Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales said he will not resign less than a week after he kissed midfielder Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup final.
Rubiales explicitly told an emergency general assembly of the federation Friday he refused to leave his post despite numerous calls for his ousting. He continued to claim that the unsolicited kiss he shared with Hermoso was mutual and that he's the victim of a witch hunt led by “false feminists."
Rubiales' proclamation was met with cheers from the crowd, including women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda and men’s national team coach Luis de la Fuente, according to the Associated Press.