Irene Montero calls incident a ‘lower intensity’ form of sexual violence as push to oust Spanish football chief Rubiales continues
have taken to calling it, has shone a spotlight on a corner of Spain that has long resisted change.
The saga has laid bare the best and worst of Spain, said Irene Lozano, a former head of the country’s national sports council.. “But the women, with their success against all odds, have achieved great success and the reaction and support from Spanish society shows the awareness that exists in Spain.”
This time, however, things felt different as a society that has long championed women’s equality set its sights on female football, said Beatriz Álvarez, the president of Spain’s professional women’s league. While the push to oust Rubiales continues, he has become a global symbol of how a system designed when football was firmly a men’s sport has failed to address the needs of female football, said Álvarez. “The whole model is rotten. It needs to change from the bottom up.”
As the power structures long in place start to deteriorate, some have sought to capitalise on the changing tides. On Friday, the coach of Spain’s national men’s football team asked for forgiveness over the applause he gave to Rubiales.
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