob for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i am going to tell you something, i will not resign. i will not resign. applause this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women's football, and the greatest ever achievement by its national team, but instead all of that has been overshadowed by one man's behaviour and the backlash against him. the world cup winning squad has issued a statement in whichjenni hermoso insisted that the kiss was not consensual. i want to clarify that at no time did i consent to the case. i don't tolerate that my word is questioned, much less that words are invented that i haven't said. the players who signed the communique also said they will not represent their c

after days of mounting pressure, mr rubiales had been expected to resign.ut at an extraordinary general meeting of the football federation, he stunned onlookers by insisting the kiss was consensual and he remained fiercely defiant. translation: is that so serious that i have to leave, _ while having done the bestjob for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i am going to tell you something. i will not resign. this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women's football and the greatest ever achievement by its national team. but instead, all of that has been overshadowed by one man's behaviour and the backlash against him. jenni hermoso condemned the kiss. many other public figures including government ministers called for him to face sanctions. the episode has fed into an intense debate in spanish society about gender equality and sexual consent. translation: this is a critical moment in this country. - people are moving towards more gender equality. but this looks like an abuse of power, and that is what we're fighti

. distancing itself further from mr rubiales. ~ ., distancing itself further from mr rubiales. ~ . , rubiales. what might we see from this meeting and _ rubiales. what might we see from this meeting and investigation? i rubiales. what might we see from i this meeting and investigation? they have said the — this meeting and investigation? tie: have said the meeting this meeting and investigation? tte: have said the meeting is this meeting and investigation? tt9:1 have said the meeting is going this meeting and investigation? tt91: have said the meeting is going to this meeting and investigation? t“t91: have said the meeting is going to be used to specifically tackle this crisis, a meeting of territorial bosses of the federation. we expected to be a very long one tackling all aspects of the crisis. one of the issues they might talk about specifically is how for example this whole affair might be undermining spain's bid to host the 2013 men's world cup, alongside portugal and morocco. there are concerns the fact this has become an international issue is affecting that bid. they want to

on saturday, the governing body fifa suspended mr rubiales and later that evening, 11 members of theur minister yolanda diaz met with futpro representatives, the women's soccer team players' union that representsjenni hermoso. this is what the president of the union said. translation: this is a structural problem, this is a problem - of the organisational system of the national football in spain and we have said that in our meeting we've just held and briefly we want to put the focus on that, that this is something that female players are suffering everyday of their careers. they have to face this type of discrimination and many others. guy hedge goesjoining us guy hedge goes joining us from madrid. what more do we expect to hear on this issue? we madrid. what more do we expect to hear on this issue?— hear on this issue? we have today that new front _ hear on this issue? we have today that new front opened _ hear on this issue? we have today that new front opened today - hear on this issue? we have today that new front opened today by i hear on this issue? we have todayj that new fro

mr rubiales was also seen grabbing his crotch while celebrating the victory of the team. next images will show the moment and just a warning — some viewers may find them offensive. luis rubiales was standing next to the queen letizia and her daughter, princess sofia, when he grabbed his crotch, scenes which were criticised by many in spain. this was luis rubiales speaking a little earlier. this was luis rubiales speaking a little earlier. translation: is that so serious that i have to leave, _ while having done the bestjob for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i'm going to tell you something — i will not resign, i will not resign. i will not resign. i will not resign, i will not resign. speaking earlier speaking with the organisation that regulates female organisation that regulates female organisation in spain condemning luis rubiales's six speed.- organisation in spain condemning luis rubiales's six speed. where a shame, luis rubiales's six speed. where a shame. it's _ luis rubiales's six speed. where a shame, it's unacceptable. - luis

mr rubiales has faced a wave of condemnation for his actions, but has refused to resign.eam's coaching staff have quit in protest at his behaviour. mr rubiales has been suspended from participation in football by the sport's world governing body, fifa. for the latest, here's our madrid correspondent guy hedgecoe. the dispute unleashed by this celebratory kiss after spain's world cup victory shows little sign of fading. the insistence by football federation president luis rubiales that it was consensual has pitted him against the team which lifted the trophy. after refusing to resign yesterday, mr rubiales has labelled jenni hermoso, the player he kissed, a liar and has threatened legal action against her. she has said the kiss was not consensual and made herfeel the victim of an attack. a saturday friendly game between two amateur teams in madrid. nines is watching her son play. but like most people here, it seems there is only one football story on her mind. translation: he's got to resign. - he humiliated a woman, and he needs to go. he doesn't represent us. he doesn't

