The president of the Spanish soccer federation has refused to resign despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final.
in the final in Sydney, Australia, marring the title celebrations in front of a global audience.
In the version that Rubiales told the assembly, he said Hermoso had lifted him up in celebration and he asked her for"a little kiss?" and she said yes.He said that he would defend his honor in court against politicians, including two ministers, who called his kiss an act of sexual violence. "What surprises and scandalizes me are his words," Álvarez said."Every time he speaks he shows what kind of person he really is."
Rubiales, who led the Spanish players’ union for eight years before taking over as federation president in 2018, is currently heading the UEFA-backed bid to host the men’s World Cup in 2030. Spain is bidding with neighboring Portugal and Morocco, and also possibly Ukraine.
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