Spanish FA President, Luis Rubiales has refused to step down after kissing Jenni Hermoso during the celebration at Spain's Women's World Cup final win over England.
He was widely expected to resign at a meeting on Friday but instead made a defiant speech, claiming he was the victim of a witch-hunt by "false feminists."
FIFA have suspended the Spanish FA chief for 90 days to conduct investigation into the incident.
However, in a new twist, Rubiales mother, Angeles Bejar, has now locked herself in a church and announced a hunger strike in protest at her son's treatment.
Bejar said her strike would last "until a solution is found to the inhumane and bloody hunt they are carrying out against my son with something he does not deserve".
She asked Hermoso to tell the truth and "stick to the version she gave at the beginning".
"There is no sexual abuse since there is consent on both sides, as the images prove". "My son is incapable of hurting anyone," Bejar said.
Luis Rubiales has been defiant over the kiss which has been condemned as unwanted by Hermoso, her team-mates and the Spanish government, arguing it was consensual.
Hermoso said she did not consent to the kiss, adding she felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression".
Gender issues have become a prominent topic in Spain in recent years. Tens of thousands of women have taken part in street marches protesting against sexual abuse and violence.
Credit Sky sports
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