Spanish football player Jenni Hermoso has been pictured back in training for the first time since she accused president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales of kissing her on the lips without her consent.
The incident occurred after Spain took home the trophy at theFIFA World Cup final in Australia last month when Luis was seen kissing Jenni on the lips during the presentation celebration.
But following the kissing scandal, 33-year-old Jenni has returned to work as a player in Mexican club CF Pachuca as the team prepares for an upcoming game against Pumas on Sunday as part of the Apertura tournament.
After a nail biting match,Spain's squad secured a final 1-0 victory over England women's team at the FIFA World Cup final in Sydney on Sunday, August 20.
However, the team’s victory has somewhat been dampened by the kissing incident, and Spain's women's football team arenow refusing to play again until Luis Rubiales resigns from his position.
In a statement released in response to the situation, Jenni said: “I want to clarify, that at no time did I consent to the kiss.
“I don’t tolerate that my word is questioned, much less that words are invented that I haven't said.”
Meanwhile, 56 players including Jenni and her World Cup-winning teammates signed the joint statement demanding Rubiales be sacked, insisting that they will not play unless Luis is removed from his position.
England's Lionesses also backed the Spanish women's team boycott, announcing: "Unacceptable actions allowed to happen by a sexist and patriarchal organisation. Abuse is abuse and we have all seen the truth.
“The behaviour of those who think they are invincible must not be tolerated and people shouldn't need convincing to take action against any form of harassment.”
Speaking of the scandal, England Lioness Leah Williamson called the incident “so sad” and opened up about “misogyny” in football.
While speaking on Lorraine last month,Leah was asked by stand-in host Ranvir Singh about her opinions on the situation.
“I think it’s really sad. I put myself in Jenni’s shoes as a female athlete, she should be celebrating the biggest achievement of her life and unfortunately it’s been overshadowed by this,” she said.
“But I also think it’s important to remember we’ve lived in, especially football and women in football, we’ve lived in this misogynistic, sexist environment for one hundred years. It’s not changed.”
Leah added that she thought it was “brave” of Jenni to speak out about her experience and that hopefully it would help other women in the future.
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