It is a gesture that speaks more than historic sporting performance. And who should not go unpunished. In any case, this is the wish of the Spanish professional women’s football league, which on Wednesday August 23 demanded the dismissal of the president of the Spanish Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales for his sexual assault on Jennifer Hermoso. During Spain’s victory in the World Cup on Sunday, the leader had forcibly kissed her at the time of the medal ceremony.

“The Professional Women’s Football League, La Liga F, has lodged a complaint with the President of the Superior Sports Council (CSD) after the very serious acts and behavior of the President of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, in the final of the Women’s World Cup, and is calling for her dismissal,” La Liga said in a statement posted on social media.

“One of the greatest feats in the history of Spanish sport has been tainted by the embarrassing behavior of Spain’s footballing highest representative who, once again, and guided by his habitual and continuous desire for leadership, has revealed not to be up to the task he occupies, ”explains the press release. “A boss grabbing his employee by the head and kissing her on the mouth simply cannot be tolerated.”

“It’s not just about the kiss,” the text continues. “Celebrating the triumph on the balcony of honor while standing with the genitals next to the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Infanta Doña Sofía is inadmissible and disgusting”, in reference to another moment of the Sunday evening evening broadcast on the televisions around the world. We indeed see Luis Rubiales grabbing his genitals with both hands to celebrate the Spanish victory.

“It’s an attitude […] which has entered the history of world sport and, more seriously still, which will forever be linked to our women’s national team”, vituperates the women’s league, which regrets this moment of ” unprecedented international disgrace for the ‘Spain brand’, for Spanish sport and for global women’s football”.

“The gravity of the facts, the damage caused and the unanimous rejection on a global scale force decisions to be made. Public opinion was clear. Spain and Spanish football do not deserve a representative of this level, and the institutions must accompany and respond to the feelings of society,” the text concludes.

The International Federation of Professional Football Associations (Fifpro) has, for its part, requested an investigation from Fifa. In a statement released on Wednesday, the body condemned the behavior of Luis Rubiales calling for “the opening of an investigation into his actions within the framework of the FIFA code of ethics”.

“We repeat that it is regrettable that such a special moment for the players of the Spanish national team, in front of cameras around the world, is marred by the inappropriate conduct of someone in a role that carries so many responsibilities, “adds Fifpro, which represents more than 65,000 players in national unions, in its press release.

Since Sunday evening, the controversy surrounding this forced kiss has not ceased to swell, even reacting to the Spanish Prime Minister, the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) or even the famous American footballer Megan Rapinoe.

Luis Rubiales, who initially brushed off such criticism, apologized in a video saying that “there is nothing else to do” about the extent of the “commotion” his gesture has caused. provoked.

The RFEF will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Friday devoted to the subject.