– With you! This is just a lie. We all see what really happened, tweets 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. – The kiss was spontaneous, mutual and consensual, said the president 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. It is not clear if this is what Graham Hansen is referring to as a lie. – I am not going to leave Rubiales has been strongly 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 – 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, said the president according to Marca. 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. – It’s just another embarrassing episode in a longer and longer series. Rubiales did not show respect for the situation that was after the World Cup final, he does not show respect for the reactions that have come at the back. He should of course have retired after this, says news’s sports commentator Jan Petter Saltvedt. – The WC kiss takes all the attention from what should be remembered as Spain’s first women’s title. Now, instead, it’s a fool of a football president who still gets all the attention. – 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. – At least someone is taking this seriously. I guess he will get both a scratch and this will end with him having to retire, but the road there was a little longer and a little more embarrassing than it needed to be, says Saltvedt. 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. 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. At an extraordinary general meeting, Rubiales announces from the podium that he will not resign as football president. Show more
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