President of the Spanish Football Federation does not resign

"I will fight to the end to keep the position of president, and hope the law will be enforced," Rubiales added today 25/8. "Why should I resign, after leading Spanish football through the most successful period in history?"

Rubiales caused controversy when presenting the Spanish Women's World Cup champion, holding his head with both hands and kissing 33rd midfielder Jennifer Hermoso. Many leaders of the ministerial level, the prime ministers of the countries have asked for Rubiales to resign, even though he and Hermoso are said to have a romantic relationship. The female player also said that she was not comfortable at all with the actions of the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

After repeating the phrase "I will not resign" many times, Rubiales added about the incident on August 20. "That kiss was spontaneous, and we agreed," he said. "When Hermoso came, she lifted me off the ground, and we hugged. I told her to forget the missed penalty, because she played a great tournament. She said I was nice. Then Then I said to Hermoso, 'One quick kiss,' and she agreed."

Rubiales also said that he just wanted a quick kiss, not a sentimental meaning. He said it was as normal as he kissed his daughter. "I don't understand why, despite agreeing, Hermoso still gives such a message in the media," added the 46-year-old president.

During the meeting on August 25, Rubiales only apologized for another incident that also occurred during the award ceremony for Spain, when he used his hand to hold a sensitive part of his body. "At that time I looked at coach Jorge Vilda and was touched because the two brothers went through a lot of suffering to achieve this achievement," Rubiales said. "So I took the sensitive part as a sign of victory. I was a bit overzealous at the time and behaved inappropriately. I have to apologize to the Spanish Royal Family for this action."

The RFEF president also publicly said he wanted to extend the contract with coach Vilda for another four years, with a salary of 500,000 euros (about 540,000 USD) per year. Vilda is the first male coach to lead a team to win the Women's World Cup.

At the same time, Spain's Supreme Sports Court announced it would file a lawsuit against Rubiales for "a very serious offense".

Rubiales played for a number of lower-class clubs in Spain before hanging up his boots in 2009. He was president of the Spanish Footballers Association (AFE) in 2010, and was elected RFEF President eight years later.