'I don't deserve to have experienced this' - Jenni Hermoso's statement to Spanish prosecutors over Luis Rubiales kiss at 2023 Women's World Cup leaked

Jenni Hermoso insisted that she «didn't deserve to experience this» in her statement to Spanish prosecutors over Luis Rubiales' kiss.

The former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)kissed Hermoso on the lips during the medal ceremony of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The player clarified that the incident was something that she «did not enjoy» and insisted that she did not give consent. Rubiales ultimately resigned from his post and has been handed a restraining order against Hermoso.

The Spain star has now given a statement to Spanish prosecutors and revealed the pressure from the Federation that she was subjected to in the aftermath of the incident.

«At no time was the kiss consensual. They tarnished my image; I felt, as a player and worker of the Federation, that no one was protecting me. They were asking me to protect them, to help them, but at no time did I feel that no one was protecting me,» she said as revealed by Marca.

«I was a little more nervous. At no time would I have allowed myself to start crying in a corner so that „Everyone told me 'what's going on'. It was time to celebrate. I also had to protect my teammates.

“I don't deserve to have experienced all this. It has been very difficult for me not to be able to leave the house. I have had to leave Madrid to not have that pressure I had from people who only wanted to hurt me. Why do I have to be repressed? or crying in a room when I haven't done anything?»

While providing the exact details of the kissing incident she said: «We were at the final ceremony. They gave me the medal, I greeted the Queen, I hugged her daughter and the next one was Rubiales. He jumped on me, I stood firm to support him, he told me 'we have won this World Cup thanks to