Royal Spanish Football Association president Luis Rubiales kissed midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the team's win against England.
, and while the players were receiving their medals, Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips as he held her head in his hands, according to video footage of the incident.
The backlash in Spain was swift, with a column headline in El Pais stating:"Jenni didn't like the kiss and we didn't either." The country's acting gender equality minister Irene Montero said a non-consensual kiss is"a kind of sex violence we suffer all women daily, which was until now invisible, and which we cannot normalize," according to a Reuters translation ofRubiales apologized on Aug. 21, saying he regretted his actions but there was no bad intention. He added he saw it as"natural" but understood he had to be more careful in the future.
Hermoso said in a statement to Spanish news agency EFE by the federation she and Rubiales have a great relationship.
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