Facing his possible removal from office, Spain’s soccer federation president has refused to step down despite the uproar he caused with the kiss.
Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso said on Friday that “in no moment” did she consent to a kiss on the lips by soccer federation president Luis Rubiales.
Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales caused an uproar after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso during the World Cup victory celebrations.Several Spanish news media outlets reported on Thursday that Rubiales would step down. Instead, he remained defiant on Friday, claiming before the federation’s assembly that the kiss was “mutual and with the consent” of Hermoso and that he is the victim of a witch hunt by “false feminists.
“I won’t tolerate anyone putting in doubt my word and even more so that anyone invents words that I did not say.” “What surprises and scandalises me are his words,” Álvarez said. “Every time he speaks he shows what kind of person he really is.”
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