In a surreal speech, Luis Rubiales repeated that he wouldn't resign multiple times before apologising for grabbing his crotch next to the Spanish queen.
"I will not resign, I will not resign, I will not resign," shouted Rubiales at an emergency meeting of the soccer federation, to applause.The president of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales with Spain's Aitana Bonmati on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia on August 20, 2023.
Her players' union later issued a statement on her behalf saying it would defend her interests and ensure that the act"does not go unpunished."
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