and that is pending some disciplinary proceedings that fifa has brought against mr rubiales, which are to his behaviour. at the end of the women's world cup final last week, when spain beat england in sydney, australia, at the end of that final, mr rubiales grabbed one of the spanish players, kissed her on the lips and he says that was a consensual act. jenni hermoso has since said that it was not, and this has created a huge backlash against mr rubiales government ministers. senior figures within the sporting world and other public figures have all come out criticising mr rubiales. in many cases calling on him to step down. however, he has refused to do that. he says that the kiss was consensual. he did nothing wrong and he has promised that he intends to stay on as federation president. however, there is pressure on him from the players themselves in the national team. they have said that they will not represent their country until mr rubiales is removed from office. and this latest suspension by fifa, of course, just puts more pressure on the federation president and makes this more

they have said that they will not represent their country until mr rubiales is removed from office. this latest suspension by fifa, of course, just puts more pressure on the federation president and makes this more of an international incident for spain, more of a worry on an international level. let's get the latest now, crossing to our newsroom. our reporter sergi forcada is in the newsroom — tell us more about rubiales�* response to fifa's provisional suspension. yes, claims and counter claims, and plenty of statements, this is the latest one by the spanish football federation which includes the view after luis rubiales was provisionally suspended and he said we will fight the accusations and legally defend himself in the competent bodies that he trusts from fifa saying it will give him the opportunity to start defending himself in what he says in order to prevail and make sure the truth prevails and make sure he is seen as someone who did not do anything wrong, that he is complete the innocent and that innocence is proven. this is something that was said in the past few days tha

mr. rubiales . in a step which could potentially lead to his removal from his post. e that has been going on, the mother of luis rubiales in the south of the country had locked herself in church and is staging a hunger strike in protest of what she says is a witchhunt against her son. she insists her son has done nothing wrong for she says that that now infamous kiss was consensual. she says she will state this protest until people leave her son alone. the backlash against mr. rubiales continues on a social level. what i am in central madrid, a protest is just getting underway against mr. rubiales. >> let's take a look at the actions that brought us to today's developments. it started when rubiales kissed jenni hermoso on the lips during the world cup winning ceremony. four days later, fifa opened this new -- disciplinary proceedings. the next day, rubiales refused to resign, saying the kiss was consensual. but jenni hermoso rebuffed those claims later that very day. more than 80 footballers said they would boycott playing for the team until rubiales is removed. on th

mr. rubiales from office and this should be spanish football's # metoo moment. mr. ales' celebrations have triggered an institutional crisis in spanish football. the question now is how much this episode might have damaged spain's image as a modern sports superpower. caitriona: two weeks after the deadliest wildfires in u.s. history on the hawaiian island of maui. officials are releasing the names of nearly 400 people who are still missing. the fbi is asking anyone on the list to survive to come forward. search teams are combing through the charred remains of a historic town. with me now is our north american correspondent. local authorities have begin a legal action against the power company. >> the energy company hawaiian electric were said to have been warned about the dangers of these high winds bringing down power lines and sparking wildfires and they did not turn off the grid in time. they are not the only people to bring legal action. there is a class-action suit by some of the residents of maui. hawaiian electric is facing a great deal of legal jeopardy at th

yesterday, mr rubiales had been expected to i mr rubiales had been expected to stand down but insteadslation: i defiance. translation: ., , i] translation: iwill not resign. i will not resign. _ translation: iwill not resign. i will not resign. he _ translation: iwill not resign. i will not resign. he said _ translation: iwill not resign. i will not resign. he said five - translation: | will not resign. || will not resign. he said five times, i will not resign. but this was the reaction in spanish papers this morning. the headline here read global embarrassment. all of the world cup winning coaching team, except for the head coach, have now stood down in protest. while 81 female players say they won't play for their country until the president is gone. the coach of the champions of la liga gave this message. translation: i message. translation: ., ~' message. translation: ., ~ ., , translation: i would like to give my unconditional— translation: i would like to give my unconditional support _ translation: i would like to give my unconditional support to _ translation: i would like to

after days of mounting pressure, mr rubiales had been expected to resign.xtraordinary general meeting of the football federation, he insisted the kiss was consensual, and he remained defiant. translation: is that so serious that i have to leave, _ while having done the bestjob for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i'm going to tell you something — i will not resign, i will not resign. i will not resign. this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women's football, and the greatest ever achievement by its national team. but instead, all of that has been overshadowed by one man's behaviour, and the backlash against him. translation: the fact that a man i would decide to give you a kiss, l even for just a few seconds, just because he wants to, that is something that shouldn't even cross his mind. for her, as a teenager, it is even more shocking. on thursday, world football's governing body fifa announced it was opening disciplinary proceedings against mr rubiales, further weakening his position. it is unclear whether

