A mobilization took place in Madrid, Monday August 28, at the initiative of the association Feminismo Madrid after the wave of indignation aroused by the forced kiss of the president of the Spanish Football Federation to the player Jenni Hermoso on the podium of the World Cup on August 20 in Sydney after the coronation of the Roja.
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With our correspondent in Madrid, Pierre Chaperon
In Spain, the anger does not fall against Luis Rubiales. A few days later, the non-resignation of the president of the football federation still does not pass. Neither did the forced kiss to Jennifer Hermoso. Even less the explanations of the president of the federation, who was suspended by FIFA for 90 days, and is since Monday the subject ofa preliminary investigation for “sexual assault”.
There was even anger for these thousands of demonstrators gathered in Madrid. For Paloma, 23, world champion Alexia Putellas’ jersey on her shoulders, it’s impossible to miss the event. It is important to show that we are united at this time, she explains. It is a gesture of rejection vis-à-vis an act which does not represent us and which is an aggression. »
” Se acabo »
Two to three thousand people of all generations gathered in the center of the Spanish capital to demonstrate in the presence, among others, of Yolanda Diaz, number two in the government in office and Iréné Montero, Minister for Equality.
Motto of this meeting in the center of the capital: “ Se acabo “. Translate: it’s over. A watchword which, for Raquel, 46, who came with friends, goes beyond women’s football. “ All life here, we are infantilized or sexualized. We’re treated like children, made to feel like we can’t belong to sports teams, she points out. Here we have taken a small step forward. There is still a lot of work to do, but that’s it. »
Rubiales very isolated
Demonstrators who do not want to stop there and a Luis Rubiales who appears more and more alone. In the evening, Monday, the Spanish football federation demanded his immediate resignation.
Seized by the Spanish government, the Administrative Sports Court met on Monday. The body asked the Higher Sports Council for more documents to decide on the future of Luis Rubiales.
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