Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales has been suspended by FIFA after non-consensually kissing Jennifer Hermoso after the team won the Women's World Cup final.
Later that day, Hermoso released a statement of her own where she said, “I felt vulnerable and a victim of aggression, an impulsive act, sexist, out of place and without any type of consent from my part.”
The federation initially continued their unbelievable mental gymnastics with a statement that accused Hermoso of lying among other things, although it was soon deleted.
The harsh reality is that such issues of toxicity and abuse have long plagued Spanish football–particularly on the women’s side. The case of Rubiales is hardly something new, but rather the straw that broke the camel’s back which just so happened to be broadcast to the world.
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