For weeks, football boss Luis Rubiales’ passionate kiss has shaken sports people around the world.
Chosen as the best female soccer player in the world twice Alexia Putellas says that organizations and organizations need to show more “courage and leadership” so that women do not suffer from “lack of respect or exploitation”.
2022 and 2021 Ballon d’Or winner Putellas spoke about the scandalous kiss for the first time at the partywhere she and other Barcelona teammates were awarded the Medal of Honor for their work for women’s football.
Luis Rubiales, 46, resigned last Sunday After kissing the president of the Spanish Football Association and the vice-president of UEFA at the World Cup gold party, the footballer Jennifer Hermosoa33, to the lips.
Rubiales’ kiss that caused a worldwide stir is discussed According to the BBC on Friday in a Spanish court. The ex-football boss has to answer accusations of sexual violence and coercion related to a kiss.
Hermoso has described the kiss as unwanted, impulsive and macho, after which she felt like a victim of harassment. According to Rubiales, the kiss was consensual.
At the beginning of the uproar, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) stood by Rubiales. The union even announced that it would take legal action against Hermoso for the false comments he made about Rubiales. Only after the crisis meeting did the RFEF turn its back and ask Rubiales to resign.
– We have seen this (Hermoso) serious situation, which we experienced together with the country’s football association. We want changes, so that no woman – whether inside or outside of football – will ever again have to experience a situation where there is a lack of respect or abuse, emphasized the award-winning top soccer player Putellas.
The second most influential body in the football world, UEFA, has remained completely silent throughout the scandal about the incident that shook the football world. Before his resignation, Rubiales served as one of UEFA’s six vice-presidents and was also the head of UEFA’s club team licensing committee.
– We need understanding, courage and leadership from the organizations. We will not stop there, we will join those who have fought before us. We join forces and help girls and boys who dream of being like us one day, Putellas declared.