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Luis Rubiales repeated his claims that the kiss was consensual, blamed a ‘false feminism’ witchhunt for trying to remove him and screamed his refusal to resign in bizarre scenes

NEW DELHI: Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales on Friday refused to resign after a week of heavy criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain's Women's World Cup triumph.

Rubiales’ resignation will come one day after Fifa opened disciplinary proceedings into his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he kissed Spanish player Jenni Hermoso

Rubiales has faced heavy criticism and calls for him to resign.

The president of the Spanish soccer federation is facing an emergency meeting of its general assembly amid media reports that he will hand in his resignation following an uproar for kissing a Women’s World Cup champion

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Rubiales’ expected resignation will come one day after FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings.

FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Rubiales earlier Thursday.

A union speaking for Jenni Hermoso, the player who was kissed, called for "intervention in the face of sexual harassment or abuse." Spain's soccer federation scheduled an emergency meeting on Friday.