Diego “Cholo” Simeone on the case of Luis Rubiales: “The magnificent things that the girls achieved have been left aside”

Diego “Cholo” Simeone, coach of Atlético de Madrid, established a position regarding the scandal generated by the kiss on the mouth given by the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales to the player Jenni Hermoso at the ceremony award ceremony for the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 2023.

For the “Cholo”, Luis Rubiales had “incorrect behavior” when he kissed Hermoso and that this is “what 80, 90 percent of society thinks.” Simeone also considered that the situation with Rubiales has diverted the conversation and has “left aside the magnificent things that the girls have achieved worldwide” from the Spanish team.

“After a week, a lot of people have spoken. Join what 80, 90 percent of society thinks. Incorrect behavior for a president of a federation, image above all to the outside, and a pity that all the good that the girls did in the World Cup, which was truly exciting, was forgotten,” Simeone explained at a press conference after the event. preparation training for the duel with Rayo Vallecano this Monday.

“We’ve spent all this week talking about this issue and we’ve put aside the magnificent things that the girls have achieved worldwide,” said the Argentine coach.

So far Rubiales has not yet officially resigned from the RFEF presidency, although FIFA suspended him for 90 days from all soccer-related activities.

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