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    Luis Rubiales resigns as head of Spain's soccer federation

    The embattled president of Spain's soccer federation has left his job. A furor arose after he kissed a star player on the mouth after the Women's World Cup final.
    by Laurel Wamsley Sep 10, 2023 1 minute
    Spain soccer federation President Luis Rubiales speaks during a news conference in Nyon, Switzerland, on Oct. 5, 2022.
    Updated September 10, 2023 at 6:49 PM ET

    It was the outcome that many have demanded for weeks: Luis Rubiales, the embattled president of Spain's soccer federation, has left his job.

    Rubiales said in video of an interview released

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