It was the first and, for the moment, the only voice for Barça on the scandal carried out by Luis Rubiales after his non-consensual kiss to Jenni Hermoso in the final of the Women’s World Cup, where the leader also made inappropriate gestures by putting his hand to his genitals. Xavi was the first and, for the moment, the only voice after the lukewarm statement issued by the club in which it did not ask for the resignation of the president of the Federation, unlike most First Division teams, which were more forceful.
And before any question was asked, the Barça coach wanted to make his message clear. A powerful, powerful and seamless message. “If you allow me, I want to show my unconditional support for Jenni and the women’s soccer players. It is unconditional support,” Xavi proclaimed energetically in a speech that he had already internalized, before even making himself available to journalists.
“Sadness and Sorrow”
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“Secondly, I want to condemn the conduct of the president of the federation, it seems totally unacceptable to me. Resign the president? I don’t know, I only know that it is time to support Jenni and the players”, the Barça coach specified, expressing , at the same time, his feeling of “sadness and sorrow” because the world title has been tarnished.
“We have to position ourselves for them. It’s a pity that they don’t talk about the women’s World Cup and that they talk about this behavior, it’s intolerable,” Xavi proclaimed. “It’s a pity not to talk about Cata Coll, Alexia, Aitana, how well they play football and the barriers they have had to overcome… We are going to try to unite, I am a person of consensus, I like to talk what It is good that they have done it and what they have had to overcome after the criticism of Japan’s 4-0 defeat. Let it be resolved as soon as possible, but we are going to value the footballers, the players…”.