LUIS RUBIALES: SPAIN WOMEN'S SQUAD SAY THEY WILL NOT PLAY UNTILL FEDERATION PRESIDENT IS REMOVED

Luis Rubiales insists he will not step down after kissing Jennifer Hermoso during the World Cup trophy presentation; Hermoso said the kiss was not consensual, Rubiales has doubled down and says he will sue Hermoso; 81 Spanish players have said they will not play for the country again

Under-fire national football federation president Rubiales has refused to resign despite being widely criticised for kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the medal and trophy presentation.

Hermoso said on Friday through a statement released by players' union FUTPRO that "in no moment" did she consent to a kiss on the lips by Rubiales who claimed in an emergency meeting of the Spanish soccer federation that the kiss was consensual."

Hermoso then released her own statement on Friday evening revealing how she was left feeling "shocked" and "vulnerable" after "an impulse-driven sexist out of place act without any consent".

The 33-year-old also claims she was asked to make a joint statement to "alleviate pressure" on Rubiales in the immediate aftermath of the incident."

SPAIN'S WWC TEAM REFUSING TO PLAY AGAIN ... Until Luis Rubiales Resigns

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Spain's Women's World Cup team is now refusing to suit up again ... until Luis Rubiales resigns over the kiss he planted on Jennifer Hermoso following the squad's big victory last Sunday.

The entire championship team issued the ultimatum on Friday morning ... saying in addition to Rubiales, it wants other team officials ousted as well.

 "The squad added that the kiss after Spain's World Cup win was "unacceptable" ... while condemning "behaviors that have violated the dignity of women."

The statement came just a couple hours after Rubiales emphatically told reporters that he had no plans to resign over the scandal. During his impassioned speech about staying in his place, he also insisted the kiss was consensual.

Hermoso, however, said in the team's statement Friday that she "at no time" consented to the full-lip kiss.

 Several soccer stars have thrown their support behind Hermoso and the Spanish players amid all the drama ... including USA striker Alex Morgan, who said she was "disgusted" by Rubiales' actions.

 "Winning a World Cup should be one of the best moments in these players' lives," Morgan tweeted, "but instead it's overshadowed by assault, misogyny, and failures by the Spanish federation."

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