on playerjenni hermoso. it all happened after spain won the world cup over a week ago. rubiales said the kiss was consensual. hermoso said it wasn't. and now, after a week of criticism, rubiales has now lost the support of the country's football federation. in a statement, the rfef said... the president's request that mr luis rubiales immediately present his resignation as president. they went on to say... well, that all came at the end of a long day of developments where spanish prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into whether the conduct of rubiales amounts to sexual assault. the spanish government earlier asked for the country's sports tribunal to suspend him. and lastly, it's been reported the mother of rubiales has locked herself in a church and gone on hunger strike over what she says is an inhuman hunt against her son. before the resignation was requested, hundreds of supporters of hermoso lined the streets of madrid to show their support — and to protest against rubiales. many of the signs at the plaza callao, adorning the spanish phrase "se acabo" — meaning "it's over" — in reference to his time at the top of spanish football. there've been widespread calls from the footballing community for rubiales to be sacked, with more players, including alexis putellas and aitana bonmati speaking out on social media. the spanish labour minister yolanda diaz has spoken of "structural machismo" in the country and on monday, met with futpro representatives, the players�* union that looks afterjenni hermoso. translation: this is not a structural problem, - this is a problem of the organisation and system of the national football in spain. we have said that in a meeting we just held. briefly, we want to put the focus on that, that this is something that the female players are suffering every day of their careers. for four english heritage, the last four years have been a well, the controversy surrounding rubiales hasn'tjust stayed in the world of sport. the spanish government have also been involved, calling for rubiales to step away and the spanish secretary of state for sports insists what has happened over the last week shouldn't reflect spanish football as a whole. translation: | don't like to | lie to people, so i am worried. two weeks ago, we were in a better situation to hold the 2030 world cup then we are today. but we are a stubborn administration and we are in a position of being able to explain to fifa, uefa and the different international federations we must speak to that spanish sport is it what we've seen in these past days. spanish football isn't what we've seen these past days. away from the controversy in spain, let's get some of today's other football headlines. romelu lukaku looks as though he's heading back to italy once again, joining serie a side roma on a season—long loan. lukaku had been on loan at inter milan last season, but now looks on the verge ofjoining up with former chelsea and manchester united managerjose mourinho. john herdman has quit the canada national side to take over at major league soccer outfit toronto. he spent seven years in charge of the canada women's team before switching to the men's side in 2018, leading them to their first world cup finals since 1986 last year. and roberto mancini has been unveiled as the new head coach of saudi arabia, less than a month after resigning from his previous position, head coach of italy. mancini's contract with saudi arabia is set to run until 2027. now to new york, where it took the defending women's champion, iga swiatek, less than an hour to cruise into the second round of the us open. the world number one from poland was untouchable — beating rebecca peterson with no trouble in her opening match at flushing meadows. she won in straights sets as she aims for a fifth grand slam title. i'm really happy with it. i feel like i could play- practically from the beginning and just didn't stop, - so i'm just happy that this was such a nice first - round because first rounds are usually tricky. and also, i'm happy that i had time to implementj all the stuff i practised on. we have had a couple of shock early exits, though, including the eighth seed maria sakkari. she was beaten in straight sets by spain's rebeka masarova, a player ranked 63 places below her. and a big shock in the men's draw, too. numberfour seed holger rune out, beaten in four sets by roberto carballes baena — a player ranked 59 places below him. usa captain stacy lewis has announced her team for next month's solheim cup — as they aim to win the trophy for the first time in three attempts. world number one lilia vu and second—ranked nelly korda are among nine automatic qualifiers, whilst lpga tour rookie rose zhang is also named. ally ewing, cheyenne knight and angel yin are named as the captain's picks. we're going overseas. we have lost the last two and this european team is really, really good. their top six is as good as they've ever been, and we have a task ahead of us. so, you know, on paper, we've got all these players on the rankings, but new york has a lot in their favour right now we have to break the street. belgium's remco evenepoel has won stage three of the vuelta a espana, on the first summit finish of the race to move into the leader's red jersey. evenepoel