the Women’s Football League calls for the dismissal of the president of the Spanish federation

2023-08-23 21:45:07

The Spanish professional women’s football league called on Wednesday August 23 for the dismissal of the president of the Federation Luis Rubiales for his forced kiss on the player Jenni Hermoso, during Spain’s victory at the World Cup on Sunday.

Women’s Football World Cup: the forced kiss of Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish federation, on Jenni Hermoso is controversial in Spain

“The Professional Women’s Football League, La Liga F, has lodged a complaint with the President of the Superior Sports Council (CSD) after the very serious acts and behavior of the President of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, in the final of the Women’s World Cup, and calls for her dismissal “La Liga said in a statement posted on social media.

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“One of the greatest feats in the history of Spanish sport has been tainted by the embarrassing behavior of the highest representative of Spanish football who, once again, and guided by his continuous and habitual desire for leadership, has revealed not to be up to the task he occupies”explains the press release. “A boss grabbing his employee by the head and kissing her on the mouth simply cannot be tolerated”writes the Liga F.

For its part, the Spanish government demands an investigation “urgent and transparent” on the forced kiss.

Hermoso had defended “a totally spontaneous mutual gesture”

The Spanish player Jenni Hermoso, forcibly kissed by the president of the federation during the victory of La Roja at the World Cup on Sunday, had declared earlier in the day to rely on her union to ensure her defense, which claimed “exemplary measures” against Luis Rubiales.

“My union Futpro, in coordination with my agency TMJ, is responsible for defending my interests and are the interlocutors (to be contacted) on the subject”announced the N.10 in a press release posted on social networks by Futpro.

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Since the start of the affair which saw Luis Rubiales forcibly kiss Jenni Hermoso on the mouth, the player had spoken only twice: the first time during a live broadcast on Instagram where she spontaneously said with a smile “I didn’t like it, huh! » about that kiss.

A little later, in statements sent to the press by the RFEF, she explained that it was“a totally spontaneous mutual gesture because of the immense joy that comes from winning the World Cup”.

“Attack on the dignity of women”

But since the controversy continues to swell, reacting to the Spanish Prime Minister, the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) or the famous American footballer Megan Rapinoe.

condemning “firmly the conduct that attacks the dignity of women”Futpro claimed in the same press release from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) “exemplary measures” in order to “watch over the rights of our players” in “applying the necessary protocols”.

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Futpro explains “Work to ensure that acts like these do not go unpunished, are subject to sanctions and that appropriate measures are adopted to protect players from acts that seem unacceptable to us”. The union is launching a « appel » to the Spanish Higher Sports Council (CSD) so that it acts “in the face of sexual harassment or abuse, machismo and sexism”.

For his part, Luis Rubiales, who had initially swept away these criticisms, apologized in a video where he considers that” There is nothing else to do “ given the magnitude of « l’agitation » that his gesture provoked. The RFEF will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Friday devoted to the subject.