The actress Natalie Portman expressed her support for the Spanish player Jenni Hermoso on social networks for the non-consensual kiss that the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, gave her after winning the World Cup.
Portman posted on his Instagram account an article from The New York Times about the players’ demand for Rubiales to resign and added the message: “I’m with Jenni Hermoso
The player shared this Sunday on the same social network the message of support from the American actress.
Natalie Portman has always stood out for being a woman committed to various causes. In 2020 she created a women’s soccer team, Angel City FC, with the idea of ??raising awareness of equal pay and making women’s soccer as valued as men’s. Behind the team there are more than a hundred people, including Serena Williams or Christina Aguilera, in addition to Portman.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee agreed on Saturday the “provisional suspension” of Rubiales as head of the RFEF, one day after he announced that he had no intention of resigning due to what happened.
The Rubiales case has had a significant impact in the United States, where the major media have dedicated a great deal of space on their front pages to what happened and its consequences.
Alex Morgan, legendary striker for the US team and the Wave, was one of the footballers who opposed what happened.
The Spanish women’s soccer team made history last Sunday by winning its first World Cup in a final against England.
