The majority of the Spanish girls’s nationwide group teaching workers supplied their resignations on Saturday over federation chief Luis Rubiales’ conduct, though controversial coach Jorge Vilda was not amongst them.
“In light of the unacceptable attitudes and statements made by the leader of the RFEF (Spanish football federation), (we) have made the decision to place (our) jobs at the disposition of the RFEF,” learn a press release launched on social media, signed by 11 federation workers members.
Six of the workers who’re providing to resign labored with the primary group squad throughout their Women’s World Cup triumph, whereas the others function at varied youth age ranges for the RFEF.
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“The undersigned express their firmest and most emphatic condemnation of the conduct shown by (Rubiales),” wrote the RFEF workers members, referring to his pressured kiss of Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso, who mentioned she didn’t consent to it.
“(After) the president of the RFEF did not present his resignation and … offered a story that does not reflect in any way any of the feelings of (Hermoso) who has expressly stated that she felt like a ‘victim of assault’, (we) support the player Jennifer Hermoso, endorsing her version of events.”
Rubiales, suspended from his put up by soccer governing physique FIFA on Saturday, planted a kiss on Hermoso’s lips after Spain beat England to win the World Cup on Sunday in Sydney.
Under unprecedented stress, the president was anticipated to resign on Friday however insisted he wouldn’t give up.
Hermoso mentioned she “in no way” consented to the kiss, whereas Rubiales says she agreed to it.
