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Luis Rubiales: Who is the suspended Spanish FA chief making the headlines?

Luis Rubiales refuses to resign as Spanish football federation president

By Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport

Luis Rubiales has made global headlines for kissing Jenni Hermoso - so who is the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president who has been suspended by Fifa?

There was overwhelming pressure on the 46-year-old - who once played three games in the Scottish top flight - to resign after the incident following Spain's win in the Women's World Cup.

Hermoso confirmed she did not consent to the kiss, with the entire World Cup-winning squad refusing to play again until his removal, and all of the team's coaches bar manager Jorge Vilda reg.

Spain's government started legal proceedings seeking to remove him after he emphatically refused to resign in a poorly-received speech on Friday.

And Fifa suspended him on Saturday for an initial 90 days from any football-related activity.

But who is Rubiales?

Rubiales, the player

Luis RubialesGetty Images

Luis Rubiales played in La Liga for Levante and later led a players' strike over unpaid wages

Who is suspended Spanish FA chief Rubiales?

Born in 1977 in the Canary Islands, Rubiales - who grew up in the Spanish mainland - had moderate success in his playing career as a defender.

He played lower-league football in Spain for Mallorca B, Lleida and Xerez before helping Levante to promotion and playing 53 La Liga games for them between 2004-05 and 2007-08.

He would lead a players' strike at Levante over unpaid wages.

Rubiales then played a season for Alicante in the second tier before moving to Scottish side Hamilton Academical.

The full-back, then 32, played three Scottish Premier League matches and one League Cup game for Accies in August 2009, all defeats, and left the club just two weeks after g. Family reasons were cited in the BBC news story at the time but he in fact retired.

His career ended with a 4-1 defeat at Rangers, with Rubiales setting up Mark McLaughlin's header with a corner in the final three minutes.

"Billy Reid, the manager, said: 'Why do you want to leave">