Men’s and women’s footballers and clubs condemn Spain football chief for doubling down over enforced kiss on Jenni Hermoso
For a brief moment, it looked like it would be a victory for feminism. After days ofacross Spain and around the world, media reports had suggested that Spain’s football chief, Luis Rubiales, would step down over the kiss he planted on forward Jenni Hermoso’s lips during the Women’s World Cup medal presentation on Sunday.
The Spanish government said it would take immediate legal action to make good on its earlier promise to take action against Rubiales if the federation – which counts just six women among its 140 members – did not. “The government must act and take urgent measures: impunity for chauvinistic actions is over. Rubiales cannot continue in the position.”Late on Friday, several high-ranking members of the federation reportedly resigned, including Rafael del Amo, who oversaw women’s football, and a handful of others who represented the federation in regions across the country.
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