Spanish FA has accused Spanish player Jenni Hermoso of lying over Luis Rubiales kiss at Women’s World Cup final.
Jenni Hermoso was kissed by Luis Rabiales the president of the RFEF during the FIFA Womens World Cup 2023 Final football match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia.
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Jenni Hermoso claimed that she did not consent to being kissed by Luis Rubiales during the Women’s World Cup final medal ceremony.
The Spanish Football Federation has accused Jenni Hermoso of lying after she claimed that she did not consent to being kissed by Luis Rubiales after the Women’s World Cup final.
Rubiales was expected to resign as president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) following his conduct during Spain’s victory over England in last Sunday’s final, but in a  press conference on Friday, the 46-year-old vowed that he will not resign or step down from his role and instead claimed that he is the victim of ‘social murder’ and ‘false feminism’.
In her statement released after Rubiales’ press conference, Hermoso said: “I want to clarify, that at no time did I consent to the kiss. “I don’t tolerate that my word is questioned, much less that words are invented that I haven’t said.”
Spain’s players are presently refusing to represent their national team until Rubiales is removed from his role as president of Spanish football Federation while they have also received a message of support from the Lionesses.
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But the Spanish FA have now released a statement which accuses Jenni Hermoso of allowing and encouraging contact from Rubiales during the World Cup medal ceremony and have included images which they believe shows concrete evidence that Rubiales ‘has not lied’.
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Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, has received widespread condemnation for kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent following Spain’s World Cup victory over England.
He was expected to step down at an extraordinary general assembly called by the RFEF on Friday but instead of succumbing to it claimed he was the victim of ‘social murder’ and ‘false feminism’ in an astonishing rant.
The 46-year-old added that it was a ‘spontaneous’ and ‘consensual’ kiss that took place during the trophy presentation last Sunday, but on Friday evening Hermoso reiterated: ‘I want to clarify, that at no time did I consent to the kiss.
56 players including Jenni Hermoso and her World Cup-winning teammates subsequently signed a joint statement demanding Rubiales be sacked, insisting that they will not play for their country again unless he is removed from his position as president.
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The statement has been widely supported, with each of the Lionesses sharing a joint statement of their own on the cyber space (social media).
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Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players announced on Friday that they will not play any more games unless Rubiales steps down.
The federation’s president, who was also chastised for grabbing his crotch after Spain’s 1-0 victory over England on Sunday, remained defiant despite immense pressure to resign. The kiss marred the title celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, and criticism has steadily mounted.
Jenni Hermoso and the Spain Women’s team will not represent their country until Luis Rubiales has been removed from his role as head of the Spanish football federation. Despite this, Rubiales has refused to resign claiming that he was a victim of ‘social Murder and ‘false feminism’.
Video footage also emerged of him grabbing his crotch in celebration while in close proximity to Queen Letizia of Spain and her 16-year-old daughter.
Rubiales was expected to step down at an extraordinary general assembly called by the RFEF on Friday but instead claimed he was the victim of ‘social murder’ and ‘false feminism’ in an astonishing rant.
The 46-year-old added that it was a ‘spontaneous’ and ‘consensual’ kiss that took place during the trophy presentation last Sunday.
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But Hermoso released at statement on Friday stating that she want to clarify that she didn’t at any point in time concent to the kiss.
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Meanwhile Rubiales has apologised for his behaviour in the VIP area, but insisted in his speech on Friday that the Hermoso kiss was ‘spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual’.
However, Betis’ Iglesias has gone one further by insisting that he will not represent the men’s national team until appropriate action has been taken against Rubiales.
The 30-year-old, capped twice by La Roja in 2022 and 2023, says it is ‘unfortunate’ that the attention continues to be on Rubiales’s behavior of him.
Iglesias has now made the decision to quit the national team in protest, taking to Twitter to reveal: ‘Wearing the Spanish National Team shirt is one of the greatest things that has happened to me in my career.
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‘I don’t know if at some point I will be an option again, but I have made the decision not to return to the National Team until things change and this type of act does not go unpunished.
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