It comes after FIFA decided to suspend Spanish FA boss Luis Rubiales from all national and international duties for 90 days.
He said that while the"facts are analysed and investigated" it is right that"the person responsible for the events is suspended from his duties".
Appearing to criticise Rubiales for the first time, he added:"I think that when, as he said yesterday, when someone insistently says that he is going in the wrong direction, perhaps he must think that it is he who is going in the wrong direction."Mr Francos previously said that although Rubiales can't be sacked by the government, the sports council will use a legal procedure in a sports tribunal.
Hermoso, a 33-year-old forward, said"in no moment" did she consent to the kiss. She and her teammates have since vowed not to play for Spain again.threatened legal actionRubiales claimed he has been the victim of a witch-hunt by"false feminists", vowing to defend his honour in court against politicians, including two ministers, who called his kiss an act of sexual violence.
In the version of events Rubiales gave to the Spanish Football Federation's general assembly, he said Hermoso had lifted him up in celebration and he asked her for"a little kiss?" and she said yes.People have been gathering outside the Spanish Soccer Federation in Madrid to protest against Rubiales, with some carrying banners or holding up red cards.
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