Luis Rubiales refused to personally apologise to Jenni Hermoso for kissing her on the lips after the Women’s World Cup final and said he would “100 per cent” have behaved the same way towards the Spain men’s team. The former Spanish football association (RFEF) president resigned from his post during an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored on Sunday following three weeks of criticism and calls for his resignation. Hermoso said the kiss was not consensual, which Rubiales denies. In the full interview, which was broadcast on TalkTV on Tuesday, Rubiales said he had made a...
The former Spanish football association president resigned from his post during an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored on Sunday following three weeks of criticism and calls for his resignation. Hermoso said the kiss was not consensual, which Rubiales denies.
When asked three more times if he would apologise to Hermoso, he continued: “So what we had is a spontaneous act, a mutual act, an act that both consented to, which was driven by the emotion of the moment, the happiness, so I maintain that that is the truth of what happened.” As the celebrations continued on the pitch, Rubiales was also seen lifting forward Athenea del Castillo onto his shoulder before carrying her while holding the backs of her thighs.
When asked if he would have acted in the same way towards the men’s team, Rubiales continued: “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.”Spain’s Audencia Nacional has begun gathering evidence in the case against Rubiales after it accepted the complaint filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday.
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