Luis Rubiales refused to resign as president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Friday, and said he will 'fight to the end.'
Rubiales, 46, announced the surprise move -- after widespread reports that he planned to quit -- in a speech in which he attempted to justify his behaviour, and lashed out at critics, during an extraordinary meeting of the federation's general assembly.
"I've come under a lot of pressure. Perhaps somebody will look to remove me on Monday. But we live in a country of laws. Is a consensual kiss enough to remove me? I'm going to fight until the end. I hope the law is followed, and that as there's no reason to [remove me], it won't happen." However Rubiales -- who was elected RFEF president in 2018 -- would not accept any wrongdoing regarding the kiss.
"From 'no big deal' and all that, then the pressure starts, the silence of the player, and a statement [from Hermoso] that I don't understand. Justice isn't being done here. This is a social assassination of me, they're trying to kill me.""We must know the difference between truth and lies," he said."I'm telling the truth. False feminism doesn't look for justice or truth, it doesn't care about people...
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