2023-08-25 17:43:00
In an unexpected speech this Friday, August 25, Luis Rubiales, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, baffled the audience. Although his resignation was anticipated, he surprised by announcing that he will remain in his position and He will not retire for the kiss with the player Jenni Hermoso, about which he maintains that it was mutually accepted.
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From the beginning of his speech, Rubiales made clear his regret for the gesture that involved touching his genitals in the presence of Queen Letizia and Princess Sofía, and he apologized directly to them, as well as to the Royal House.“I want to apologize without palliatives of any kind for an event that happened in the box, when in a moment of euphoria I grabbed that part of the body that you have already seen ”, he began by saying.
“I am going to proceed to explain it by looking at Jorge Vilda (women’s soccer coach), we have been through a lot, Jorge, they have done the same thing to you that they have tried to do to me. We have suffered a lot, we have swallowed a lot, you and I and your team. But look, I got very excited to the point of losing control and taking my hand there, when I saw that you turned to the box and dedicated it to me ”, he explained.
At that moment, he remembers that he pointed to him saying that it was an achievement of his too “And that’s why I made you that ‘olé tus huevos’ sign, with my pardon”. A gesture that he admits was rude and admits: “Of course, I have to apologize to the Queen, the Infanta, to the Royal House and to anyone who has been offended. My deepest apologies. The emotion was great and everything we had been through. Sorry, ”she assured.
His apology on this occasion resonated with a sincerity that contrasts sharply with the one issued days ago after the incident of the kiss with the soccer player Jenni Hermoso. Despite reiterating her justification in both cases, this time she acknowledged that perhaps her act was unfortunate. However, he assured that he was the target of attacks from what he calls “false feminism”, arguing that an attempt was made to undermine his position for something that, in his own words, cannot be equated to sexual assault. In this context, he cited examples of female figures such as Yolanda Díaz, Irene Montero or Ione Belarra.
“I have already apologized for the gesture of the box, also for the kiss despite the fact that it has been consented. I am not going to resign. I will tell you more. I have received a lot of pressure. They have told me that the best thing was to resign because they were going to throw me out on Monday, but we are in a country where there is a law. Anyone who knows me knows that I am going to fight until the end. I hope that the law is complied with, and since there is nothing, then it does not happen,” he exclaimed, repeating up to four times, “no I’m going to resign (resign), I’m not going to resign, I’m not going to resign, I’m not going to resign.”
“I didn’t like it”: the reaction of the Spanish champion who was kissed by the president of her federation
While the selected champion of the Women’s World Cup He was celebrating his first drink, a strange gesture caught the attention of all the spectators. When he delivered the medal to the Spanish forward Jenni Beautifulthe president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation gave him an unexpected kiss on the mouthafter hugging her tightly.
In a live Instagram from the locker room, Hermoso commented on the fact between laughs and clarified: “Hey, but I didn’t like it”. In addition, although the episode caused rejection and two Spanish ministers publicly repudiated the kiss and defined it as “sexual violence”, the player came out to clarify that it was “a mutual gesture of friendship and gratitude”.
In the live broadcast carried out by the forward player of the Spanish national team, the group can be seen celebrating with loud music, food, champagne and beers. With the camera pointed at her face, she is heard asking about the kiss and exclaims: “Eh, but I didn’t like it”, between laughs. Then he gave context and said: “But what do I do? Look at me”.
After the video went viral, the Spanish Ministers of Equality, Irene Monteroand Social Rights and Agenda 2023, Ione Herbcriticized the kiss that Luis Rubiales gave Hermoso on the mouth after winning the World Cup and have crossed out the gesture of “sexual violence”.
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“Let’s not take for granted that giving a kiss without consent it’s something that ‘happens’. It is a form of sexual violence that women suffer on a daily basis and up to now invisible, and that we can’t normalize. It is the task of the whole society. Consent in the center. only yes is yes“, published on the social network X (exTwitter) the Minister of Equality.
Along the same lines and sharing this last tweet, Belarra expressed herself: “What we all think, If they do that with all of Spain watching, what won’t they do in private?. Sexual violence against women has to end. A hug to the Champions!” added the Minister of Social Rights.
The subsequent clarifications of Hermoso and Rubiales
The forward of the Spanish soccer team, Jenni Hermoso, downplayed the kiss given to him by the president of the Royal Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, at the medal ceremony after winning the World Cup this Sunday. He defined it as a “totally spontaneous mutual gesture”, “of friendship and gratitude”.
“It was a totally spontaneous mutual gesture for the immense joy of winning a World Cup. The president and I have a great relationship, His behavior with all of us has been outstanding and it was a natural gesture of affection and gratitude.“, Hermoso stated in statements provided by the Federation led by Rubiales.
The world champion wanted to clarify her position regarding the fact of harassment with a request: “You cannot go around a gesture of friendship and gratitude anymore, we have won a World Cup and we are not going to deviate from what is important,” she added.
For his part, Rubiales asked: “Let’s not pay attention to the idiots. A peak of two friends celebrating something, with everything that has happened, more fools, no. We are going to enjoy the good and don’t even tell me things about losers who don’t know how to see the positive,” said the man in communication with COPE.
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