FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group E - Japan v Spain - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 1, 2022 President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales in the stands before the match REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales, who caused a furore when he grabbed player Jenni Hermoso's head and kissed her on the lips following Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup on Aug. 20, faces at least three legal and administrative challenges.
Hermoso says she did not want to be kissed, and that she felt "vulnerable and victim of an aggression". Rubiales, who refused to resign on Friday despite heavy pressure, said the kiss was "spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual".
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