Refused to play until the president was removed
Spain’s women’s national football team said in a joint statement that they would not play a match until Luis Rubiales was removed from the presidency of the federation.
Reuters news agency reported that the national team had taken drastic steps on Friday night. In a statement reproduced by Marca, protagonist Jennifer Hermoso fired back at Rubiales and the unions.
“I want to clarify that I never agreed to the kiss he gave me. I can’t stand my words being questioned, let alone words that are made up but not spoken by me,” Hermoso rumbled.
Now the star of the Norwegian national team, Ada Hegerberg, supports the Spanish national team players on social media.
– If you don’t see the problem, then you are part of it. My thoughts go out to the players who should be celebrating, and to those who choose to stay at home. That alone is enough, wrote Hegerberg,
The criticism was praised for Rubiales’ behavior after the World Cup final between Spain and England. Spanish women’s football won 1-0.
The most talked about episode took place on stage when the Spanish women’s football was about to receive a gold medal after the victory over England.
Rubiales hugged all of the Spaniards, but also kissed Hermoso on the mouth after hugging and kissing him on the cheek. This has created a heated debate and more and more people have criticized it.
The 46-year-old went public and apologized for the incident on Monday, but the criticism has not died down for that reason. On Friday, the government announced that it would bring Rubiales to the sports ground. This could result in suspension and him losing his position.
(NTB)
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