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The Big Thing: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso and the rot at the Spanish FA

Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...

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Sports, News, Sports News, Soccer

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On this week's Big Thing we discuss highly controversial Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales, and the fallout from the moment he kissed Spanish national team player Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup Final. We dig into the wild details of the story, Rubialies' controversial past, and the effect this situation will have on Spanish soccer.

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Thank you. Welcome to the big thing on total soccer show, our weekly deep dive into one of soccer's meatiest topics.

0:59.0

And this week, we must turn her attention to the ongoing saga around Spanish F.A. President Luis Rubiales.

1:05.8

Rubiales started his journeyman playing career as a defender in 1997 before retiring in 2009. In 2010,

1:13.6

he became president of the Association of Spanish Footballers, and in 2018, he was elected

1:19.0

president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the RFEF. One of his first actions was to

1:24.5

fire Spain coach Julian Lopetegi just days before the 2018

1:28.4

World Cup, and he's also faced corruption allegations around the staging of the Spanish

1:32.7

Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

1:35.4

And as you're no doubt aware, Rubialis has hit international headlines for kissing Spain's

1:40.2

Jenny Hamoso on the lips, on stage during the World Cup medal presentation. Amoso has refuted

1:46.9

Rubialis' claim that the kiss was consensual. On today's show, we'll dig into what exactly

1:52.2

happened, what has evolved since and the chaos, folly and shame that has stemmed from this

1:57.9

whole incident. My name's Ryan Bailey. Joining me today, Mr. Taylor Rockaw.

2:02.3

Hello, Taylor.

2:03.1

Hello, my friend.

2:04.7

How are we doing today, Taylor?

2:05.7

We good.

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