2023-08-26 18:33:06
08/26/2023 1:33 p.m. Updated to 08/26/2023 1:51 p.m.
The Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernández, gave his “unconditional support” to the player Jenni Hermoso this Saturday and condemned “the conduct” of the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, accused of having kissed the footballer without her consent. “I want to give all my unconditional support to Jenni and the women’s soccer players for what they are living at the moment and secondly to condemn the behavior of the president of the Spanish Football Federation, which I find totally unacceptable and intolerable”, declared the coach culé during a press conference in the run-up to the Barca game in Villarreal.
Xavi and his harsh statements against Rubiales
Spain national team – 26-8-2023
Xavi pointed against Rubiales
Xavi expressed his “sadness” over the fact that the controversy over Rubiales’ gesture has relegated Spain’s victory over England in the final of the Women’s World Cup in Australia to the background, which he defined as “a historic feat for our sport “.
“I hope I have been clear and forceful”, concluded the Barcelona coach and former midfielder for the team that won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Catalan club already indicated on Friday that it considered “totally improper and unfortunate the actions of the RFEF president during the celebration of the Women’s Soccer World Cup.”
Rubiales is accused of having kissed Jenni Hermoso on the mouth without the player’s consent, during the podium ceremony at the end of the World Cup final. Shortly before, the top leader of Spanish football had put his hands to his genitals in a gesture of celebration when he was still in the authorities’ box, a few meters from Queen Letizia and the Infanta Sofía.
FIFA announced this Saturday the “provisional suspension” de Rubiales “of all football-related activities at the national and international level”.
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