The president of the Spanish Soccer Affiliation is dealing with disciplinary proceedings following his nation’s Girls’s World Cup win final Sunday.
Key factors:
- Luis Rubiales created controversy following Spain’s 1-0 win over England within the closing
- He kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips as she acquired her winner’s medal on the rostrum
- Mr Rubiales apologised for the incident after receiving backlash for the kiss
Luis Rubiales created controversy following Spain’s 1-0 win over England within the closing at Stadium Australia when he kissed Jenni Hermoso as she acquired her winner’s medal.
The picture of the kiss, which confirmed Mr Rubiales holding Hermoso’s head and kissing her on the lips, sparked backlash in opposition to the Spanish FA president.
He was additionally seen kissing different gamers throughout post-match celebrations on the pitch. He appeared to seize his genitals in one other video whereas standing subsequent to Spain’s Queen Letizia and her daughter Sofia.
On Thursday, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee introduced that they had opened proceedings in opposition to Mr Rubiales, “primarily based on the occasions that occurred throughout the closing of the FIFA Girls’s World Cup”.
Mr Rubiales apologised for the kiss on Hermoso in a video posted by the Spanish FA.
“Absolutely I used to be unsuitable, I’ve to confess,” Mr Rubiales stated in a video assertion despatched by the federation.
“It was with out dangerous religion at a time of most effusiveness.”
Hermoso reportedly informed teammates she “did not prefer it”, in response to video footage posted on Instagram and YouTube by El Mundo newspaper and different media retailers.
She downplayed the incident in a press release despatched by the federation to Spanish information company EFE, later within the week.
“It was a mutual gesture that was completely spontaneous prompted by the massive pleasure of profitable a World Cup,” the assertion stated.
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