The president of Spain’s soccer team is facing charges after kissing a World Cup player
SUSY Football Player Rubiales in the locker room: What do I do? What does RFEF say about a soccer player’s’muzzle’?
Friday was when Spain’s government started the process of suspending Rubiales. If the country’s Sport Court finds that he violated laws or regulations about sexist acts, it could declare him unfit to hold office at the federation.
In a statement Thursday, soccer’s global governing body stated that there could be violations of the Disciplinary Code if events that occurred on Sunday happened during the final.
The man in the locker room after the match said he didn’t like Rubiales’ kiss. As she is apparently shown a video or photo of the kiss, she says, “What do I do? Look at me, look at me.” Later RFEF released a statement it said was from Hermoso in which she downplayed the events’ severity calling it “a mutual gesture,” though Spanish news site Relevo reported that Hermoso did not actually write or say the statement.
The president of the country’s High Council of Sport said on Wednesday that if Spain’s soccer Federation didn’t do something immediately, they would take action.
The federation has called an emergency meeting for Friday, and referring to events during the Cup final, it noted that its internal proceedings are public when they involve integrity issues.
An apology to Hermoso for “aggressive behavior” in Spain’s women’s soccer, and rebuked by the acting prime minister
Hermoso put out her own statement on Friday. “I was the victim of aggression, an impulsive sexist out-of-place act and without any kind of consent on my part.” “Simply, I was not respected,” she wrote.
“We want to end this statement asking for structural changes to the National Team in order to keep growing and transfer the success to future generations.” The players said in a statement that they were sad that the event was tarnishing the greatest success sport in Spanish women’s soccer.
“We also call on the Higher Sports Council so that, within its powers, it actively supports and promotes prevention and intervention in the face of sexual harassment or abuse, machismo and sexism,” Futpro concluded.
There had previously been a disconnect between what Hermoso had expressed just after the game, and what the federation later released in a statement it attributed to her.
On Tuesday, Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, rebuked Rubiales: “It was an unacceptable gesture and Mr. Rubiales’ apologies are not enough.”
Several of the top players on the national team who would have been on the World Cup squad refused to play for Vilda, who was booed after the win.
Federation Vice President Rafael del Amo, who had been in charge of Spain’s women’s soccer program, and two others announced their resignations, the Associated Press reports, but Rubiales held firm.
Spain’s World Cup squad and more than 50 other players said in a statement that they refuse to play again for the national team unless the current leaders are removed.
