Under-siege football boss erupts in car crash speech, claims WC kiss was ‘consensual’
Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign on Friday after a week of heavy criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph.
“I will not resign, I will not resign, I will not resign,” shouted Rubiales at an emergency meeting of the football federation.FIBA Basketball World Cup | Starts Aug 25. Watch every Boomers, Team USA and all Finals games FREE & LIVE on ESPN with Kayo Freebies.
He said the pressure he has received this week from politicians and clubs was an attempt “to publicly assassinate me” and said he would defend himself by “taking action” against those people.The RFEF chief claimed his kiss on Hermoso’s lips was consensual and done in the same spirit as kissing his child.The president did apologise for grabbing his crotch during the celebrations of the 1-0 win against England in the final while standing next to Spanish Queen Letizia.
“I want to say sorry for the deeds that happened in a moment of euphoria, I grabbed that part of my body and did so looking at Jorge Vilda ,” Rubiales said.
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