Luis Rubiales: Former Spanish FA president banned from going within 200m of Jenni Hermoso
Luis Rubiales resigned as Spanish FA president last week following criticism of him kissing Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup final; prosecutors were granted a restraining order against Rubiales contacting Hermoso; Rubiales denied any wrongdoing in court on Friday
Friday 15 September 2023 17:34, UK
Former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales has been banned from going within 200m of Jenni Hermoso, as her World Cup-winning team-mates said they did not feel safe playing for the country.
Thirty-nine Spanish female soccer players — including all but two of the World Cup squad — raised safety concerns following a furore over Rubiales' allegedly non-consensual kiss on Hermoso, in a statement on Friday.
The players demanded further federation changes but did not clarify whether they would continue with a boycott of playing for the national team.
The statement, which includes the signatures of star names such as Hermoso, Alexia Putellas, Olga Carmona and former Manchester United player Ona Batlle, said: «We have transmitted to the (FA), the changes that have occurred are not enough for the players to feel in a safe place, where women are respected, there is a commitment to women's football and where we can give our maximum performance.
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»The players of the Spanish team are professional players, and what fills us most with pride is wearing the shirt of our team and always leading our country to the highest positions.
«For this reason, we believe that it is time to fight to show that these situations and practices have no place in our football or in our society and that the current structure needs changes. We do it so that the next generations can have a much more
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