Rubiales apologises after kissing Hermoso

Luis Rubiales has apologised for his actions after Spain's momentous World Cup win over England

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00:00 We are facing a historical event, one of the happiest days of Spanish football.

00:04 World champions, it's incredible.

00:07 We have been working for a long time on this in the Spanish Football Federation and we are proud of it.

00:12 But there is also an event that I have to regret, and it is everything that has happened between a player and me.

00:19 With a magnificent relationship between both, as well as with others.

00:23 And where I have surely made a mistake, I have to admit it.

00:26 Because in a moment of maximum effusivity, without any bad intention, without any bad faith,

00:32 what happened happened.

00:34 I think that in a very spontaneous way, without any bad faith on either side.

00:40 From there, well, here it was not understood because we saw it as something natural, normal, and for nothing.

00:47 I repeat, with no bad faith.

00:50 But outside it seems that a stir has formed, because of course there are people who have felt damaged by this.

00:55 I have to apologize, there is no other way.

00:58 And also learn from this and understand that when you are president of such an important institution as the Federation,

01:03 you have to be more careful, especially in ceremonies and in this type of issue.

01:07 There are also some statements on my part, where within this context,

01:11 when I say that this seems like an idiocy to me, it is because of that.

01:15 Because here, no one gave it the slightest importance, but outside they have given it.

01:20 So I also want to apologize to those people, because I understand that from the outside it has been seen in another way.