Making statements at the RFEF Extraordinary General Assembly, Federation President Rubiales stated that he would not resign and underlined that there was mutual consent in his inappropriate action against football player Hermoso. Making a statement on his social media account, Hermoso said, “I would like to make it clear that the conversation Luis Rubiales mentioned never took place, and above all, his kiss was not based on consent.” At the end of his written statement, Hermoso declared that he would not play for the national team “as long as the current managers remain in office”.
A boycott decision by 81 FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Spanish Professional Footballers’ Association (Futpro), on the other hand, made a written statement and announced that 81 players will not play in the Spanish National Football Team until the current federation managers are dismissed. In its statement, Futpro, together with the names of 81 players, said, “We would like to state that if the current leaders continue, any player who signed this letter will not play in the National Team.”
RFEF: WE ANALYZED THE PHOTOS, THE PRESIDENT IS NOT LIE
The Spanish federation RFEF stated that they analyzed the photographs of the incident yesterday and made a statement saying, “We will present for the first time, with this statement, that the facts revealed by our President are absolutely true and that he does not lie.”
WHAT HAPPENED?
For the FIFA Women’s World Cup final, Spain and England faced each other on 20 August 2023, and Spain won the cup after beating England. During the celebrations, Federation President Luis Rubiales kissed the national team player Jenni Hermoso on the lips and the incident was reflected in the world press as an inappropriate act. Rubiales explained that the movement was by mutual consent, but Hermoso stated that there was no consent.
On the other hand, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared that “Rubiales’ apology is not enough”, and FIFA announced that it had opened an investigation into the incident.