A furor erupted after Luis Rubiales kissed player Jennifer Hermoso at a ceremony. “It was an unacceptable gesture and Mr. Rubiales’ apologies are not enough,” the acting prime minister said.
A furor erupted after Luis Rubiales kissed player Jennifer Hermoso at a ceremony. “It was an unacceptable gesture and Mr. Rubiales’ apologies are not enough,” the acting prime minister said.
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But the joy of its victory has been tempered by what happened during the medal ceremony: the head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation planting a kiss on the lips of one of Spain’s players.
Now, federation President Luis Rubiales is being roundly criticized, including by Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez.
Therefore, he must continue taking steps to clarify what we saw," Sánchez said in a press conference on Tuesday, as reported by Spanish newspaper El País.
On Monday, the federation released a video of Rubiales offering a supposed apology for his actions, which he describes as “very spontaneous” and “a moment of maximum effusiveness without any bad intention.”
“It was a mutual gesture that was totally spontaneous prompted by the huge joy of winning a World Cup,” her statement said, according to Reuters.
A spokesperson for Spain’s People’s Party called Rubiales’ attitude “embarrassing” and said “all institutional managers have a duty to be exemplary.”
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