FIFA has provisionally suspended Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), from all football-related activities for 90 days following his unsolicited kiss on Jenni Hermoso after the World Cup final.
Despite growing pressure throughout the week, including FIFA opening disciplinary proceedings on Thursday, Rubiales refused to resign on Friday, saying that the kiss was "mutual and with consent."
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Hermoso replied in a statement later in the day, refuting Rubiales' version of events and saying she "felt vulnerable and the victim of aggression, an impulsive, sexist act which was out of place and with no consent on my behalf.