Luis Rubiales: Spanish football federation president says he will continue defending himself

Luis Rubiales was appointed to his relation successful 2018

Spanish shot federation president Luis Rubiales has said helium volition proceed defending himself "to beryllium the truth".

Hermoso said the buss during the medal ceremonial was not consensual.

Rubiales has been suspended by satellite football's governing assemblage Fifa, but repeatedly refused to resign.

"I volition proceed to support myself to beryllium the truth," helium said successful a connection connected Friday, his archetypal nationalist comments since 25 August, erstwhile helium refused to measurement down astatine an bonzer wide assembly called by the shot federation.

Earlier, Spain's nationalist sports tribunal (TAD) opened a misconduct lawsuit against him.

The TAD ruled Rubiales committed a "serious offence" by kissing Hermoso, but stopped abbreviated of the "very superior offence" the authorities had requested which would person led to his suspension.

In response, sports curate Miquel Iceta called for Rubiales' suspension saying: "The National Sports Council is going to inquire the tribunal to temporarily suspend Luis Rubiales from his duties until the lawsuit against him has been definitively resolved."

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