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Spain football kiss 'stained' World Cup win, player tells trial
BBC News ^ | 02/03/2025 | Maia Davies

Posted on 02/03/2025 5:50:35 AM PST by BenLurkin

Jenni Hermoso has told the trial of Spain's former football chief Luis Rubiales that the kiss he gave her at the 2023 World Cup "stained one of the happiest days of my life".

The Spanish world champion footballer was the first witness in Rubiales' trial over the kiss, where he is accused of sexual assault and coercion.

She told the court in Madrid: "My boss was kissing me, and this shouldn't happen in any social or work setting."

Rubiales sparked major controversy when he kissed the athlete on the lips during the medal ceremony for the side's World Cup victory in Australia, triggering protests and calls for his resignation. He denies any wrongdoing.

Hermoso told the court that she had never given permission to be kissed and felt "disrespected" as a woman.

"I greeted the queen, I greeted her daughter. The next thing was meeting Rubiales."

Hermoso said she and the then-president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation hugged and celebrated.

"The next thing he did was to grab me by the ears and kiss me on the mouth."

"I didn't hear or understand anything," she said.

She went on: "A kiss on the lips is only given when I decide so".

"No one came to ask me how I was" after the kiss, she told the trial on Monday.

The footballer said she felt "completely abandoned by the federation".

She continued to celebrate "the greatest achievement" of her life with her teammates, Hermoso explained.

"There was no place for me to be crying or lying in the corner of the dressing room."

The other players initially made fun of the incident before one, Irene Paredes, intervened to say: "Stop, this is serious."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Sports; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: hooliganism; jennihermoso; kissinglesbians; luisrubiales; soccer; spain; worldcup
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1 posted on 02/03/2025 5:50:35 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

She should have kicked him right in the jewels, and moved on.


2 posted on 02/03/2025 5:53:04 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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3 posted on 02/03/2025 5:53:50 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

The guy’s a jerk. There are other, more effective ways of dealing with a jerk than taking him to court.


4 posted on 02/03/2025 5:54:59 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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And....the rest of the story...

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/17/jenni-hermoso-33-opens-up-about-growing-up-gay-in-spain-womens-world-cup-champion-says-it-was-a-taboo-to-be-a-lesbian/

5 posted on 02/03/2025 5:55:23 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

No besame tan mucho!
(Don’t kiss me so much!)


6 posted on 02/03/2025 5:55:33 AM PST by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin

You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss…


7 posted on 02/03/2025 5:59:17 AM PST by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: BenLurkin

8 posted on 02/03/2025 6:11:16 AM PST by Semper Vigilantis (XX or XY, anything else is mental illness and should NOT be tolerated.)
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To: chajin

If he never bothered her except this kiss in public, perhaps he meant it as a deep emotional expression of what she accomplished and meant to the team.

Is that so far fetched? He undoubtedly knew she’s a lesbian.

I wonder if a female coach kissed her at the ceremony, how she would have reacted.

A big lawsuit over one kiss in public?
absurd.


9 posted on 02/03/2025 6:17:56 AM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: BenLurkin

I read the whole article. Sorry, she is scum. They want to put him in jail for one year for sexual assault. And this privileged witch is demanding that over one public kiss? What a creep.


10 posted on 02/03/2025 6:22:39 AM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: Williams

Is that what you would say if it happened to your wife or daughter? I doubt it. This is not lawfare. This is exactly what the laws & courts are for.


11 posted on 02/03/2025 6:23:24 AM PST by 1malumprohibitum (I’m )
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To: 1malumprohibitum

If someone kissed my wife or daughter once at a public ceremony, sorry I would not want to imprison them. If that’s your view of “justice” God help us all.
If you think one kiss in front of millions is a “sexual assault”.

This is exactly what a Trump democrat mole campaign worker did to him, tried to charge him for giving her a thank you kiss when he got off a plane at an event. I guess you supported that also.


12 posted on 02/03/2025 6:30:05 AM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: BenLurkin

Some here don’t remember this is exactly what a Trump campaign worker who was actually a Democrat, did to him. That was dismissed because it was ridiculous.


13 posted on 02/03/2025 6:32:09 AM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: BenLurkin

What’s with all the damn grafitti?


14 posted on 02/03/2025 6:37:04 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( @whoisourPresident)
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To: BenLurkin

She went on: “A kiss on the lips is only given when I decide so”.

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So, boss is guilty of face rape? Shoulda slapped him!

I would never kiss a woman with so many ugly tattoos! Well, maybe never, or hardly ever!


15 posted on 02/03/2025 6:39:50 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( @whoisourPresident)
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To: BenLurkin

Here’s what she’s crying about:

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1886265676203192421

And he’s facing prison time for that?


16 posted on 02/03/2025 6:47:42 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: Williams

Imprison? Who is talking about imprison. Accountable under the laws? Lose his job? Yes please. Can’t see why that is even an issue. I seriously doubt if your wife or daughter was on the big stage in front of the world literally and the head guy in charge of it all did that to them that you anyone would not be outraged on their behalf. Cucks maybe🤷🏻‍♂️


17 posted on 02/03/2025 6:56:56 AM PST by 1malumprohibitum (I’m )
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Tattoons.


18 posted on 02/03/2025 7:01:22 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: 1malumprohibitum

If Spain’s laws dial up imprisonment then sucks to be him. In a sane country ) Spain definitely has a legal history (napoleonic) that allows for unjust outcomes. The guy lives there and knows what he is in for if he gets out of line.

Alternate argument, if this guy will do that to a woman he doesn’t know on camera at a major event, what would he do in private? What has he already done that wants public? Look at Harvey Weinstein. Look at Diddy . Would it really be a bad thing to hold people accountable to protect other people?


19 posted on 02/03/2025 7:02:09 AM PST by 1malumprohibitum (I’m )
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To: BenLurkin

A lesbian women’s soccer player?!?!? Now there’s something you don’t see every day.


20 posted on 02/03/2025 7:03:14 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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