It took a while, but it came. Luis Rubiales announced his resignation as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and number two of UEFA. “It is obvious that I will not be able to return to duty after FIFA’s swift restraining order and other proceedings initiated against me,” he said. Former president of Spanish football resigns So all his accusations came three weeks after world football champion and Spanish team forward Jenni Hermoso kissed without her consent. “Waiting and insisting on waiting will not contribute positively to either the Federation or Spanish football,” he said in a statement published on social networks on Sunday night, in which he assured that he had resigned. “Among other things, there are actual forces that will prevent me from returning.”. He shared the decision in an interview with a British journalist minutes before publishing the statement. “Some of my friends told me that I should focus on my dignity and move on with my life,” he said, ending a phase at the head of the RFEF that began on May 17, 2018.