– I felt vulnerable and a victim of an impulse-driven, sexist and inappropriate act without any form of consent on my part, writes Hermoso on Friday evening in a longer post on X/Twitter. It comes shortly after the Reuters news agency reported that Spain’s women’s national team is refusing to play until the football president steps down. Hermoso, who was subjected to the kiss of football president Luis Rubiales after the World Cup final, also writes in the post. – I want to clarify, as I have done in the past, that I did not like this incident, writes Hermoso further. Criticism has been hurled at the football president who kissed Hermoso after the World Cup final. Several have demanded Luis Rubiale’s resignation, but at the latest on Friday, the Spaniard stood his ground. – The kiss was spontaneous, mutual and with consent, the president said according to Marca. – Just a lie Earlier on Friday, several of Norway’s national team stars also railed against the president. – If you don’t see the problem, then you are part of it. My thoughts go out to the players who should have celebrated, and to those who chose to stay at home. That’s enough, she writes on X/Twitter. – With you! This is just a lie. We all see what really happened, tweets Caroline Graham Hansen and tags Hermoso. The two were teammates in Barcelona until last summer. Photo: Screenshot from the Twitter/X account of Caroline Graham Hansen. The tweet comes just hours after football president Luis Rubiales took to the podium and denied that he will resign as president. In addition, he denied for a long time that there was anything wrong with the kiss. – I made a mistake, and it was not appropriate to do what I did. Is it serious enough for me to quit? I am not going to resign, the president said from the podium, according to Marca. – It was more of a nudge than a kiss. Anyone who watches the video will see that the kiss is the same as with one of my daughters. There is no desire or dominance there, he is said to have continued. It is not clear if this is what Graham Hansen is referring to as a lie. – I am not going to resign Norway’s other Barcelona star, Ingrid Syrstad Engen, also comes with a message of support. – I am with you Jenni, and with all my teammates who have raised their voices for many months, she writes on X/Twitter. Rubiales has been heavily criticized by ministers, footballers and star coaches. But from the podium on Friday, Luis Rubiales came with a resoundingly clear message: – I am not going to resign, I am not going to resign, I am not going to resign, Rubiales shouted from the podium, according to AFP. On Friday, the Spanish Football Association held an extraordinary general meeting, where Rubiales gave a speech lasting well over half an hour. SPEECH TO THE ASSEMBLY: Rubiales spoke for over half an hour to the general assembly. Photo: HANDOUT / Reuters Several Spanish media, including Marca and Cadena Ser, reported on Thursday that Rubiales was going to resign. It quickly became clear from the podium that there was no option for the main character himself. – Someone who takes it seriously In addition to the massive criticism from several quarters, both AP and AFP report that Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales. This means that they will investigate the case surrounding the controversial World Cup kiss more closely. Should they find him guilty, he could be punished for the incident. Fifa’s disciplinary committee will assess whether Rubiales broke the federation’s “basic rules for decent behavior” and “behaved in a way that brings football and/or Fifa into disrepute”, writes NTB. On Friday afternoon, the same news agency writes that Spain’s Sports Minister Victor Francos says the government wants to strip Luis Rubiales of his position as football president after the kiss he gave Jennifer Hermoso. At a press conference, the sports minister is said to have stated that the government wants to suspend Rubiales, and that it is the sports court that will make that decision. This is the matter of the World Cup kiss The football president was to congratulate Hermoso on the World Cup gold, and ended with a kiss on the mouth. Photo: Skjermdump / news Jenni Hermoso first says in a live broadcast on Instagram that she didn’t like it. Some time later, a statement was issued by the Spanish federation in which Hermoso mitigated the incident and said it was a spontaneous, mutual gesture. Several Spanish ministers, including the Minister of Sports and Gender Equality, criticized the football president for kissing Hermoso. The day after the incident, Rubiales resigned with an apology. – I probably made a mistake there, he said. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was not satisfied with Rubiales’ apology and called it both insufficient and inappropriate. Coach profiles Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez criticize the Spanish football president for his behavior after the World Cup final. The International Football Association will investigate the case surrounding the controversial kiss and institute disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales. Several Spanish media report that Rubiales will resign and that this will be announced at an extraordinary general meeting. 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