Jenni Hermoso, the recipient of the controversial and uncomfortable kiss from Luis Rubiales at the medal ceremony of the World Cup final, victim of a scene that has gone around the world and has put the leader in check, has spoken this Wednesday with a communiqué stating that the "FUTPRO union, in coordination with the TMJ agency, are taking charge of defending" their "interests and being the interlocutors on this matter."
Hot, minutes after starring, much to her regret, in the scene with the president of the Federation, the forward already expressed her annoyance. "But what do I do? I didn't like it, huh. Look at me, look at me! He said live on social networks. Calmer, with time to analyze what happened and its significance, Hermoso has spoken through of FUTPRO, which expresses its "firm and resounding condemnation of behaviors that violate the dignity of women".
The union, representing Hermoso, goes further and asks the Federation to "implement the necessary protocols, ensure the rights of our players and adopt exemplary measures." "It is essential that our team, the current world champion, is always represented by figures who project values of equality and respect," the letter continues in reference to Rubiales, which advocates continuing "advancing in the fight for equality," a maxim that the "players have led with determination".
FUTPRO, an association created in 2021 and made up exclusively of women soccer players who compete in Spain, also questions the Higher Sports Council (CSD), a government body that can promote the dismissal of Rubiales, which it asks that "within its powers , support and actively promote the prevention and intervention against harassment, sexual abuse, machismo and sexism".
Lastly, he stresses that he "rejects any attitude or conduct that violates the rights of soccer players" and for this reason he assures that they are "working" so that acts such as Luis Rubiales' kiss to Jenni Hermoso "never go unpunished, are sanctioned and are adopt the pertinent measures that protect soccer players from actions that we believe are unacceptable".
The full text of FUTPRO in defense of Jenni Hermoso reads like this:
"Following the events that occurred during the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup, involving the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Manuel Rubiales Béjar, our affiliate, Jennifer Hermoso, wishes to state the following:
'My FUTPRO union, in coordination with my TMJ agency, are taking charge of defending my interests and being the interlocutors on this matter.'
From FUTPRO we express our firm and resounding condemnation of behaviors that violate the dignity of women. From our association we ask the Royal Spanish Football Federation to implement the necessary protocols, ensure the rights of our players and adopt exemplary measures. It is essential that our team, the current world champion, is always represented by figures who project values of equality and respect in all areas. It is necessary to continue advancing in the fight for equality, a fight that our players have led with determination, leading us to the position in which we find ourselves today.
We also call on the Higher Sports Council so that, within its powers, it actively supports and promotes the prevention and intervention against harassment, sexual abuse, machismo and sexism.
FUTPRO rejects any attitude or conduct that violates the rights of soccer players and from the union we are working so that acts like the ones we have seen never go unpunished, are sanctioned and the pertinent measures are adopted to protect soccer players from actions that we believe are unacceptable. ".
