Spain's World Cup winners get matching temporary tattoos on kiss-gate scandle
Spain's World Cup stars have showed off matching temporary tattoos referencing the World Cup 'kiss-gate' scandal engulfing Spanish football, as more complaints emerge.
Spain women's side beat England 1-0 in the World Cup final on Sunday but in the post-match celebrations, Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales caused huge controversy by kissing player Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth without consent.
Mail Sport reported on Thursday that Hermoso and FIFPRO have demanded the governing body take action against Rubiales.
And Hermoso and several team-mates have now alluded to the scandal by posting social media pictures of their temporary tattoos from the Beso Beach resort on Formentera after relaxing on a yacht on holiday in Ibiza following their success
Double Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas, Ona Batlle, Teresa Abelleira and Cata Coll and Hermoso made light of the scandal by displaying theirs, uploading images of their temporary inking '#NoHayVeranoSinBeso', which translates to 'There is no summer without a kiss'.
Prime minister Pedro Sanchez criticised Rubiales and demanded he explain the kiss. Mail Sport's Ian Herbert described Rubiales as 'reptilian' and 'creepy', while it emerged Hermoso rejected the chance to appear in his apology video despite him begging "My position is at stake, do it for my daughters".
On Wednesday, Rubiales was rocked by damaging new claims.
As reported by Spanish outlet El Confidencial, Rubiales now faces accusations that he took a Mexican woman on a six-day work-funded holiday to New York.
He is also alleged to have harassed and humiliated a female colleague, who claimed he asked her about the colour of her underwear and about wearing 'knee pads' in meetings when they worked together.
Rubiales was on
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