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Spain’s national football federation has threatened to take legal action against player Jennifer Hermoso.
The statement, published late on Friday, comes after the head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, kissed Hermoso on the lips, which the player says was not consensual.
RFEF also insisted that players had the “obligation” to continue participating in the team. Dozens of players have said they will not represent Spain until Rubiales is removed from his position.
What did the Spanish football federation say about the incident?
The federation said that that it had attempted to contact Hermoso but was unsuccessful in receiving a response.
RFEF said that Rubiales had been met with “conflict and derision” from large segments of society over the incident.
“In a state governed by the rule of law, as (Rubiales) has argued, opinions are countered with facts and evidence and lies are refuted in court,” it said. It did not specify what the legal action would consist of.
In its statement, the federation published three photos and claimed they showed that Hermoso had lifted Rubiales up during a hug, meaning that the federation boss “could not exert any force.”
However, the photos were seemingly taken before Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips.
Earlier, Hermoso said: “I want to make clear that, as was seen in the pictures, I did not at any point consent to the kiss he gave me and of course I definitely did not try to lift up (Rubiales).”
The federation had previously claimed that Hermoso said that the kiss was
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sdi/ab (Reuters, dpa, EFE)
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