From Luis Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss to Jenni Hermoso’s complaint for that same act that took away the world champions’ prominence, the Spanish Federation tried by land, sea and air to try to convince the soccer player – who said she felt “coerced.” – that he would not denounce the president of the entity that, sooner or later, would force him to resign.
One of the people who tried to get Hermoso to make light of the matter was the director of the men’s team, Albert Luque, a man close to Rubiales and who traveled to Ibiza during the soccer players’ celebration of the success achieved in Australia and New Zealand shortly after landing. in Spain.
According to some WhatsApp messages leaked by El Mundo, the current Pachuca forward did not want to attend to Luque and he reproached her position to a close friend of the soccer player whom he had asked for help to see him. He considered the treatment of Rubiales “unfair” and called his attitude “human baseness.” “So little empathy and humanity…”
Luque recalled that “a simple gesture” would take away from Rubiales “the biggest blow of his life, knowing that there is zero bad faith, getting into the car to kill him.” She also reproached her friend for telling her that Hermoso was not going to speak out. “I just wish that life would give him back what he is unfairly making a person pay. He deserves nothing because of his lack of humanity… each person gives him what he deserves over time,” she concluded.
The friend responded that “Jenni’s agency was in charge of issuing the statement” and that she had not told her that she was not going to speak out, but rather that “her agency was going to take care of this.” “My role here was to maintain Jenni’s peace of mind during a few days of rest that she had to enjoy after everything she had experienced and achieved.”
The woman regretted that she did not like “the result” of what had happened and acknowledged that the magnitude of the event was so great that it “escaped her hands.” Likewise, she “thanked” Luque for her “sincerity.”
At the same time, he clarified why Hermoso did not want to see Luque and did not hide his “surprise” for “wishing him ill.” “I explained to you that she didn’t see you because she was very affected by everything and the pressure that she has on her and that she didn’t want it to affect your friendship.” “I’m surprised by your words about wishing Jenni ill when you told me that you have been friends for so long and that you didn’t take a stand on either of them.”
Luque will have to go to the National Court on October 10 due to his status as an investigator in the Rubiales-Hermoso case. At first he had to appear alone as a witness, but his condition changed after Hermoso’s brother and a friend testified, accusing him of coercing the soccer player. The same thing happens with the RFEF Marketing Manager, Rubén Rivera, who also traveled to the island where the players were playing with the aim of trying to change her mind.
