Published on 06:19 PM, August 22, 2023

Spain PM says football boss apology over kiss 'insufficient'

Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) applauds as he receives Spain women’s national football team's players after their World Cup victory at the La Moncloa Palace in Madrid on August 22> PHOTO: AFP

Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales' apology for kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the Women's World Cup is "insufficient," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday.

"What we saw was an unacceptable gesture... and the apology he made is insufficient," Sanchez told a news conference when asked about the controversy over the unsolicited kiss.