When Spain crowned the Women’s World Cup in Australia on Sunday, the president of the Spanish federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed on the mouth Jennifer Hermoso, one of the star players of the Furia. The scandal was immediate, some denouncing this forced kiss as a sexual assault.
Spain’s very first crowning in the history of the Women’s World Cup, Sunday in Sydney, after a 1-0 victory against England, is marred by a sacred controversy. On the Fifa podium for the trophy presentation, the president of the Spanish federation Luis Rubiales, completely unleashed, warmly embraced Jennifer Hermoso, the top scorer in the history of the Women’s Seleccion, before kissing her on the mouth .
The astonishing images of this kiss in full live quickly caused a scandal in Spain and in particular on social networks, where one directly evoked a ” sexual assault from Rubiales, who, while he may be close to Hermoso (who has more than 100 caps at 33), clearly took his head in his hands to kiss him. An absolutely inappropriate gesture.
Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales kissed striker Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth during the medal ceremony. 😳
The gesture is already scandalous in Spain where some speak of “sexual assault”. 🇪🇸pic.twitter.com/pglU9o8ztS
— Footballers (@foo_teuses) August 20, 2023
Lo del presidente de la Federación de España Luis Rubiales in the final del Mundial es IMPRESENTABLE!!.
Le plantó a beso en la boca a Jenni Hermoso y tocó excessively a las jugadoras. pic.twitter.com/xXq9JPf73T
— 🏳️🌈Claudya Carolina🏳️🌈 (@ClaudyaCarolina) August 20, 2023
Hermoso did not like
In the era of social networks, the controversy continued in the locker room of the new world champions. When asked live on Instagram, Hermoso made it clear that she didn’t like the kiss. She is obviously not in a relationship with Rubiales. The latter then went down to the locker room and, presenting himself alongside Hermoso, said in a joking tone that he was going to marry the player who passed through PSG in 2017-2018.
Luis Rubiales, at the head of the Spanish federation since 2018, already has a very bad image across the Pyrenees, since he was accused, in November 2022, by his uncle and former chief of staff, of having invited 8 or 10 girls to a work meeting in a chalet, at the expense of the federation. The RFEF had denied the information given by the daily El Mundo.
“Pero qué hago yo? No me ha gustado eh”
Jenni sobre el beso de Rubiales. Poco our steps pic.twitter.com/fsND7x14AO
— Irati Vidal (@iratividal) August 20, 2023
