In a statement, the captain of the “Roja” Morata distances himself from the president of the Federation: “He does not respect the values of sport. Proud of the Spanish players”
An unacceptable conduct. Thus the players of Spain brand the behavior of the president of the Federation Rubiales. And they officially do it. Spain captain Alvaro Morata, with whom Rodrigo, Azpilicueta and Asensio were his deputies, read in the national team retreat preparing for this month’s commitments a press release in which the entire men’s national team congratulated the colleagues for the victory of the Women’s World Cup and attacks the president of the Football Federation Luis Rubiales. All in the context of the story, and the ongoing controversy over the non-consensual kiss given to Rubiales himself and Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony in Sydney.
pride and outrage
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“First of all we want to express, once again, our pride and our most sincere congratulations to the women’s national team for the title of World Champion conquered in Sydney – the text of the note read by Morata -. A historic milestone full of significance that will mark a before and after in Spanish women’s football, inspiring so many women with a triumph of incalculable value, for this we want to regret and express our solidarity with the players who have seen their success tarnished.We want to reject what we consider unacceptable behavior on the part of the Rubiales, who did not behave up to the level of the institution he represents. We stand firmly and clearly on the side of the values that sport represents – continues the note from the captains of the “Roja” -. Spanish football must be an engine of respect, inspiration, inclusion and diversity and must set an example with his conduct on and off the pitch.From today we will think about the decisive challenges for the future of Spanish football – he continues – towards the qualification for Euro2024, with two matches against Georgia and Cyprus. We would like, from now on, to be able to concentrate on sporting matters given the importance of the challenges that await us”
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