Fans at the Women's Cup match hold banners in support of Jennifer Hermoso. Credit: Reuters/@FocusFilms
The Spanish Football Federation will hold crisis talks on Monday as President Luis Rubiales is under increasing pressure to step down following the unwanted kissing scandal of Jennifer Hermoso.
Rubiales suspended from positions of FIFA and is facing a flurry of criticism in this regard. allegations that he unwelcomely kissed a player on the lips following Spain's win in the Women's World Cup.
Rubiales vehemently refused to step down over last Sunday's incident with Hermoso in Sydney, saying the kiss was mutual consent. Players and a number of coaches of the women's national team demand his departure, and the government also wants him to leave.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has convened the regional federations for an «extraordinary and urgent» meeting on Monday «to assess the situation the federation is in» following the suspension of Rubiales, an RFEF spokesman said on Sunday.
FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales on Thursday and announced on Saturday that he had been suspended for three months from national and international football pending an investigation. Rubiales, 46, said he would use the FIFA investigation to prove his innocence.
The Sevilla players paid tribute to Hermoso and the country's other top female players ahead of their 2-1 defeat to Girona on Saturday in La Liga. . The players were wearing warm-up shirts with the words «It's over» in Spanish on the front, which several Spain and Hermoso players used Friday on social media and in their statements. Elsewhere, the Cadiz players went on to a 1-1 draw against Almeria with a banner reading «We are all Jenny».
Hermoso, who said that she did not agree to the kiss and felt «vulnerable and a victim of aggression», received enthusiastic support not only from the players, but also from many members of society.
She appeared among the spectators at the Women's Cup final between Atlético Madrid and AC Milan on Saturday evening, to the applause of the public. Players at the match held up a banner that read «With you, Jennifer Hermoso.»
The kiss has raised a fuss in a country where tens of thousands of women have taken part in street marches against sexual violence and violence in recent years.< /p>
Feminist groups organized a demonstration called «With you, Jenny» in Madrid on Monday in support of the player.
Similar demonstrations were organized by feminist groups in Madrid, Santander and Logroño on Saturday calling for the resignation of Rubiales.
All 23 members of Spain's cup-winning team, including Hermoso, as well as dozens of other team members, said on Friday they will not play international matches as long as Rubiales remains head of the federation.
Atletico Madrid women's team with «With you, Jennifer Hermoso» banner before the game against Milan Photo: Reuters/@Focus Films
On Saturday, 11 members of the coaching staff of the national women's team submitted their resignations to the RFEF, supporting Hermoso and condemning Rubiales.
The Spanish government cannot sack Rubiales, but strongly condemned his actions and said on Friday. it sought to have him sued in a sports tribunal.
Victor Francos, head of the state's National Sports Council, called the incident a MeToo moment for Spain. However, on Saturday, he said the scandal would not hurt Spain's bid to host the 2030 World Cup along with Portugal and Morocco.
World champion head coach Jorge Wilda remains in his position, but he criticized Rubiales for «unacceptable «Act.
«I deeply regret that the victory of Spanish women's football was damaged due to the inappropriate behavior that our main leader, Luis Rubiales, committed so far, and which he himself admitted,» said Wilda .
“There is no doubt that this is unacceptable and does not at all reflect the principles and values that I uphold in my life, in sports in general and in football in particular.
«I condemn without a doubt any masculine attitude [which should be] far from a developed and developed society.
«A clearly undesirable climate has been created, far from what should have been place». has become a great celebration of Spanish and women's sports.
«I reiterate my unwavering commitment to the promotion of sport, which is a model of equality and respect in our society.»
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