Spanish football chief's inappropriate behavior triggers demands for his resignation and casts a spotlight on women's rights in sports.
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00:00 Do you think I should resign?
00:02 I'm going to tell you something.
00:03 I'm not going to resign.
00:04 I'm not going to resign.
00:06 After the Spanish football chief
00:08 forcibly kissed a female player,
00:10 his mother had locked herself in a church
00:13 and started a hunger strike.
00:15 Angeles Bejar, Luis Rubiales' mother,
00:19 claims that her son is receiving
00:21 inhumane treatment for his actions.
00:24 Let's track how the situation unfolded.
00:27 August 20th. Spain wins the women's FIFA World Cup in Sydney.
00:33 During the awards ceremony, Rubiales grabs
00:35 player Jennifer Hermoso and kisses her on the lips.
00:39 Hermoso says later that she didn't give consent
00:42 and controversy erupts.
00:44 August 21st. Rubiales initially issued an apology
00:48 for his "over-the-top" celebrations,
00:51 saying he made a mistake.
00:53 August 24th. FIFA opens a disciplinary case against Rubiales.
00:59 August 25th. Amid calls for him to resign,
01:03 Rubiales doubles down, refusing and saying
01:06 he will "fight to the end" against "fake feminism."
01:10 Is this to suffer the hunger I'm suffering?
01:14 Do you honestly believe it?
01:15 Another thing is what one has to say publicly.
01:17 But do you believe it's for this hunger?
01:21 For them to ask for my resignation?
01:23 Is it so serious that I should leave
01:25 after having done the best management
01:26 in the history of Spanish football?
01:28 August 27th. The Spanish women's team,
01:31 including Hermoso and 80 others,
01:33 say they will boycott all matches till Rubiales resigns.
01:37 Regional presidents and the Spanish Football Federation
01:41 call for him to step down too.
01:43 The situation is still unfolding
01:45 and has sparked a debate about women's rights in sports.
01:49 They're not trying to do justice here.
01:51 That's false.
01:53 They're executing a social murder.
01:57 They're trying to kill me.
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