AFP-Jiji ¨C Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation, apologized on Monday for kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the Women¡¯s World Cup.
Rubiales, 45, planted the kiss on Hermoso after she collected her medal following the final in Sydney, provoking outrage in Spain.
¡°Certainly I made a mistake and I have to acknowledge that,¡± Rubiales said in a video posted on social media by Spanish television.
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