Spanish FA calls ‘extraordinary and urgent’ assembly over kiss scandal
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ache’s soccer federation will maintain an pressing assembly on Monday to guage the state of affairs surrounding Luis Rubiales.
Rubiales has refused to resign over the incident with player Jenni Hermoso last Sunday in Sydney, saying the kiss was consensual.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has known as regional federations to the “extraordinary and urgent” assembly “to evaluate the situation in which the federation finds itself” following Rubiales‘ suspension, a RFEF spokesperson said on Sunday.
Global soccer’s governing physique Fifa opened disciplinary proceedings in opposition to Rubiales on Thursday and introduced on Saturday he had been suspended for three months from national and international soccer activities pending an investigation.
Luis Rubiales congratulates Salma Paralluelo on the World Cup remaining
/ PARubiales, 46, mentioned he would use the FIFA probe to point out his innocence.
All 23 of Spain’s cup-winning squad together with Hermoso, in addition to dozens of different squad members, mentioned on Friday they might not play internationals whereas Rubiales remained head of the federation.
Coach Jorge Vilda said on Saturday he regretted the “inappropriate behaviour” of Rubiales.
Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz is due on Monday to fulfill representatives of the ladies’s gamers’ union FUTPRO, which represented Hermoso, and the Association of Spanish Footballers to make sure soccer is a sector “that has decent conditions and spaces free of sexist violence”.
Maria Jesus Montero, appearing finances minister, mentioned on Sunday Rubiales shouldn’t return to main Spanish soccer.
“A person who lies, who has made a show of not having understood what the fight for equality means in an area as important as sport, cannot have the direction of football in this country in his hands,” she mentioned.
Hermoso, who has mentioned she didn’t consent to the kiss and felt “vulnerable and the victim of an aggression”, has been warmly supported by fellow gamers and lots of in wider society.
She was applauded by the gang when she was noticed on a balcony with dignitaries on the Women’s Cup remaining between Atletico Madrid and Milan on Saturday night. Players on the match held a banner studying: “With you Jennifer Hermoso.”
Players from Orlando Pride and San Diego Wave wore wristbands supporting Hermoso throughout their National Women’s Soccer League match in Orlando, Florida, on Friday. Players in Sweden additionally wore supportive messages on wrist tape on Saturday.
Andres Iniesta, who received the World Cup and Euros with Spain’s males’s crew, added his voice to the refrain of condemnation “as a father of three daughters, as a husband and as a football player”, telling his 42.9 million Instagram followers that Rubiales‘ behaviour was “damaging the image of our country and our football around the world”.
Victor Francos, head of the state-run National Sports Council, has called the incident a MeToo moment for Spain. However, he said on Saturday it would not damage Spain’s bid to stage the 2030 World Cup together with Portugal and Morocco.