Speaking to Radio Marca after the incident, the former head of Spanish football confirmed the man was his uncle, who has ‘always been a trouble maker.’
Rubiales also believed the man ‘had a weapon’ in his hands.
Le acaban de tirar tres huevos a Luis Rubiales en la presentación de su libro al grito de “sinvergüenza”.Le han tenido que parar para que Rubiales no le pegase. pic.twitter.com/zwHbu38DLL
‘He was carrying eggs and throwing them at me, but I didn’t know what he had in his hands and when I saw him, I thought he had a weapon. So I ran quickly towards him.’
Rubiales added: ‘We were lucky that they stopped me. I didn’t know what this man had in his hand, I didn’t know if he had a weapon.
Rubiales kissed Hermoso without consent after the 2023 World Cup final (Picture: Getty)
‘I saw a pregnant woman, who is my friend Paco’s wife, with two small children, right where he was standing with something in his hand, and I thought about the children. If I had grabbed him, we would be in a different situation.’
Marca report the man is also named Luis Rubiales, his father’s younger brother.
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