MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday the nation’s women footballers “gave the entire world a lesson” by going on protest over federation head Luis Rubiales’ World Cup kiss.
The Prime Minister said that their players have won two times: first on the ground, and now in giving a lesson to the entire world, a lesson of equality between women and men. Spanish player Jenni Hermoso joined a mass protest of women players saying she did not consent to being kissed by the Rubiales after Spain’s win in the Women’s World Cup final against England. Luis Rubiales has defied expectations and declined to quit, provoking extensive anger.
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On Friday, Spain’s court agreed to probe Rubiales for the forced act as the scandal-hit football head said he would defend himself to “prove the fact”.
The government of Spain also lodged a complaint against the suspended chief through the state-run National Sports Council a week ago, blaming him for “very serious” crimes. Rubiales has also been suspended by FIFA for 90 days while it decides on disciplinary steps.
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Former Football team captain Veronica Boquete said that the World Cup final scandal was “the stubble that broke the camel’s backbone”.
