Add Megan Rapinoe to the list of those who were outraged by Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales’ kiss on the lips of Jennifer Hermoso.
Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso celebrates with President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales.“What kind of upside-down world are we in? On the biggest stage, where you should be celebrating, Jenni [Hermoso, the Spanish midfielder who was kissed by Rubiales] has to be physically assaulted by this guy.”for his actions in a statement, which included him saying that he kissed Hermoso “without any bad intention or bad faith.”. “I have to accept it.
Rapinoe, who is one of the most recognizable women’s soccer players in the world, announced before the World Cup thatThe USWNT was knocked out in a 5-4 penalty kick loss to the Netherlands in the Round of 16.“absurd and outrageous.” “For a long time, I have thought about missing one in a really big moment. What are you going to do? The only other thing you could do is to not take one. I’m not going to do that. I would rather step up and be in that moment.
“And I think that’s something that made the criticism after that loss particularly fake and disingenuous and absurd and outrageous to me. It’s like, you’re going to bash on me for getting out there and trying my best?”
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