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Spanish football federation threatens to sue player Jenni Hermoso over kiss ‘lies’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/news

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In a statement, the federation said that it would take the “necessary legal action” and told the female players that “playing for the national team is an obligation on any member of the federation called upon to do so”.

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[–] 0x815@feddit.de 70 points 1 year ago

Spain striker Borja Iglesias steps down from Spain's (male) national team after Rubiales’ refusal to resign

Real Betis striker Borja Iglesias has announced his intention to step down from the Spanish national soccer team, following statements made by Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales and his refusal to resign in the wake of the scandal caused by a non-consensual kiss with midfielder Jenni Hermoso after the victory of the women’s team at the 2023 World Cup. “I am sad and disappointed,” Iglesias said, while declaring solidarity with his “teammate” Hermoso.

[–] UpperBroccoli@feddit.de 63 points 1 year ago

Un-fucking-believable. Time to fire everyone in any leedership capacity and start from scratch with people who are not caricatures of mid 20th century machoism.

[–] sculd 50 points 1 year ago

Insanity.

If he resigned he might still save himself from public humiliation. Now everyone is going to see the misogyny and understand the sexist attitude in some part of Spain.

[–] _xDEADBEEF@lemm.ee 40 points 1 year ago

Damn. He didn't double down. He triple downed.

:popcorn:

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 34 points 1 year ago

"How to escalate a situation, for Dummies"

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 21 points 1 year ago

Fifa suspends Luis Rubiales from all football-related activity over Hermoso kiss

A Fifa statement said: “The chairman of the Fifa Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Ivan Palacio (Colombia), in use of the powers granted by article 51 of the Fifa Disciplinary Code (FDC), has decided today to provisionally suspend Mr. Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He kissed her as way of celebration after winning the series. Understandable. She didn't want to be kissed and felt violated, so she made a complaint about it. Understandable.

He could've solved this by simply apologising. Assuming this was a "first offence", it would've been solved for the most part. Maybe she wouldn't accept it, but the public probably would.

Instead they've escalated the accident into a lawsuit and made a public enemy of themselves.

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

@abbadon420

Maybe she wouldn't accept it, but the public probably would.

So violating an individual's rights is acceptable as long as 'the public' accepts it?

And if so, who is 'the public'? I feel I'm also part of the public in that case, and don't accept it.

Instead they've escalated the accident into a lawsuit and made a public enemy of themselves.

No, not 'they'. It was just him, can't see any wrongdoing by her.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So violating an individual’s rights is acceptable as long as ‘the public’ accepts it?

Zero tolerance policies suck. There has to be some room for forgiveness.

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

@P03 Locke

Zero tolerance policies suck. There has to be some room for forgiveness.

That may or may not be true as a generic statement, but in the given case it's far too late for forgiveness. This man crossed more than one line.

[–] Falafels@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

I think if the actions he took afterwards that are being reported are true, the time for forgiveness is way past, as you say.

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/08/22/spain-put-out-fake-jenni-hermoso-statement-following-kiss-incident-luis-rubiales-asked-her-for-joint-statement

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Well, I said "assuming it was a first offence". I don't know anything about this guy or his history. If it has happened before, it's a whole different story. The scenario of "simply apologize" doesn't apply for repeat offenders, obviously. Also the apology-scenario doesn't apply now anymore, it could've applied as a first response, but they (the entire soccer league) chose to be dicksheads instead.

[–] Chuymatt@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

‘They’ being the Spanish futbol federation, I believe.

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

In that case the Spanish federation appears to be Rubiales alone. In the meantime he has been suspended by the world federation, and with the pressure from Spanish politics and all tbe others we can hope that he 'will be resigned' soon.

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[–] Soederchris@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago

I think the they refers to the federation.

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[–] 0x815@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago

USA national team player Alex Morgan has come out in support of Jenni Hermoso, saying she was “disgusted” by how the Spain forward had been treated.

[–] un_aristocrate@jlai.lu 10 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure professional athletes have the right to strike just like anyone else.

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Majority of coaches on Spain’s women’s team resign as Luis Rubiales vows to fight on

In a statement, eleven coaches and technical staff said they would resign in protest against the 46-year-old’s defiant stance about the kiss, which Hermoso has said was unwanted.

“The undersigned, in light of the unacceptable attitude and statements made by the head of the federation, have taken the decision to resign from their positions,” the statement said.

[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

Spain, that's the same country as the "wolf gangs", right?

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

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The Spanish football federation has threatened to sue Jenni Hermoso, the player at the centre of a row over its president’s conduct, for lying and defamation.

It has also threatened to sue the 79 women’s football players who signed a letter in which they refused to play for their country as long as Rubiales remained in his post.

The move is the latest chapter in a fast-moving story after Rubiales kissed the Spanish player Jenni Hermoso after their World Cup victory a week ago, a kiss Hermoso says was not consensual and made her feel “vulnerable and the victim of an aggression”.

“I don’t want to interfere in the legal process but I feel obliged to report that the words used by Sr Luis Rubiales to explain what happened are categorically untrue and are part of the manipulative culture that he himself has created.

The federation reproduced a series of still photographs of the incident that it claims show that Hermoso lifted Rubiales off his feet and was not only willing but an instigator of the kiss.

Both Rubiales’ rambling speech on Friday, in which he said he was a victim of a witch-hunt and “fake feminism”, and the federation’s defence of him are increasingly seen as a battle that goes far beyond football, a struggle between an entrenched, entitled male hierarchy and a more modern, feminist Spain.

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