Spain’s soccer federation stood firmly by its president, Luis Rubiales, on Saturday even as he faces a storm of criticism for grabbing star player Jenni Hermoso’s head and kissing her on the lips after Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory.
In a statement issued in the early hours the federation said it would take legal action to defend Rubiales and said it would show there have been lies about what happened by Hermoso or people speaking for her.
The statement on the Royal Spanish Football Federation website did not say what the legal action would consist of.
Rubiales refused on Friday to resign as
