FIFA suspends Spanish soccer president over controversial World Cup kiss
At an emergency general assembly of the federation Friday, he said "I won't resign" four times in quick succession and claimed he was a victim of a witch hunt by "false feminists."
In her statement, Hermoso denied Rubiales' contention that the kiss he gave her was consensual. "I want to clarify that, as was seen in the images, at no time did I consent to the kiss he gave me and, of course, in no case did I seek to lift the president," she said. Acting Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz called his speech on Friday "unacceptable". She wrote on social media that "the government must act and take urgent measures: impunity for macho actions is over. Rubiales cannot continue in office."
In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Spain's Association of Professional Soccer Players said via their FUTPRO union that the team wanted "to express their firm and resounding condemnation" of Rubiales.
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