Spain’s soccer star Jenni Hermoso breaks her silence in GQ magazine interview

The World Cup winner has been at the centre of a media storm following Luis Rubiales’ controversial kiss after the final.

Jenni Hermoso has broken her silence in an interview with GQ Magazine. The Spanish international spoke about how the aftermath of the Luis Rubiales incident has affected her, as well as the court case that has followed.

The Pachuca player took advantage of the interview to open up to the world and share her feelings on the most difficult period of her life - which her psychologist helps her to manage - before returning to the National Team. A few days ago, when Spain played Italy in Salerno, Jenni finally smiled again as she scored the winning goal late on in the game.

“Three months ago I wasn’t even a world champion, which is the biggest thing to aspire to be”, Jenni said “and of course I didn’t imagine I’d be in the spotlight. I have a lot of arguments with a friend because I don’t believe in destiny. For me they are things that happen because you’ve worked for them. I don’t know if life had this prepared for me or not, but it made me see everything in a different light and realise that even though I got to the highest place possible in my sporting career, there is a lot more. I have to give myself new objectives to be able to keep moving upwards.”

“These weeks have been very difficult”, she admitted, “Also the fact of having to tell the same story over and over again was very painful. But I know I had to get it off my chest one way or another. I keep working on it with the help of my psychologist, who I’ve been with for many years. For me, mental health is just as important as daily training, just like the sleep needed to be able to go out onto the pitch. Thanks to her I feel strong and I’m not in