The president of League F, Beatriz Álvarez, has been very forceful with Luis Rubiales, ensuring that he “cannot continue being president of the RFEF, he is a social corpse.” “A person like Rubiales is not up to the task of representing Spanish sport,” she stated in an interview on ‘El món a Rac1’.
The head of women's football in Spain assures that she was not surprised "at all" by his behavior during the medal ceremony at the World Cup: "No one in the world of football is surprised by Rubiales's attitude. Not just the kiss, nor the subsequent speeches, nor the behavior.” And he has shown his support for Jenni Hermoso: “I admire the courage he has had in this situation, it was not easy at all in the context in which he was.”
Álvarez, who has presided over League F since turning professional last year, explains that his relationship with Rubiales has been tense from the beginning and with “sexist undertones.” “When I was about to become the mother of my third daughter, I asked her for meetings and she answered me saying that what I had to do was dedicate myself to my motherhood and set an example and lead my work team. She did not make it easy for me to do the meetings by videoconference. Meetings he didn't attend. An absolute lack of respect ”, he denounces.
The Asturian speaks of a constant “attitude of supremacy and ignoring” both herself and the institution she represents and of “constant contempt” for the women's league. “It was divine justice that it was women's football, which has never interested him, which has placed him outside the Federation,” she reflects.
Beatriz Álvarez has also spoken about Rubiales' explosive speech in the Assembly and although she maintains that she never believed he was going to resign because "his ego is very high and his dignity is very low", she was surprised by "his delirious speech." The president of League F also considers the applause she received from the audience “an act of absolute irresponsibility”: “All those who applauded should have resigned. You represent something bigger than yourself. “There has been a lack of forcefulness,” she points out.
