Luis Rubiales, President of the Royal Spanish Federation greets Aitana Bonmati of Spain after the FIFA Womens World Cup final between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia.
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In the history of kisses, it's been a while since one has rattled the cages of our sensibilities as the latest involving Spanish football president Luis Rubiales.
The football chief becoming the subject of a preliminary investigation into sexual assault may be a bit harsh - before we all descend into a #MeToo frenzy - but the whole palaver still smacks of that other kind of lip service the dignitary or politician simply can't resist.
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