Barcelona. Local and many international media were present when Spain ended last week, perhaps the most watched trial in recent history in the country.
Former chairman of the Spanish Football Association was sitting on the bench of the accused Luis rubiales. Rubiales kissed a star player Jennifer “Jenni” nerve Forcibly, the women’s World Championship victory was confirmed in the summer of 2023.
Millions of people saw a kiss that the coach did not have permission, according to Hermoso. Kohu took a workplace of Rubiales and was charged with sexual violence and coercion.
“It is not normal for any workplace to kiss the boss,” said the nerve sitting in the defendant.
He also described in detail about the pressure he was subjected to. In addition to Rubiales, there were three other people in the bench of the accused, such as the former head coach of the women’s national team Jorge Vilda.
“They pressured me to defend Rubiales in public and tell me that the kiss occurred in agreement,” Hermoso said.
There were also numerous witnesses on his side, some of whom were Hermoso’s teammates. According to them, the nerve was anxious about the situation that resembled the hunting hunt.
However, not everyone believes in the version of the nerve. Some thought Rubiales was intentionally smoked out. Others would throw him in prison. All in all, many have opinion on the frenzy and the subsequent trial.
This is how the Barcelonians comment on the Rubiales trial:
The case has also caused extensive debate on the Spanish government.
Recently Ana redondo asked in public that no one would suspect the nerve and other victims of sexual violence. He also demanded a penalty for Rubiales.
At its worst, sexual harassment can take Rubiales for 2.5 years to prison.
The appreciation of women’s football risen
The Me Too movement in Spain has also extended from politics to the entertainment world. For a long time, however, sports was a fort of macho culture.
Professor of Ethics and Sociology at the Faculty of Sports Sciences at the University of Madrid Javier Duran says the case has sparked a lot of discussion among students.
– Many female students playing football told me how bad they had been treated. Now they hope for a change.
According to Duran, the appreciation of female football has increased with success.
– Spain is a football country where women’s football is hardly appreciated and its visibility has been very modest.
However, sexual violence took attention from the World Championship win, Duran recalls.
– Rubiales stole the attention and joy from women they would have earned at a special moment. It’s the most sadest.
The former chairman appeared arrogantly
After Rubiales, Spain has also been discussed more and more about working conditions and working conditions for female athletes.
Often, a football elite consists of men who are in power over athletes.
“It was descriptive that Rubiales did not even seem to be aware of the protocol against the Football Association’s harassment,” says Professor Duran.
This is also reflected in the Rubiales reaction after the kiss.
Rubiales appeared in public arrogantly and denied three times. The mother of Rubiales also appeared in public, who accused her son as a victim of law – and mocked the nerve.
Although Spain has gone forward, conservative land is slowly changing.
As expected, the politicians of Vox in the right -wing Vox defend Rubiales and use it as an example of a case where feminism has gone too far. Currently, the popularity of the party in Spain is higher than ever before.
The sports world has changed
On the other hand, resistance is also strong. Last summer, women showed the mind for the nerve and the harassment and violence against women around Spain.
The Rubiales trial has also received much attention internationally.
The El Paisin supplier of Spain’s largest Päivälehti compared to the use of Rubiales Donald Trump to a famous statement in which he claimed that those in power could do anything for women.
However, according to Javier Duran, Rubiales made a mistake when he did not realize his country had changed.
– He imagined that men could still do what it was fun when it comes to sports.
The judge is expected to make his decision within two weeks at the latest.
The outcome of the trial can have a major impact not only on the sports world but also in Spain as a whole, Duran believes.