Hundreds of people have gathered this Monday in the Plaza de Callao in Madrid convened by the 8M Commission to show their support for the players of the women’s soccer team and request the resignation of the former president of the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, for his kiss to the player Jenni Hermoso in the final of the Women’s World Cup.
“It’s not a peak, it’s an attack,” claimed the protesters, who have called for “a sport and a life free of sexist violence” and have assured Hermoso that they are with her and with her teammates.
The conveners have defended the role of the soccer players of the national team, who, in their words, “have spent years demanding structural changes within the federation” and pointing out some abuses that today “have been revealed.” “They have managed to get society to respond to one to say that it was not a beak or a consented kiss, but rather an aggression,” they have celebrated.
“If in front of millions of people Rubiales has had the legitimacy to plant a pick on a soccer player, what doesn’t happen in private?” Asked the spokespersons for the 8M Madrid Commission, who have warned that “only yes is yes “.
The spokesperson for the PSOE and acting Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, and the socialist spokesperson in the Madrid City Council, Reyes Maroto, wanted to be present at the rally, where shouts such as “the field and the fields are also ours” have been heard. or “Jenni, sis, here’s your pack.”
“This country has been able to see in these great women not only a triumph as world champions, but also an example of dignity, equality and sorority,” said Alegría.
For his part, Maroto celebrated that “Madrid takes to the streets to say no to machismo and yes to continue advancing in Equality”, and has criticized the fact that the mayor of the capital, José Luis Martínez Almeida, has not ruled in favor of Jenni Hermoso still, something that in her opinion makes her an “accomplice” of Rubiales.
“He is the victim of an alleged sexual assault,” recalled Díaz, who pointed out that Rubiales’ speech at the RFEF assembly last Friday was an example of the “worst structural machismo” and a “manual of good machismo.” “Spain is much better than them”, he highlighted.
A group of protesters have marched at the end of the concentration to the Puerta del Sol to continue the protest in front of the headquarters of the Community of Madrid.
It is not the only concentration called today to denounce the behavior of Rubiales, who will also be reproached in marches organized in Zaragoza, Ibiza, León, Albacete and several Galician cities, such as Vigo, A Coruña, Ferrol, Santiago de Compostela or Pontevedra.
Likewise, marches were held yesterday in Salamanca and Barcelona, ??which has planned another demonstration next Monday
