“Rubiales’ apologies are not enough”

2023-08-22 13:58:41

Pedro Sanchezwho this Tuesday received the Spanish women’s soccer team at the Moncloa, in which he had a cold greeting and a distant attitude with Luis Rubialeshas referred hours later to the kiss on the mouth of the president of the Federation to Jenni Beautiful by assuring that his apologies are not enough, hinting at a possible resignation of the RFEF leader.

«There is still a long way to go in terms of equality. What we saw was an unacceptable gesture, Rubiales’ apologies are not enough, I even think they are not adequate. He has to continue taking steps to clarify what we all saw”, said the President of the Government at the press conference in Moncloa to report on his meeting with King Felipe VI ahead of an investiture and after receiving the world champions.

Luis Rubiales, at the center of various controversies since he took office, is experiencing the most difficult moment since he assumed the presidency of the Spanish Football Federation. Requests for resignation follow one another from most of the political forces and from numerous associations for her kiss on the mouth of Jenni Hermoso after the final of the Women’s World Cup last Sunday, and President Sánchez, with whom until recently she had a good relationship relationship, has shown an obvious distance from the top leader of Spanish football.

“It should clarify a behavior that is, by all accounts, unacceptable and that does not connect with the majority feeling of the citizenry,” said Sánchez, who recalled that the Federation does not belong to the structure or organization chart of the Government, for which reason the president of the RFEF is “elected and dismissed by his associates.”

Sánchez’s words are in tune with those of the PP spokesperson in Congress, Cuca Gamarra, that this Tuesday has also referred to the controversy carried out by the president of the RFEF at the end of the World Cup final played last Sunday by the women’s team. «A fundamental axis must be respect for women and what we saw was embarrassing. What is not well done has to have consequences, especially if it has outraged an entire country,” said the popular leader.

n this sense, he pointed out that Rubiales “His request for apologies is insufficient. It must be clearer and more forceful,” he added when asked again about this issue at a press conference.

However, he has pointed out that Rubiales’ position does not depend on the Government.