LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – New footage of Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup has emerged, and it appears to contradict his previous claims about the incident.
Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has said that the kiss was consensual and that Hermoso had lifted him off the ground.
However, the new footage shows that Rubiales was the one who jumped into Hermoso’s arms.
The footage has been met with widespread criticism, with many people accusing Rubiales of lying. Hermoso herself has said that she did not consent to the kiss.
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The RFEF has been forced to issue a statement admitting that the footage does not support Rubiales’ claims, and the federation has said that it still believes that the kiss was consensual.
The incident has caused a major scandal in Spanish football. The Spanish government has called for Rubiales to resign, and the entire women’s national team has refused to play until he is removed from office.
Rubiales has so far refused to resign, and he has said that he will fight to clear his name. However, the new footage has made his position increasingly untenable.
It is unclear what will happen next, but the scandal is likely to have a major impact on Spanish football