The Spanish soccer federation president, Luis Rubiales, apologised after he planted an unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso’s lips during celebrations of the country’s Women’s World Cup victory. The incident happened as Rubiales handed the Spanish team gold medals after they beat England 1-0 in the final and has sparked outrage online. Hermoso told teammates afterwards in the locker room that she ‘didn’t like it,’ according to video footage posted on Instagram however she later downplayed the incident in a statement sent to Spanish news agency EFE by the federation. Rubiales said he saw the kiss as ‘something natural, normal’ but admitted he can ‘learn from this’.
Spanish football president’s kiss sparks outrage after Women’s World Cup final
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