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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that the apology offered by Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales for unintentionally kissing midfielder Jennifer Hermoso on the lips is "not sufficient". Following widespread criticism of the incident, including by the Spanish Footballers' Association , Sánchez answered journalists' questions on Tuesday, saying "what we saw was an unacceptable gesture". "With regard to Mr. Rubiales and all the controversies, I believe first and foremost that the players are doing everything they can to win," said Sánchez. READ Tropical Storm Harold Reaches Texas The Spanish national team met with the country's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid. "But it is true that there was some behavior this case Mr. Rubiales, which shows that there is still a long way to go in our country terms of equality, respect and equalization rights between women and men." . Sánchez added, "Mr. Rubiales' apologies are not enough. I even think they are not appropriate and therefore Mr. Rubiales should continue to take steps to clarify what we are all seeing." READ 18 bodies found near massive fire in northeastern Greece Rubiales and Sánchez met early Tuesday and shook hands when Spanish team visited Moncloa Palace, residence Spanish prime minister, to receive Gold Medal of Royal Order Sporting Merit. Asked if he wanted to remove Rubiales from his post, Sánchez said, "The president of federation is elected or removed from office by the members of federation." Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez welcomed Luis Rubiales, President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, at the Moncloa Presidential Palace in Madrid, Spain, on 22 August. “In my initial response to your colleagues, I told you his explanation was inadequate, that Mr. Rubiales should have taken more steps to clarify his behavior and this was unacceptable from any point of view. "This is clearly not connected to the majority feeling that we're betting on equality between men and women and that we've logically seen her statements of apology, which I don't know if you've all seen it." CNN reached out to RFEF for comment on Sánchez's remarks, but received no response at the time of publication. On Monday, Rubiales admitted that 33-year-old Hermoso "made a mistake" by kissing Hermoso on the lips after receiving her medal after her final victory over England at the Women's World Cup. Spanish Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stands with the Spain Women's World Cup soccer team after their World Cup victory, at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Rubiales came under widespread criticism for the incident, as his behavior was labeled "unacceptable" and "absolutely disgusting." "Hey, I don't like it, eh," said Hermoso, answering questions about the incident in an Instagram live video, a clip of which was shared by Spanish journalist Irati Vida on platform X, formerly known as Twitter. In an Instagram live video taken lat
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