i think this current crisis regarding mr rubiales is feeding into all of that.n't resign and is defending his position, saying that kiss was consensual, i think that is probably going to inflame this particular debate even further. i'm sure he will face a lot more criticism. what we have to find out is whether he does indeed have the kind of support that he seemed to be insisting he does have, behind—the—scenes. to be insisting he does have, behind-the-scenes.- to be insisting he does have, behind-the-scenes. thank you very much, in madrid _ behind-the-scenes. thank you very much, in madrid for _ behind-the-scenes. thank you very much, in madrid for us. _ behind-the-scenes. thank you very much, in madrid for us. more - behind-the-scenes. thank you very much, in madrid for us. more on i behind-the-scenes. thank you very l much, in madrid for us. more on that story throughout the day here on the bbc. energy prices in england, wales and scotland are set to fall. the price cap for bills — that's the cost per unit of energy — for millions of households, is set by the

yesterday, mr rubiales had been expected to stand down, but instead came defiance.nslation: iwill not resign, i will not resign. i he said five times, "i will not resign." but in the hours that followed, key names in spanish football spoke out. 81 female players now say they won't play for their country until he has gone. alexia putellas is the current ballon d'or holder. she tweeted, "this is unacceptable, it's over." while borja iglesias plays in la liga for real betis, and was capped for the men's team back in march. he said, "i have made the decision not to return to the national team until things change." this was the front page this morning of spain's biggest sports paper. the headline in marca read "global embarrassment". when rubiales spoke yesterday, it was met mostly with applause. but one vice president within the federation has stepped down in protest. translation: i have presented my resignation after seeing that - luis rubiales continues to head the spanish federation. i have been the only president of the presidents commission who has told him so, loo

he says there's no sign yet — of mr rubiales agreeing to quit.ootball federation, saying he was not going to resign, insisting he had done nothing wrong and that that kiss was consensual. that was the last we heard from him. since then of course you mentioned the fact that his own federation has turned against him and has called on him to resign. fifa, the world's football governing body, has suspended him provisionally while it opens disciplinary proceedings against him as well so the pressure is increasing on him, there is enormous pressure from various quarters. but what we don't know is his own mindset, whether he intends to bow to this pressure and go quietly or if he will continue to cling onto power, even though it appears that he really doesn't have any support left in the football world here in spain. we have heard from one or two of the spanish players saying that they want to, spanish female players from the world cup winning team, and they say that they want more respect in general, they want to be treated better, that there should be

mr rubiales has been provisionally suspended by the football governing body fifa.an has been charged with murdering donald patience — whose body was discovered at a home in bury earlier this week. now on bbc news, ukraine: women at war. what does it take to be a female sniper in a modern war? gunshot. what motivates a woman to take up arms? if it will not be for me a target, i will be a target for them. the battle against sexism and propaganda on the frontline... they ask me, am i a wife of some commander or am i a cook? ..and the challenges they face on their return. how did you tell your daughter that you were going to the frontline? i didn't tell my daughter about this. we've travelled to ukraine to meet combat women who've become the faces of the war on both sides of the frontline. russian media call them nazis, ukrainian — heroes. these are the real stories of two female snipers and a special unit sergeant who joined the frontline in ukraine after the russian invasion. my name is andriana. i am a soldier, servicewoman. a female soldier in the special unit of t

mr rubiales has resisted calls to quit.gecoe is there for us now. any sign that mr rubiales may take the hint that's now coming from all quarters and step—down? the hint that's now coming from all quarters and step-down?— the hint that's now coming from all quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't- — quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't- we _ quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't. we haven't _ quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't. we haven't heard - quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't. we haven't heard from i really isn't. we haven't heard from mr rubiales this last friday when he gave a very defiant speech before his own football federation said he was not going to resign, insisting he had done nothing wrong and that that kiss was consensual. that was the last we heard from him. since then, of course, you mentioned the fact is own federation has turned has called on him to resign. fifa, the world's football governing body has suspended him provisionally while it opens

