Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales has refused to resign following his offensive behaviour at the Women's World Cup final, blaming 'false feminism' for a 'social murder' against him.
Rubiales sparked outrage when he kissed Spanish player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth as she collected her medal following the 1-0 win over England in Sydney.
Footage also emerged that showed Rubiales grabbing his crotch while standing near Queen Letizia of Spain and her 16-year-old daughter Princess Infanta Sofia.
Having branded his detractors as 'idiots' earlier this week, Rubiales was again defiant amid mounting pressure to resign from his position.
'I am not going to resign,' he shouted four times in a charged speech following an emergency meeting of federation officials, vowing 'I will fight until the end.'
But the unpopular Spain women's team coach Jorge Vilda could leave his post, according to Diario AS.
Rubiales said: 'This is the body that elected me and the body to which I must give explanations.
'I want to apologise for an event that occurred in the box [the crotch-grabbing]. I am going to explain it by looking at Jorge Vilda.
'We have been through a lot, they have wanted to do to you the same thing that they are doing to me know, they are trying to create a false speech and turn it against you.
'I was very moved when after winning the World Cup you turned around and dedicated it to me. There I made the gesture.
'I apologise to Her Majesty the Queen, I have never behaved like this in a box.'
On the Hermoso kiss, he said: 'It was more of a peck than a kiss. There was no desire, the desire was the same I would have giving my daughter a kiss, there was no dominance. It was spontaneous, mutual and consented.
'I have a great relationship with all the players and we had very affectionate moments.
'Jenni picked me up off the ground and we almost fell. She was the one who lifted me up. We hugged and I told her: 'Forget the [missed] penalty, you've been fantastic in this World Cup' and she told me 'you're a crack' and I told her, a little peck? and she said okay.'
'It is a social murder, they are trying to kill me. As a Spaniard, we have to reflect on where we are going
'False feminism does not seek justice, it does not seek the truth, it does not care about people.'
Rubiales then said: 'The time has come to say something. I was wrong and it was not the time to make that gesture. Is it serious for me to leave? I am not going to resign.'
He repeated this statement three more times, adding: 'I'm going to fight until the end.'