“Two friends celebrating something”, Rubiales defends himself after his kiss on the mouth in Hermoso

2023-08-21 10:05:42

By Ed

Posted 47 minutes ago, Updated 20 minutes ago

Luis Rubiales and Jenni Hermoso after the final between England and Spain. Noe Llamas / SPP / PANORAMIC

Luis Rubiales defended himself on his controversial gesture, justifying himself by the euphoria of the moment. As a reminder, the president of the Spanish federation kissed Jenni Hermoso on the mouth during the World Cup medal ceremony.

The controversy around Luis Rubiales continues to mount in Spain. After congratulating a few Spanish players taking turns on the podium during the medal presentation before lifting the World Cup trophy, the RFEF boss kissed Jenni Hermoso on the mouth. The gesture did not go unnoticed and caused a lot of reaction, leaving the top scorer in the history of La Roja in the embarrassment.

Before boarding the plane to return to Spain, the president of the Spanish Federation wanted to make things clear. “Let’s not listen to idiots and stupid people, really. It’s just two friends celebrating“Defended Rubiales at the microphone of Cope from Sydney Airport. “We’re not here for nonsense. Me, with everything I’ve been through, no more nonsense and no more assholes. Let’s ignore them and enjoy the good stuff. Don’t even talk to me about fools who can’t see the positive. It is a non-wicked thing. If there are fools, let them continue their nonsense. Let’s listen to those who are not idiots. It’s a nonsense thing, if people want to waste their time with it.»

“A gesture of friendship and gratitude” for Hermoso

Immediately in the locker room, Luis Rubiales gave it a layer. In a live Instagram of the crowned best young player of the tournament, Salma Paralluelo, he announced to the 23 world champions that he was offering them a trip to Ibiza, before dropping a new controversial sentence: “In Ibiza we will celebrate the wedding of Jenni and Luis Rubiales».

The Spanish N.10 still seems to have taken this incident lightly, declaring in this same direct “I didn’t like it, huh!before smiling at the camera. The Pachuca centre-forward then assured that it was “a gesture of friendship and gratitudeafter a historical title. “The President and I have a great relationship, his behavior with all of us has been excellent and it was a natural gesture of affection and gratitude. We cannot repeat a gesture of friendship and recognition, we have won a World Cup and we are not going to deviate from what is important.she reacted to the federation