Spain's Soccer President Kissed a Player on the Mouth After Their World Cup Win. Not OK.

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In the video, Hermoso can reportedly be heard saying, “But I didn’t like it!”Now, Rubiales is being rightfully called out for his behavior, with the international players' union deeming it “deeply lamentable” and Spain's equality minister describing it as “sexual violence.”The Spanish football federation then released a statement attributed to Hermoso, in which she referred to the kiss as a “totally spontaneous mutual gesture due to the immense joy of winning a World Cup.” She added, "The president and I have a great relationship, his behavior with all of us has been excellent, and it was a natural gesture of affection and gratitude.”Jennifer Hermoso with the world cup trophy after the final match between Spain and England.In a subsequent interview, Hermoso doubled down, reasserting that she was not offended by the kiss.
"It was the emotion of the moment," she in an interview.

"There's nothing else there.
It's no big deal."Irene Montero, the country’s equality minister, however, disagreed.
And she definitely has a point.

This kind of behavior is totally unacceptable, even in the heat of an exciting moment.
Plus, the power dynamic at play between players and Rubiales makes it virtually impossible for Hermoso to publicly express anything but positive feelings about the interaction.This content can also be viewed on the site it from."Let's not assume that giving a kiss without consent is something ‘that happens,’" Montero (formerly known as Twitter), which Glamour translated from Spanish.
“It is a form of sexual violence that women suffer on a daily basis and until now was invisible, and that we cannot normalize.

It is the task of the whole society.
Consent in the center.
Only yes is yes.”On Monday, the federation in