on friday, and after suggestions he would quit his position, mr rubiales said he was not resigning.saturday, world governing body fifa suspended mr rubiales, and later that evening, 11 members of the spanish women's coaching team stood down in protest. earlier, the spanish labour minister yolanda diaz met futpro representatives, the footballers�* union that representsjenni hermoso. this is what the minister said. translation: on friday, ithink- we saw the worst of spanish society. how mr rubiales and many other men following him clapped, humiliated, and made fun of a person they had the obligation to protect under the sport's law, under the spirit of the sport's law. and, farfrom doing that, they inflicted more damage, more pain, more vexation and left her in a more critical situation. marc andres i sanz is a radio football broadcaster, who specialises on the women's champions league. i spoke to him about the ongoing dispute. news after news, after news, after... and the scandal seems like a snowball that won't stop getting bigger. yeah, i mean, just talk a little bit more about how

mr rubiales has been suspended from participation in football by the sport's world governing body, fifay isolated. his kiss ofjenni hermoso has led to his suspension by fifa, and now the team's coach, jorge vilda, has condemned his behaviour, saying in a statement: only on friday, vilda was in the audience applauding as luis rubiales told an emergency meeting of the country's football federation that he would not resign. no voy a dimitir. no voy a dimitir, no voy a dimitir. he continues to insist the kiss was consensual and has vowed to defend himself until the truth prevails. but within the game, pressure is mounting. growing numbers of players and managers are taking the side ofjenni hermoso, who says she did not consent to the kiss. the cadiz team carried a banner onto the pitch saying, "we arejenni". the seville team had written on their t—shirts "#seacabo". it means "it's over". in other words, they want him to go. it's so unfair that one of the highest moments in spanish sport, not only women's sport but spanish sport, the second world cup that we won, has been stolen because of t

world football's governing body fifa announced it was opening disciplinary proceedings against mr rubialesd his position. it is unclear whether he can remain as president of the federation for much longer. what a day. it's fair to say, that we were expecting luis rubiales to resign, but he is not expected to do that. ., ,., , . ., that. the reason we expected him to resin is that. the reason we expected him to resign is because _ that. the reason we expected him to resign is because that _ that. the reason we expected him to resign is because that is _ that. the reason we expected him to resign is because that is the - resign is because that is the message we got from his entourage, and that is what everybody expected, because he has two days left in the job, and that is the extraordinary thing. but he wants to say goodbye, before he gets pushed by the government, and i can expend to you by very quickly. by saying, you know what, i didn't do anything wrong. those apologies, i didn't really mean them. it was a consensual case, even though mean them. it was a consensual case, even thouthenny

there is kind of a consensus here of support forjenni hermoso and a consensus against mr rubiales, ifre is some kind of major shift here goes beyond football. france is to ban students from wearing a type of muslim address in state run schools from the beginning of september. there been months of debate about whether the government should be banned from schools and combine it covers the whole body except the head and can be won with a head covering such as the niqab or hijab. the minister gave a press conference earlier and called for unity. translation: ~ ~ ., ., . translation: we know that in recent months has been _ translation: we know that in recent months has been a _ translation: we know that in recent months has been a considerable - months has been a considerable increase of attacks on secular some comic on particular the wearing of religious dress which have taken root in certain schools. the firmness of the response in schools is being put to the test by these new phenomena. in the face of occasional blows, attacks and attempted to civilisation, we must and will stand unite

after days of mounting pressure, mr rubiales had been expected to resign.l not resign. applause this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women's football, and the greatest ever achievement by its national team, but instead all of that has been overshadowed by one man's behaviour and the backlash against him. the world cup winning squad has issued a statement in whichjenni hermoso insisted that the kiss was not consensual. the episode has fed into an intense debate in spanish society about gender equality and sexual consent. translation: this is a critical moment in this country. - people are moving towards more gender equality. but this looks like an abuse of power and that's what we are fighting against. players from other countries have also spoken out. it's really sad that it totally ruined what was supposed to be the most special moment probably in hermoso's career, and spain's career. the government says it's taking action to remove mr rubiales from office and this should be spanish football's #metoo moment. mr rubiales's celebrations have

mr. luis rubiales siphoned money from the football federation that should have been used to pay referees. estrada launched a formal complaint. meantime, mr. luis rubiales is facing an investigation where prosecutors are looking into whether they can proceed with further action against them for alleged sexual assault for the kiss he gave after the world cup final. meantime, mr. luis rubiales's mother has been taken to the hospital on the third day of a hunger strike she had been staging in defense of her son. who she said had been facing a witchhunt due to all of the pressure surrounding the case. she said her son did nothing wrong. now she has been taken to the hospital. >> let's look at other headlines. the sentencing of the former leader of the far-right extremist groups the proud boys has been delayed. henrique cario was convicted of seditious conspiracy related to the attack of the u.s. capitol january 6, 2021. he and of former -- a former proud boys chapter leader each are facing more than 25 years in prison related to the attack. sentencing was supposed to take place wednesday by th