pulled clear of tour de france winner jonas vingegaard with 200 metres to go in andorra, but then crashed through a gaggle of camera people after he crossed the line — suffering a cut to his face. the paralympics get under way in exactly one year in paris as great britain look to build on the success they enjoyed in tokyo two years ago. they won a total of 124 medals, including 41 golds. our correspondent andy swiss has been to find out more about how preparations for next year's games are going. ready to make an impact. britain's para table tennis team preparing for next month's championships. they know the ultimate goal is exactly one year away. rob davis won paralympic gold in rio in 2016, but after missing the last game through injury, he told me the paris paralympics can't come soon enough. it isa it is a huge motivation. paris is onlyjust over the pond and it would be nice for my family to get over there to watch me. that's been my real fire, to get to paris. i'm just going to keep going and hopefully qualify, and hopefully i can do some good. britain's recent pa ralympic form britain's recent paralympic form bodes well. they finished second, winning 41 gold, so what can they expect in paris? early this month, the city held a test event. it wasn't entirely smooth — after covid meant there were no fans in tokyo, they hope for more than 3 million next year. to give to the athletes the platform they deserve, stadium, spectators, he was around the world, — spectators, he was around the world, but _ spectators, he was around the world, but you feel the warmth of the — world, but you feel the warmth of the crowd will be amazing, and i — of the crowd will be amazing, and i do — of the crowd will be amazing, and i do believe these grains -- gains _ and i do believe these grains —— gains will be transformational. i can't wait for these _ transformational. i can't wait for these games to happen. britain's _ for these games to happen. britain's most decorated paralympian _ britain's most decorated paralympian ever. - and britain once again will be hoping to lead the way. the summer has seen an array of impressive performances from dame sarah storey�*s 36th title to another wimbledon crown for alfie hewitt and gordon reed. the challenge now is to make sure next year's celebrations are even bigger. andy swiss, bbc news. and finally — it might not be the easiest name to work into a song, but ange postecoglou's is already being sung on the tottenham terraces to the song angels by robbie williams. but the british singer supports english league one side port vale, so he wouldn't sing it himself, would he? # everywhere, we play the way we want to # we beat postecoglou # were be right or wrong # it's big and bold, # so you can keep your pochettino # and marino and even christian # because everywhere we go _ # i'm loving big ange instead. i guess i am a spurs fan then!. that is just about it. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we'll see you soon. take care. hello there. our final bank holiday weekend of the summer season was certainly dominated by sunny spells and scattered showers — some really potent ones on saturday, but by monday, fewer showers around, allowing us to get out and enjoy some fresh air and glimpses of sunshine. quite a cloudy start, but into the afternoon, the cloud broke up and we closed out the day with some decent sunshine around. now, low pressure is set to dominate this tuesday and continue with that sunny spells and scattered shower theme. the trailing weather front here will certainly introduce more cloud across northern england, parts of wales and southwest england first thing in the morning, and some light, patchy rain here. we start off with sunshine across the north, but a few scattered showers will develop as we go through the day. and so, by the middle part of the afternoon, our weather front will be sitting across lincolnshire down into southwest england. sitting across lincolnshire ahead of it, still relatively mild, but behind it, we'll see some sunshine. there will be a few showers and some of these really quite heavy. for northern ireland, for scotland, it's a case of sunny spells and scattered showers — some of those showers could be really quite potent — the odd rumble of thunder and noticeably fresher, particularly on exposed north and west—facing coasts. 15 or 16 degrees at the very best. now, that low pressure drifts away and allows this brief ridge of high pressure to build as we move into wednesday. that means that showers will fade away and skies clear, and so, to start the day on wednesday, we could actually have a chilly—ish start with temperatures generally into single figures. but it will be accompanied by some spells of sunshine. a northwesterly wind still with us, and so that could just filter a few organised showers down through the isle of man, the irish sea into northwest england. but generally, it will be a quieter day with fewer showers around, but still, because of the wind direction coming from the northwest, those temperatures a little disappointing —15—20 — that's 68 fahrenheit. thursday into friday sees rain across england and wales and just how far north that goes is subject to question. but after that, it looks likely that high pressure will build for the start of the first full week of september. so, yes, we are going to continue with that showery rain, but fingers crossed that high pressure builds and quietens things down for the start of the following weekend. