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The Kiss That Overshadowed a Championship
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After Spain lifted the World Cup trophy, the celebration on the presentation stage quickly became something else entirely. Rubiales grabbed his own crotch in front of the Queen and Princess of Spain, then pulled Jenni Hermoso's face toward him and kissed her on the lips [1] — Gwendolyn Oxenham "After Spain lifted the World Cup trophy, federation president Luis Rubiales grabbed player Jenni Hermoso's face and kissed her on the lips.…" 08:00 . In the locker room shortly after, Hermoso was shown the footage on Instagram Live — and her face said everything. 'What was I supposed to do? I didn't like it.' But on radio that same day, she downplayed the incident, deflecting with 'it was the emotion of the moment,' because she wanted the conversation to be about the football, not about being kissed. The media storm grew regardless, as cameras replayed the moment around the world, and public pressure began to build on Rubiales to account for his behaviour.
Rather than resign, Rubiales gave a defiant speech denying the kiss was non-consensual and accused Jenni Hermoso of lying. His mother locked herself in a church on a hunger strike. Prosecutors opened a criminal sexual assault investigation. FIFA suspended him for 90 days.
