When a country wins the FIFA Women’s World Cup, we should expect outpourings of joy, but not an internationally broadcast sexual assault. However, following Spain’s triumph over England in the Women’s World Cup final, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, surprised the player Jenni Hermoso in the mouth, at the moment of the awarding of the trophy, on the podium of the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on 20 August 2023. The attacker immediately said:” didn’t appreciate “, before trying to calm things down at the press conference, and talk about a” a natural gesture of affection and gratitude ” Who it reeked of language straight out of a forced crisis meeting. But too late, the Rubiales affair was launched, and it went far beyond the confines of Spanish football.
After calming things down, Jenni Hermoso calls for “exemplary measures” against Luis Rubiales
Jenni Hermoso publicly announced on August 23 that the FUTPRO union dedicated exclusively to women’s football would stand up for her. This demands “exemplary measures” against Luis Rubiales: “It is necessary to move forward in the fight for equality, a fight that our players have carried on with determination”relay EuropaPress.
The Spanish Secretary of State for Sport ready to take the case to court
The Spanish government has also intervened: Víctor Francos, secretary of state for sport, has said he intends to intervene if the Real Federation of Spanish Football He did not, for example, bring the case to the sports administrative court, he explained on Spanish radio Padlock Ser.
FIFA opens an investigation into the case of Luis Rubiales’ kiss imposed on Jenni Hermoso
On 24 August, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced the opening of disciplinary proceedings against the manager of the Real Federation of Spanish Football “for the events that occurred on 20 August at the end of the women’s World Cup final”, as reported by Le Monde.
Luis Rubiales is expected to announce his resignation on the evening of August 25th
And finally, on August 25, the Spanish Football Federation announced that it would hold an extraordinary general meeting that same evening to decide on the future of its president, the controversial Luis Rubiales. Several Spanish media predict that there should announce his resignation. Because, in addition to the forced kiss, he is criticized for being too tactile with players in generaland even grabbing their genitals as a celebratory gesture during the final, while in the same box as Queen Letizia, Infanta Sofia and international authorities. More than a football match, it is perhaps a match against machismo that the Spanish footballers are also about to win.
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