After the controversy of kissing the player Jenni Hermoso during the celebration of the world title, Luis Rubiales is caught making an obscene gesture in the final of the World Cup
The President of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubialeshas been a topic around the world after giving the player a kiss on the mouth Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony for the country’s World Cup title. Despite this, the representative was also caught making an obscene gesture during the match.
After the controversy and repercussions, Rubiales spoke out this Monday, the 21st, apologizing for his action and affirming that he recognized the mistake made: “I was certainly wrong, I have to admit. It was without bad faith in a moment of maximum effusiveness. Here (in Spain) we saw this in a natural way, but abroad (in the country) a commotion was formed. I have to apologize, learn from this and understand that, when you are president, you have to be more careful.“
After the incident, Hermoso even stated in the locker room that he did not like the president’s action, but after that he minimized the situation through an interview. Even so, the country’s sports minister, miquel icetaplaced the action of Luis Rubiales as “unacceptable”.
Despite all the controversy, Spain celebrated this Sunday morning, 20, the title of the 2023 Women’s World Cup for the first time in its history. “La Roja” beat the English national team by 1-0 to complete the conquest, in a game held in Sydney, Australia. A Sweden was the third place, while the hostesses were fourth.
Source: sportbuzz
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