During the trial of former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales, star player Jenni Hermoso expressed that his nonconsensual kiss after the 2023 Women's World Cup final marred her joyous victory. She asserted that such actions should never occur, emphasizing her lack of consent and the inappropriate nature of the incident given their power dynamic. The prosecutors are pushing for a prison sentence for Rubiales, who denies any wrongdoing, labeling the kiss as harmless celebration. The court proceedings highlight broader societal issues of sexism and power abuse in sports.
I felt it was totally out of place and I then realised my boss was kissing me, and this shouldn't happen in any social or work setting.
As a woman, I felt disrespected. It was a moment that stained one of the happiest days of my life.
A kiss on the lips is only given when I decide so, she added.
The act unleashed a public outcry at what critics deemed an abuse of power and made Hermoso an icon of the fight against macho culture and sexism in sport.
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