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Luis Rubiales resigned from his role as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Sunday night.

He has also stood down from his position as UEFA vice president.

His decision to quit came three weeks after he was widely criticized for his conduct following the FIFA Women's World Cup final.

Rubiales was pictured grabbing his crotch while celebrating Spain's 1-0 win over England in Stadium Australia's VIP area, where he had been sat next to Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter.

Rubiales, who was part of the medal presentation party, later kissed Spain player Jennifer Hermoso on the lips.

Hermoso has since opened legal proceedings against Rubiales after claiming that he kissed her "without any consent".

Meanwhile, 81 players recently said that they would refuse to play for Spain again unless Rubiales was removed from his position.

Rubiales was suspended by FIFA two weeks ago, resulting in the RFEF appointing Pedro Rocha as acting president.

Despite this, Rubiales had previously refused to resign, having insisted that the kiss with Hermoso was consensual and "mutual".

However, he said in a statement on Sunday: "After the quick suspension carried out by FIFA, plus the rest of open proceedings against me, it is evident that I will not be able to return to my position.

"Insisting on waiting and holding on is not going to contribute to anything positive, neither to the federation nor to Spanish football."

This article first appeared on FanNation Futbol and was syndicated with permission.

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