By Humberto Viera
Aug 27, 2023, 14:01 PM EDT
The Spanish Andrés Iniesta offered his support to the players of the Spanish women’s soccer team and regretted the “unacceptable” behavior of Luis Rubiales, suspended president of the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF).
Iniesta went to his account on the social network X (formerly Twitter) to express “his sadness” for everything that has been generated after the kiss on the mouth that Rubiales gave the player Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup award ceremony. Australia and New Zealand Women’s Soccer 2023.
“I think we cannot tolerate performances like the ones we have seen, which have tarnished a milestone as big as winning a World Cup. I cannot imagine the feeling that all the players of the national team must have right now seeing how they are not talking about the great tournament they had and the fantastic football they taught us all”, Iniesta pointed out.
After what has happened this week, I would like to convey my sadness, as a person, as the father of three daughters, as a husband and as a footballer, in the face of the events that we are experiencing in our football and around the Spanish women’s team.
I think we can’t… pic.twitter.com/DYASzKXQuU
– Andrés Iniesta (@andresiniesta8) August 27, 2023
In this sense, the Emirates FC footballer regretted that “a beautiful story that many players have built over so many years has been soiled” thanks to Rubiales’ behaviour.
“We have had to put up with a president who has held on to his position, who has not admitted that his behavior has been unacceptable and that it is damaging the image of our country and our football around the world,” Iniesta said.
Keep reading:
–Joan Laporta on the case of Luis Rubiales: “Unacceptable, improper, unfortunate and shameful”
–Diego “Cholo” Simeone on the case of Luis Rubiales: “The magnificent things that the girls achieved have been left aside”
–Jenni Hermoso reappeared in public and received a standing ovation in Madrid [Video]