Controversial celebration of Vilda and Rubiales at the World Cup in Spain

2023-08-20 14:54:33

BarcelonaThe Spanish women’s soccer team won their first world title in Sydney after defeating England in the final. A historic milestone that comes thirteen years after the men’s team also won the World Cup, in that case in South Africa. The joy of the players was maximum: “We are the champions of the fucking world”, said Jenni Hermoso, protagonist of the match.

But the controversial phrase came out of the mouth of the selector, Jorge Vilda, who had already caused discomfort with the way he faced the final, always using the masculine to refer to the team. “It’s hard to describe the feelings. The joy, the pride of this team. I’m very happy for all the people who are watching us and who we’ve made happy. We’ve shown how we can play. We’ve shown that we know how to suffer. This team has suffered and we are the world champions”. The coach has gone, in just one year, from overcoming a riot started by 15 players who wanted his dismissal to winning the champion’s star.

“We had the feeling that this was unstoppable,” said Olga Carmona

The match was decided by a goal from Madrid’s Olga Carmona. “It was very complicated, we suffered against England, who have a team. We had the feeling that we could achieve it, that this was unstoppable”, said the footballer, who dedicated the victory to the mother of a friend of hers who died Recently.

Jenni Hermoso was also excited, who missed a penalty in the second half but, despite this, continued to play as if nothing had happened. “We’ve been trying to imagine it for many days, but we’re not yet aware that we’re world champions. I can hardly speak. It’s the best feeling I’ve ever experienced in my life. We played football the way we wanted to and won this one tournament”.

Now it will be the turn of the celebration. “After standing up and going out into the street? Now, let them celebrate. I can imagine how Spain is. We’re starting to celebrate here. And let’s see when we finish…”, commented the coach. The forecast is that the expedition will arrive in Madrid this Monday and, in the afternoon, they will celebrate in the Spanish capital.

Rubiales’ kiss to Jenni Hermoso

On the other hand, Salma has collected the award for the best young player, while Aitana has achieved the golden ball of the tournament The English goalkeeper, Mary Earps, has won the trophy for the best in her demarcation. On stage were Queen Letícia and Infanta Sofia, who came up with a Spanish flag hanging from her arm.

But the most controversial image has starred Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Federation, who celebrated the triumph with such euphoria that he ended up kissing Jenni Hermoso on the mouth. The image circulated on the networks until FIFA deleted its content claiming image rights. After the presentation of the trophies, both Rubiales and Vilda were supported by the footballers. Later, from the dressing room of the ANZ Stadium in Sydney (Australia), Hermoso uploaded an Instagram live in which she herself, with a half-smile, said “I didn’t like it, huh” in reference to the kiss .

To finish, he highlighted the gesture of the lionesses, who went on stage to receive the runners-up bronze medal. Unlike what many boys do, they kept it and took a picture with the whole team, proud of having reached the final.