Luis Rubiales gave an interview with English journalist Piers Morgan on the Women's World Cup controversy - but was what he said accurate?
On the fallout from the incidents that followed“For me, I have been outside of this tsunami, but at the same time with my family, I have suffered; with my friends, I have suffered; and a lot of people have been telling lies. And with all these lies, the truth hasn’t surfaced.
Rubiales said “there are no excuses” for his action but then proceeded to make them, saying he wanted to congratulate the coach, Jorge Vilda, the only male member of the winning team on the pitch. It is well known that the players and the coach did not speak for virtually the entire World Cup, and yet Rubiales thought the players’ triumph belonged to the coach who never knew how to manage such a talented squad.
“It was a mutual act, she came towards me, very happy. She lifted me up, she lifted me up in the air… We were both emotional. When we hit the ground, I had a quick conversation with her. We congratulated each other. I gave her a quick peck. I asked her, can I give you a quick peck, which is normal in our country. I think she gave me one or two slaps in my side, she was laughing, and that was it. No intention. Of course no sexual connotation of anything.
“As President, once again, I will say… The significance of the kiss to Jenni would have been exactly the same as a kiss to one of my daughters. Between friends and family, that’s very, very common.” “No doubt about it, 100 per cent… when I was a player, there were many moments where we avoided relegation or we got promotion, where we have given what we call pecks on the lips.”
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