At the Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia, on August 20, Spain defeated England to win the Women's World Cup for the first time. After the match, Football Association President Lubiales grabbed star player Jeanne Hermoso's head and kissed her on the lips, a move that was criticized by many and demanded his resignation. But Rubiales described the kiss as a "gentle touch" that was "spontaneous and consensual." He said, "I will not resign, I will fight to the end." But the person involved Hermoso said she did not agree to be kissed and "if I do not change the leadership of the Spanish Football Federation, I will withdraw from the national team".
FIFA officially issued an official announcement on the 26th announcing that Spanish Football Federation President Lubiales will be temporarily suspended for forcibly kissing a female football player, and he will not be able to participate in any football-related activities at the national and international levels. The suspension order takes effect today for an initial period of 90 days.
At the Spanish Football Federation's plenary meeting a little later, Rubiales refused to resign. Subsequently, a number of members of the Spanish Football Federation's management chose to resign to show their dissatisfaction, and 11 coaches and technicians of the Spanish women's football coaching staff issued a joint statement to resign, citing Rubiales' "unacceptable attitude", including Spanish men's football coach De La Fuente and Barça coach Xavi and other Spanish football professionals also denounced Rubiales.
José Miguel Ruiz Cortés, president of the Spanish Association of Indoor Footballers (AJFS), and Natalia Oribe, president of the Association of Women's Indoor Footballers (AJFSF), have both announced their resignations as members of the management committee of the Western Football Federation.
In the statement of the AJFS, considering everything that happened at the Congress of the Spanish Football Federation, after consulting with members of the association's management, Ruiz Cortés resigned from his position at the Spanish Football Federation to express his "disagreement and strong opposition to everything that happened at the meeting that day".
In addition to Cortés and Oribe, Rafael del Amé, president of the Navarre Regional Football Federation, was the first to announce his resignation in protest, while resigning as president of the Spanish National Women's Football Committee. In addition, the President of the Basque Country Football Association, Javier Landtra, the President of the Cantabria Regional Football Association, José Ángel Peraez, and the President of the Canary Regional Football Association, José Juan Arancivia, have also resigned.
Jeanne Hermoso, who was forcibly kissed by Rubiares, issued a statement via Twitter, saying: "If I do not change the leadership of the Spanish Football Federation, I will withdraw from the national team".
The Spanish government strongly condemned Rubiales' actions and said it was taking action to suspend Lubiales through the legal process of the Sports Court.
From: Cover News
Source: Hangzhou Jiaotong 918