Hermoso kissed on lips by Spanish FA boss at ceremony

Spanish shot federation president Luis Rubiales has been criticised for kissing Jenni Hermoso connected the lips aft Spain won the Women's World Cup.

"I didn't similar it," Hermoso said connected Instagram, but a connection released aboriginal connected her behalf defended Rubiales.

Government curate Irene Montero said: "It's a signifier of intersexual unit women endure connected a regular basis."

Montero, Spain's equalities minster, added that up to present it had been "invisible" and that it is thing "we can't normalise".

"We should not presume kissing without consent is thing 'that happens'," she said.

Spain's sports curate Miquel Iceta told Spanish nationalist vigor it was "unacceptable" for Rubiales to buss Hermoso, adding: "The archetypal happening helium has to bash is to springiness explanations and marque apologies, it is the logical and tenable happening to do."

In a connection released by the Spanish shot federation, pursuing her archetypal remark astir disliking the kiss, Hermoso said the infinitesimal was a "natural motion of affection".

"It was a wholly spontaneous communal motion due to the fact that of the immense joyousness that winning a World Cup brings," the 31-year-old, who is Spain's all-time starring scorer, added.

Rubiales' actions were heavy criticised connected societal media, with 'dimision ya' - 'resign now' successful English - trending connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, successful Spain.

Rubiales told Spanish broadcaster COPE that it was "a buss betwixt 2 friends celebrating something" and those who saw it otherwise arsenic "idiots and anserine people".

"Let's disregard them and bask the bully things," helium added.

Spanish paper El Pais ran the headline "Jenni didn't similar Rubiales' kiss, neither did we".

Spain won the World Cup contempt contention implicit manager Jorge Vilda, who survived a subordinate revolt to support his job.

The RFEF said successful September 2022 that 15 players had submitted identical emails saying they would not play for Vilda unless "significant" concerns implicit their "emotional state" and "health" were addressed.

However, the RFEF continued to backmost Vilda and posted 'VILDA IN' connected Spain's authoritative X relationship aft their World Cup triumph.

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