Overview
- In a televised interview on El Chiringuito, Luis Rubiales insisted the World Cup final kiss was consensual and said he will not apologize to Jenni Hermoso.
- He said he has appealed the upheld conviction to the Supreme Court after being found guilty and fined €10,800 for sexual assault; Hermoso has denied consenting to the kiss.
- Rubiales accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and left-wing parties of using his case as a political "smokescreen" tied to the independence amnesty.
- He promoted his book, "Matar a Rubiales," which is slated for release this week with a public presentation in Madrid.
- The former federation president remains under a three-year FIFA suspension as a separate Supercopa investigation into alleged corruption continues.