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi. the headlines: the spanish football federation asks president luis rubiales to resign over that kiss at the end of the women's world cup final. bank holiday chaos. the world's two biggest economies agreed to talk regularly on trade. we will have the latest on the visit to china. donald trump faces a manic monday ahead of super tuesday, as a us federaljudge sets a trial date of the 11th of march for the former president. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in spain, where the country's football federation has asked its president, luis rubiales, to resign after he kissed a player on the lips following the women's world cup final. the federation�*s call for him to step down,

Related Keywords

President , Federations , Resignation , Round , Us , Success , Spanish Football Federation Ask , Shocks , Quickly , New York , Iga Swiatek , Two , Paralympics , Things , Games , Crash , Both , Opposition , Holgar Rune , Maria Sakkari , Tour De France , Spain , Developments , Luis Rubiales , Spanish Football Federation , Kiss , Lots , Latest , Story , World Football , Programme , Allegations , Which , Country , Support , Playerjenni Hermoso , Criticism , Football Federation , Wasn T , Statement , Request , Wall , The End , Mother , Government , Spanish , Prosecutors , Investigation , Conduct , Sexual Assault , Country S Sports Tribunal , Hunger Strike , Church , Hundreds , Supporters , Hunt , Son , Streets , Madrid , Players , Top , Calls , Spanish Football , It S Over , Many , Reference , Meaning , Phrase , Signs , Community , Plaza Callao , Se Acabo , Adorning , Sacked , Alexis Putellas , Met , Yolanda Diaz , Afterjenni Hermoso , Social Media , Union , Machismo , Aitana Bonmati , Futpro Representatives , Translation , Problem , Football , Organisation , System , Meeting , Briefly , Focus , Something , Careers , English Heritage , Four , Controversy , Sports , World Of Sport , Well , Secretary Of State , Rubiales Hasn Tjust , People , Position , Whole , Lie , Situation , Shouldn T , On T , Administration , Uefa , Fifa , 2030 , Spanish Football Isn T , Some , Sport , Romelu Lukaku , Football Headlines , Season , Loan , Italy , Inter Milan , Chelsea , Manchester United , Verge Ofjoining Up , Serie A Side Roma , Team , Men , Women , John Herdman , Side , Charge , Canada , World Cup Finals , Managerjose , Toronto , Major League Soccer , 2018 , Seven , Roberto Mancini , Head Coach , Contract , Saudi Arabia , 1986 , 2027 , World , Number One , Champion , Trouble , Match , Us Open , Poland , Rebecca Peterson , Flushing Meadows , One , Grand Slam Title , Beginning , Didn T Stop , Shock , Rounds , First , Stuff , Couple , On , Nice , Player , Eighth Seed , Roberto Carballes Baena , Places , Sets , Seed , Exits , Draw , Numberfour , Rebeka Masarova , Holger Rune Out , 63 , Stacy Lewis , Time , Trophy , Attempts , Solheim Cup , Lilia Vu , Three , 59 , Korda , Rose Zhang , Ally Ewing , Rookie , Qualifiers , Picks , Lpga Tour , The Captain , Angel Yin , Cheyenne Knight , Nine , Paper , Task , Six , Remco Evenepoel , Lot , Favour , Rankings , Race , The Street , Summit Finish , Vuelta A Espana , Belgium , Paris , Way , Leader , Winner , Gaggle , Face , Cut , Camera , Red Jersey , Andorra , 200 , Great Britain , Andy Swiss , Preparations , Golds , Total , Medals , 124 , 41 , Para Table Tennis Team , Impact , Rob Davis , Gold , Game , Goal , Championships , Injury , Rio , 2016 , Motivation , It Isa , Family , Pond , Fire , Form Britain , Good , Form , City , Pa Ralympic , It Wasn T , Test Event , Spectators , Fans , Athletes , Platform , Tokyo , Covid , Stadium , 3 Million , Warmth , Crowd , Grains , Gains , Decorated Paralympian , Transformational , Summer , Paralympian , Crown , Challenge , Performances , Array , Sarah Storey , 36th Title , Gordon Reed , Alfie Hewitt , Wimbledon , 36 , It , Singer , Bbc News , Song , Name , Celebrations , Song Angels By , Ange Postecoglou , Robbie Williams , Tottenham Terraces , Postecoglou , Everywhere , English , He Wouldn T Sing It , League One , Port Vale , Bold , Wrong , Pochettino , That , Bbc Sport , Fan , Sports News , Big Ange , Orfrom , Bbc Co Uk Sport , Take Care , Showers , Spells , Bank Holiday Weekend , Ones , Summer Season , Pressure , Sunshine , Weather Front , Start , Afternoon , Glimpses , Shower Theme , Hair , The Cloud , Rain , Flight , Cloud , North , Thing , Parts , Part , Northern England , Wales , Case , Lincolnshire , Scotland , Northern Ireland , Bridge , Odd Rumble , Thunder , Drifts , 16 , 15 , Temperatures , Figures , Northwesterly Wind , Northwest , Wind Direction , Isle Of Man , Irish Sea , High Pressure , Subject , Fahrenheit , 5 , 68 , 20 , Weekend , Fingers , Showery Rain , Headlines , Reporting , Singapore , Newsday , Women S World Cup Final , Mariko Oi , Economies , Trade , Bank Holiday Chaos , Donald Trump , Visit , Manic Monday , Super Tuesday , China , Federaljudge Sets A Trial Date Of The 11th March , 11th Of March , 11 , Bbc World News , Studio , Viewers , Lips , Around The World , Federation ,