{"id":94274,"date":"2023-08-24T12:59:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T12:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/24\/kissing-apology-not-enough-spain-pm-fumes\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T12:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T12:59:38","slug":"kissing-apology-not-enough-spain-pm-fumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/24\/kissing-apology-not-enough-spain-pm-fumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kissing Apology Not Enough&#8230; Spain PM Fumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Luis Rubiales embraces Alba Redondo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The position of Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has come under renewed pressure after Spain\u2019s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday that Rubiales\u2019 apology for kissing Jenni Hermoso \u201cwasn\u2019t sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Spain\u2019s acting second deputy prime minister, Yolanda Diaz, had called for Rubiales to \u201cresign\u201d from his post following his actions in the aftermath of La Roja winning the Women\u2019s World Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales grabbed Hermoso\u2019s head and kissed her on the lips during the award ceremony after Spain\u2019s 1-0 victory over England in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Amid criticism of his behaviour, Rubiales apologised, but Sanchez said that was not enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shows that in our country there\u2019s a long way to go in terms of equality and respect between men and women,\u201d Sanchez told reporters. \u201cWhat we saw was an unacceptable gesture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the apology Mr. Rubiales has given wasn\u2019t sufficient, I\u2019d say it wasn\u2019t adequate, and Mr. Rubiales should keep taking further steps \u2026 The RFEF isn\u2019t a part of the Spanish government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is chosen or removed by [the federation\u2019s] members. Mr Rubiales must take further steps to clarify a behaviour which is clearly unacceptable. His apology must be more clear and more convincing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diaz also dismissed Rubiales\u2019 public apology, saying Hermoso was \u201charassed and assaulted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur most resounding condemnation for what we saw,\u201d Diaz said on social media in reference to Rubiales\u2019 kiss. \u201cNothing more and nothing less, a woman has been harassed and assaulted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis [Rubiales\u2019] excuses are useless. What we ask is for the sports law to be applied and for the Sport\u2019s federation protocols to be activated. This person should resign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later on Tuesday, the RFEF announced that it would hold an emergency Extraordinary General Assembly on tomorrow to discuss the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the latest events that took place during the award ceremony of the Women\u2019s World Cup won by the Spanish National Team last Sunday in Sydney, the Federation wishes to inform that the internal proceedings of the Federation regarding Integrity issues are open, as well as the rest of the applicable protocols,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>During the medal ceremony, Rubiales was also seen effusively hugging and kissing other Spain players on the cheek.<\/p>\n<p>The apology came after Spain\u2019s minister for culture and sport, Miquel Iceta, described Rubiales\u2019 actions as \u201cunacceptable\u201d on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Rubiales apologised after kissing Spain star Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Rubiales embraces Alba Redondo \u00a0 The position of Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has come under renewed pressure after Spain\u2019s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday that Rubiales\u2019 apology for kissing Jenni Hermoso \u201cwasn\u2019t sufficient.\u201d Earlier, Spain\u2019s acting second deputy prime minister, Yolanda Diaz, had called for Rubiales to \u201cresign\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kissing Apology Not Enough... 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