Ousted Spanish soccer president responds to World Cup kiss backlash, says it was not 'sexual'

Spain's former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales sits down with Fox Nation's Piers Morgan to discuss his resignation over the kiss he planted on a women's player after their World Cup victory.

Former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales sat down for an exclusive interview with "Piers Morgan Uncensored" on Fox Nation following his announcement he was resigning after he kissed a female player on the lips after Spain's World Cup title.

Morgan asked Rubiales if he accepted the argument that his behavior was "macho."

"No, my behavior was inappropriate, but no sexual content," he said, adding that he celebrated in similar fashion when he was a player.

Luis Rubiales, President of Spain's football federation, 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. (Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

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Rubiales resigned as President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation after he kissed Spain’s Jenni Hermoso follow the team's World Cup victory in August.

"After the rapid suspension carried out by FIFA, plus the rest of the proceedings opened against me, it is clear that I will not be able to return to my position," Rubiales said in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter.

Rubiales was suspended 90 days after initially refusing to resign from his post and claimed during an address to soccer officials that he was the victim of a "witch hunt" by "false feminists."

Morgan asks Rubiales about the backlash he's received, including from Spanish soccer player Sergio Ramos. 

Luis Rubiales, then-President of the Royal Spanish Football