Luis de la Fuente says he will not resign as Spain coach despite his standing ovation for Luis Rubiales' incendiary speech last week
the day after his speech. Two hours later, De La Fuente released a statement distancing himself from the RFEF chief.squad this Friday, De La Fuente tried to tread an unconvincing line between showing contrition while still maintaining that he and everyone involved with the men’s side can now continue as normal.
“Those who know me know that those gestures do not represent my values or way of being in life. I have always been on the side of respect and equality.” “I applauded because of the context, the atmosphere, the pressure. It was uncomfortable, I had never experienced any situation so stressful and emotional.”
“I have the support of all the regional presidents and the acting president . Without that confidence, I would not be here.”whether it was coherent for the men’s national team to be continuing as normal while 81 Spain women’s players had withdrawn from selection, De La Fuente appeared surprised by the question. After first asking for clarification on who the 81 players were, he only said he believed his RFEF employers were working to improve the situation.
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