Luis Rubiales has refused to step down from his role as Spanish FA (RFEF) president amid a FIFA probe and widespread criticism over his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final.
Rubiales has faced calls to quit after kissing striker Jenni Hermoso on the lips and grabbing his crotch in celebration shortly after the final whistle as Spain beat England on Sunday.
FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings on Thursday against the 46-year-old, who chaired an extraordinary RFEF assembly on Friday.
“I’m not going to resign, I’m not going to resign, I’m NOT going to resign, I’m NOT going to resign, I’m not going to resign,” Rubiales declared on stage at the RFEF meeting.
“And I’ll tell you more: I’ve received a lot of pressure as well, not just you. A lot of comments have come to me. They’ve told me that the best thing would be to resign because if not, probably on Monday it would occur to someone to kick me out of the forum, find the formula.
“But we’re in a country where the law rules, where there has to be a motive to take you out of some place. And I say: what is it I’ve done? A consensual peck is enough to get me out of here?”
One RFEF source, speaking on condition of anonymity as they did not have permission to comment publicly, had told The Athletic on…
 president amid a FIFA probe and widespread criticism over his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final. Rubiales has faced calls to quit after kissing striker Jenni Hermoso on the lips and grabbing his crotch in celebration shortly after the final whistle as Spain beat England on Sunday. FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings on Thursday against the 46-year-old, who chaired an extraordinary RFEF assembly on Friday. “I’m not going to resign, I’m not going to resign, I’m NOT going to resign, I’m NOT going...){kind=link}