Following reports which indicated the president of Spain’s football federation, Luis Rubiales, would resign following his infamous kiss of player Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup victory ceremony, a defiant Rubiales is denying he will step down. Meanwhile, FIFA has opened a case against Rubiales.
“Do you think this [incident] is so serious that I should go, after the best management in the history of Spanish football?” Rubiales asked reporters Friday. “Let me tell you: I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign. I’m not going to resign. 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 this until the end. I hope the law is followed, and that as there’s no reason to [remove me], it won’t happen.”
