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

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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. What will women who have been sexually assaulted think of that?

SPANISH FA PRESIDENT'S KISS ON JENNIFER HERMOSO AFTER WOMEN'S WORLD CUP VICTORY SPARKS CONTROVERSY

"These people are trying to assassinate me and I'm going to defend myself. The false feminists destroy people. . . . The press, in the majority, will keep killing me but I know the truth, and what my family and the people who love me think. The truth is the truth."

Rubiales repeatedly stated he would not resign from his position. 

"Do you think this [incident] is so serious that I should go, after the best management in the history