The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) came out this Saturday in defense of Luis Rubiales and guarantees that the president “does not lie”, after the player Jenni Hermoso repeated that she did not consent to the kiss during the celebrations of the women’s World Cup in soccer.
Regarding the statements of Luis Rubiales, on Friday, who stated that it was a “spontaneous, euphoric” act and that it was “consensual”, the Spanish soccer player clarified that she felt “vulnerable and the victim of aggression”. Now, the Spanish federation assures that Rubiales’ words are “absolutely true”.
To justify its statements, the RFEF uses four photographs that precede the unusual moment, considering that they prove that the kiss was “consensual”.
“Mrs. Jennifer Hermoso, with her arms, grabs the RFEF president from behind, while the president has his arms loose around the upper part of the player’s back. Therefore, it was not possible to exert any force.” , it reads, in a statement published on the official page of the federation.
“Mrs. Jennifer Hermoso continues to hold her arms in the same position as the body of the chair, while the chair has to continue holding the player in order not to fall and it is evident that the arching of the player’s body corresponds to lifting.” player strength. Mr. President, what she is doing,” she continues.
The RFEF thus affirms that the manager “wanted to treat this matter with the utmost respect for the players and the institutions”, and only presented his version of events when “an unacceptable red line was crossed”.
Defending that “opinions are contradicted by facts and evidence” and lies “judicially denied”, the RFEF considers that “the evidence is conclusive”: “The President did not lie.”
The body also undertakes to “prove all the lies that are spread by someone on behalf of the player or, where appropriate, by the player himself.”
“Given the seriousness of the content” of the Futpro Union statement, the RFEF advances that it will initiate “the corresponding legal actions”, even regretting that after “such an extraordinary sporting success”, it will not be possible to “celebrate how the situation and the success that they deserve for totally unsportsmanlike causes”.
The union note says, on behalf of Hermoso: “I want to clarify that, as seen in the images, at no time did I consent to the kiss that he [Rubiales] he gave me and, of course, in no case did I seek to elevate the president. I do not tolerate that my word is questioned, much less that words are invented that I did not say.
The organization also clarifies that it “respects as it has always respected” the decision of the Spanish players, who refused to return to represent the team if the directors do not resign, although it points out that “participation in the team is an obligation of all federated if they are called to it”.
Source: TSF
