The British team calls Rubiales’ attitude “unacceptable”

2023-08-26 14:14:54

The British women’s soccer team -which Spain beat in the World Cup final- has expressed in a statement its support for its Spanish colleagues in the face of the “unacceptable” actions of the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, in the incident already called by some national media as the ‘kiss-gate’, reports the Efe agency.

Rubiales ruled out leaving his position yesterday, after defending that the kiss on the mouth that he gave to the player Jennifer Hermoso during the celebration of the victory in the World Cup was “consensual and spontaneous” and that the gesture of grabbing his genitals in the box was “the result of euphoria” for the success of coach Jorge Vilda while thinking “I smelled your eggs”.

In a statement collected today by the British national press, ‘Las leonas’ show their support for their Spanish companions and consider that “a sexist and patriarchal organization allowed unacceptable actions to occur.” “Abuse is abuse and we have all seen the truth,” they add.

“The behavior of those who believe they are invincible should not be tolerated and people should not have to be convinced to take action against any form of bullying. we are all with youJenni Hermoso, and with the entire Spanish team,” concludes the brief statement.

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For its part, the tabloid ‘Daily Mail’ already calls this controversy the ‘kiss-gate’ and highlights on its front page the publicly expressed support by the British women’s soccer team for their colleagues in Spain, determined not to play for their team again country until Rubiales is removed from office.

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Along the same lines, ‘The Mirror’ considers that Rubiales and the Federation “have entered into a controversy that is escalating.”

The sports website Goal.com highlights, for its part, the message of the British players and recalls that “the scandal is the latest chapter in the ongoing drama that surrounds Spain, with its preparations for the Women’s World Cup altered as a result of that several players rioted in relation to concerns about the coach, Jorge Vilda”.