The federation's president is under increasing pressure to resign over the incident involving player Jenni Hermoso.
The Spanish football federation has called an"extraordinary and urgent" meeting over the Women’s World Cup kissing row.suspended by FIFA
after he kissed women's team player Jenni Hermoso, 33, on the lips after Spain's 1-0 win against England last Sunday. He was widely expected to resign at a meeting on Friday but instead made a defiant speech, claiming he was the victim of a witch-hunt by"false feminists".that has"tarnished a well-deserved victory" for the players and the country
The Spanish federation's interim president Pedro Rocha has called the meeting on Monday"to evaluate the situation in which the federation finds itself" and look at"the decisions or actions to be taken," a spokesman said on Sunday.On Saturday, she appeared among spectators at the Women's Cup final between Atletico Madrid and AC Milan - and was applauded by the crowd.
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