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Spanish FA president refuses to resign after kissing controversy, calls out 'false feminism'

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish soccer federation, refused to resign Friday after causing an uproar for kissing a Women’s World Cup player after her team won the Finals in Australia.

Local media reported that Rubiales was planning on stepping down after kissing Spanish national team forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the awards ceremony.

Gian Infanttino, Queen Leticia Ortiz,  Princess Sofia and Luis Rubiales congratulation spanish players during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023, in Sydney, Australia.  (Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Rubiales spoke in front of an emergency general assembly of the federation on Friday, blasting his critics.   "We must know the difference between truth and lies," Rubiales said, according to ESPN. "I'm telling the truth.

False feminism doesn't look for justice or truth, it doesn't care about people. . . .  [Various politicians] have used terms like sexual violence, assault.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday that Luis Rubiales' kiss on the mouth of Spanish women's football star Jenni Hermoso "should never have happened". In his first reaction to the incident which happened at the presentation ceremony following Spain's win over England in the Women's World Cup final, Infantino said the behaviour of Spanish federation boss Rubiales had "spoiled" the occasion.
FIFA could ban former Hamilton Accies player Luis Rubiales from all football for 15 years, after the Spanish FA president kissed striker Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s 1-0 Women’s World Cup final win over England.
In this handout image released by the Spanish Royal Football Federation (RFEF) on August 25, 2023, RFEF President Luis Rubiales delivers a speech during an extraordinary general assembly of the federation on August 25, 2023 in Las Rozas de Madrid. (Photo by Eidan RUBIO / RFEF / AFP)

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