I will not resign: 'I'm socially murdered by false feminism. The kiss was consensual'

Following Spain's triumph over England with a 1-0 win in Sydney, Spanish FA president,Luis Rubiales participated in the medal and trophy presentation. It was during this ceremony that he grabbed Barcelona's Jenni Hermoso and gave her a kiss on the lips, sparking controversy.

Rubiales said: "I have already apologised for an unfortunate gesture. I have already said about the kiss that it is mutual and consented and for which I have to apologise for the context."

"Was it serious enough for me to go? I will not resign. There must be a law for someone to leave a place. Is a consensual kiss enough to get me out of there? If someone wants to commit that atrocity, I can defend myself. I also hope that the law is complied with."

Rubiales added: "The kiss was consented. We had very affectionate moments. The moment Jenni appeared, she picked me up from the ground that we almost fell."

"And when she left me on the ground, we hugged. She took me up in her arms and we hugged. I told her that she will forget about the [missed] penalty. I told her that we had won the World Cup thanks to her"

"Whoever sees the video will understand that in front of millions of people on television, in front of all the people who were there, the desire that I could have in that kiss was the same that I could have kissing one of my daughters. That is understood by anyone and even those who are in the media."

"False feminism is a scourge. A social murder is being carried out. They are trying to kill me. As a Spaniard, I think we have to reflect on where we are going. Being a world champion is the greatest thing there is."

"For five years they have been going after me for everything - dozens of lawsuits, denunciations, requests for disqualification... They are always the same, we know who they are."

"They have referred to the kiss as vexation, sexual violence, without consent, assault... By God, what will women think who have really been sexually assaulted. To these people who want to murder me publicly, I am going to defend myself in court. I'm going to take action against them."

Meanwhile, Real Betis striker and Spain international, Borja Iglesias claims he will not return to the Spanish national team unless Luis Rubiales is punished.

Football governing ruling body, FIFA have suspended the Spanish FA president and lunched an investigation into the unfortunate incident that is rocking the football community.

Credit tribuna.com