Luis Rubiales was expected to step down after a week of widespread criticism.
BARCELONA: Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign today after a week of widespread criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph.
The RFEF chief claimed his kiss on Hermoso’s lips was consensual and done in the same spirit as kissing his child.The stubborn RFEF chief railed against “false feminism” and said he had been “hunted” since taking the job in May 2018. “The government must act and take urgent measures: impunity for macho actions is over. Rubiales cannot continue in office.”
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