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Spain women’s football team refuse to play until Luis Rubiales resigns
The
Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has said she did not consent to be kissed by the Spanish football federation president, Luis Rubiales, as the women’s team announced that they would not play until he is removed.
Rubiales has faced fierce criticism for days, as well as a
Fifa investigation, after
he grabbed Hermoso by the head and kissed her on her lips during the Women’s World Cup final trophy presentation.
Hermoso said in a statement on Friday night that she felt “vulnerable and the victim of an aggression”, hours after Rubiales had vowed to stay on at the helm of Spain’s football federation in a
meandering speech that railed against “false feminism” and a “social assassination” of his character.
Rubiales also claimed that he had asked Hermoso if he could give her a little peck. “She said OK,” he said.
Hermoso rejected any suggestion that the kiss was consensual, describing Rubiales’ description as “categorically false” and saying the “conversation did not happen”.
Spain forward rejects FA chief’s claims as ‘categorically false’ as the national women’s team refuses to play until he resigns
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