{"id":286843,"date":"2023-08-27T13:34:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T13:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=286843"},"modified":"2023-08-27T13:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T13:34:55","slug":"sevilla-stars-call-for-luis-rubiales-to-resign-in-pre-match-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/sevilla-stars-call-for-luis-rubiales-to-resign-in-pre-match-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Sevilla stars call for Luis Rubiales to resign in pre-match protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>&#8216;It&#8217;s OVER!&#8217; Sevilla stars support Spain star Jennifer Hermoso as they call for FA chief Luis Rubiales to resign in pre-match protest over &#8216;kiss-gate&#8217; scandal<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sevilla players showed support for Hermoso and joined calls for Rubiales&#8217; exit\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>FIFA have suspended the embattled Spanish FA chief for a minimum\u00a0of 90 days<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Spain&#8217;s women&#8217;s football squad announced they will not play for their side\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sevilla players made a show of support to Jenni Hermoso and Spain&#8217;s top female footballers by wearing t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase &#8216;it&#8217;s over&#8217; ahead of their LaLiga defeat to Girona on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fallout from Spanish president Luis Rubiales&#8217; forcible kiss and subsequent unwillingness to step down has reached breaking point in recent days with resignations and boycotts en masse across the federation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All 23 members of Spain&#8217;s victorious World Cup squad\u00a0signed a statement refusing to play until the 46-year-old was sacked, following his stunning refusal to quit during an emergency assembly on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hermoso, who was kissed on the lips by Rubiales as she collected her winners medal last Sunday, reiterated her stance that the act had not been consensual in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I want to clarify, that at no time did I consent to the kiss,&#8217; She said. &#8216;I don&#8217;t tolerate that my word is questioned, much less that words are invented that I haven&#8217;t said.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/27\/12\/74766367-12450217-image-a-18_1693134031588.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sevilla players warmed up in the t-shirts that featured the phrase &#8216;It&#8217;s over&#8217; in a show of support for Hermoso<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/27\/12\/74741259-12450217-Jenni_Hermoso_released_a_lengthy_statement_on_social_media_in_re-a-21_1693134137173.jpg\" height=\"307\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jenni Hermoso released a lengthy statement on social media in response to Rubiales&#8217; claims, which she concluded with the hashtag SeAcabo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/27\/12\/74531091-12450217-Rubiales_president_of_the_Spanish_FA_kissed_Hermoso_on_the_mouth-a-22_1693134294256.jpg\" height=\"603\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales, president of the Spanish FA, kissed Hermoso on the mouth after the World Cup final<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The damming situation continued to intensify on Saturday as all 11 members of\u00a0Jorge Vilda&#8217;s coaching staff walked out and condemned\u00a0Rubiales&#8217; conduct.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That transpired after FIFA had hit the beleaguered chief with a 90 day\u00a0suspension\u00a0from all football-related activity\u00a0which instructs him to\u00a0&#8216;refrain, through himself or third parties, from contacting or attempting to contact&#8217; Hermoso.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yet still, Rubiales has remained steadfast in his belief that his actions do not warrant dismissal and has stayed in his post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result, during the warm-up and pre-match handshakes, Sevilla lent their voice to the avalanche of critics calling for his ousting by donning jersey sporting the words &#8216;#SeAcabo&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sevilla&#8217;s demonstration, which featured the hashtag which had been used by Hermoso in her\u00a0statements on Friday, was witnessed by\u00a0La Roja&#8217;s World Cup final goalscoring hero Olga Carmona, who was in the\u00a0presidential box at the\u00a0Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jose Luis Mendilibar&#8217;s side were joined by\u00a0Cadiz players who\u00a0came out for their 1-1 draw against Almeria with a banner reading &#8216;We are all Jenni&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Lionesses also rallied\u00a0around Spain&#8217;s women&#8217;s football team on Saturday,\u00a0declaring that they &#8216;stand with&#8217; them and refused to play for their country until the president of their federation is removed from his job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unacceptable actions allowed to happen by a sexist and patriarchal organisation.&#8217; The statement from the beaten finalist read. &#8216;Abuse is abuse and we have all seen the truth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The behaviour of those who think they are invincible must not be tolerated and people shouldn&#8217;t take any convincing to take action against any form of harassment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We stand with you, Jenni Hermoso.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/27\/12\/74732917-12450217-Several_members_of_the_Spanish_women_s_football_team_have_said_t-a-23_1693134435929.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Several members of the Spanish women&#8217;s football team have said that they will not play any more matches for their country until president Luis Rubiales has been removed from his role<\/p>\n<p>Under-fire Rubiales faces a probe from the Spanish government, who have\u00a0started legal proceedings.\u00a0Victor Francos, head of the government&#8217;s National Sports Council, said the government sees this as the &#8216;MeToo of Spanish football,&#8217; the\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n<p>Francos said: &#8216;What Mr Rubiales has done is aggravate the situation. The government will not be impassive.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8216;The government begins today the procedures so that Mr Rubiales has to give explanations before the Administrative Court of Sport [TAD] and, if the TAD is willing, we will suspend Mr Rubiales in his functions.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It is expected a court hearing will take place on Monday.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12450217\/Its-Sevilla-stars-support-Spain-star-Jennifer-Hermoso-call-FA-chief-Luis-Rubiales-resign-pre-match-protest-kiss-gate-scandal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&#8216;It&#8217;s OVER!&#8217; 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