The president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales recently got wrapped up in a controversy for kissing a star player. On Monday, he apologised for kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the Women's World Cup. 45-year-old Rubiales, planted a kiss on Hermoso after she collected her medal following the final in Sydney. His actions provoked outrage in Spain.
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00:00 The president of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, recently got wrapped up in
00:08 a controversy for kissing a star player.
00:11 On Monday, he apologised for kissing player Jenny Hermoso on the lips after Spain won
00:16 the Women's World Cup.
00:18 45-year-old Rubiales planted a kiss on Hermoso after she collected her medal following the
00:23 final in Sydney.
00:25 His actions provoked outrage in Spain.
00:28 In a video posted on social media by Spanish television, Rubiales said, "Certainly I made
00:34 a mistake and I have to acknowledge that.
00:36 It was done without any ill intention in a moment of the highest exuberance.
00:40 Here we saw it as natural and normal but outside it has caused a commotion."
00:45 He even called the uproar against the kiss "idiotic" while saying that he had no choice
00:49 but to apologise.
00:51 Earlier Spain's sports minister on Monday had demanded that Rubiales apologise.
00:56 On Monday, Rubiales stressed that he had a magnificent relationship with Hermoso.
01:01 On Sunday, the player posted a video on Instagram showing the celebrations in the changing room.
01:06 Later on Sunday, the federation released its own quotes from Hermoso.
01:10 Hermoso said, "It was a totally spontaneous mutual gesture because of the immense joy
01:16 that winning a World Cup brings.
01:18 The president and I have a great relationship, his behaviour with all of us has been outstanding
01:23 and it was a natural gesture of affection and gratitude.
01:26 A gesture of friendship and gratitude cannot be gone over so much.
01:30 We have won a World Cup and we are not going to deviate from what is important," she said.
01:35 Spain's preparations for the World Cup were thrown into disarray last September when 15
01:39 players sent an email to the Spanish federation saying that they did not want to be considered
01:44 for selection.
01:45 Their protest was aimed chiefly at coach Jorge Vilda and his methods, including complaints
01:51 that he was too strict.
01:53 Rubiales supported Vilda and only three of the 15 were recalled for the World Cup.
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