2023-08-25 18:28:27
The international press is closely following the Rubiales case and is surprised by the non-resignation of the president of the Spanish Football Federation. The news receives prominent space on the digital front pages of the media in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and Portugal, among others.
“The president of the Spanish Football Federation refuses to resign after kissing a player”, headlines The Guardian in a piece located at the top of the online front page of the British newspaper, which has even opened a direct to introduce each latest event in the case. “What makes this situation much worse is that his refusal even to admit his fault or to resign has been greeted with applause.” points to the newspaper. The british chain BBC puts the focus in the complaint of the Spanish Government before the Administrative Court of Sport “seeking the suspension of the president of the federation”.
In United States, the newspaper The New York Times It also carries Rubiales’ refusal to resign on its digital cover and points out that “the World Cup victory was a reminder that, despite the brilliant career of the Spanish team, the program has been marred by sexism and other scandals” . The newspaper recalls the resignation and complaints of several players towards the coach, Jorge Vilda, and the federation, and mentions other macho episodes from the past towards Spanish players.
The Washington Post, the other major American newspaper, devotes a large space on its front page to the news about Rubiales, which is headlined ‘The president of Spanish soccer will not resign due to the unsolicited kiss’. The news highlights in the third paragraph the applause that Rubiales has received during his speech.
In France, the general newspaper The world It also has on its digital cover the non-resignation of the president of the federation and describes the kiss to Jennifer Hermoso as “sexual assault”. the progressive newspaper Release addresses the issue under the heading ‘sexual violence’ and points out that Rubiales “indulges in victimizing rhetoric”.
the german newspaper Southgerman newspaper carry the news de Rubiales in the second position on its cover, only below the mugshot of Donald Trump. “Spectacular change in the Rubiales case. The president refuses to resign. He fights for a charge and sees himself as a victim, ”he maintains in the caption. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitungfor his part, points out that “the justifications of the president of the federation cause a stir in Spain.”
In neighboring Portugal the case generates interest. The newspaper Public dedicates its second position on the cover to the Rubiales case and accompanies it with an opinion column criticizing the president’s attitude. the brazilian newspaper The globe He also dedicates an opinion column to him that in its first paragraph states that Rubiales’ non-resignation “demonstrates how disconnected soccer is from reality.”
The best-known Italian sports newspaper, The Sports Gazette, with its characteristic pink pages, does not have a photo of Rubiales on its digital cover this Friday. You have to look in the foreign football section to find the news of the day in Spain: “Look at Rubiales’ defense: ‘the kiss was consensual'”, headlines Gazette.
general information journal The Republic nor does it have the president of the Spanish Football Federation on its digital cover, but rather in the Sports section. Meanwhile, you have to go to the end of the cover of The Corriere della Sera to find the following news about “The case in Spain”. “Rubiales and the controversy of the kiss in the field: ‘It’s as if I had given it to my daughter, there is feminism against me'”.
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