Debbie Hewitt, President of the English Federation (FA), He accused the former president of the Spanish federation Luis Rubiales “Inappropriate” behavior towards England players At the trophy ceremony of the last World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand.
Hewitt spoke as a witness in FIFA’s disciplinary case against Rubiales for his conduct during the match. World Cup final between Spain and England In addition to making suggestive gestures during the match, he kissed Spanish player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth without her consent.
In a report published by FIFA, Hewitt, who was with Rubiales at the medal ceremony, said: He assured that the Spaniard’s tone was “unpleasant and unnecessarily offensive” to FIFA staff.before accusing him of inappropriate behavior with England players.
According to Hewitt, Rubiales “caressed” Laura Coombs’ face and “apparently forcibly kissed” Lucy Bronze on the face.
Regarding the moment when the Spanish players went up to receive their medals, Hewitt noted that he “held them very tightly”, some of them “patched their backs”, “grabbed their arms” and “lifted them off the ground”.
“This made me very uncomfortable and embarrassed,” Hewitt added.
Rubiales responded to Hewitt’s words by assuring that it was “incredible” and accused him of “having prejudices” against him, also assuring that he was a hypocrite for hugging the players of his team.
During the hearing, Rubiales said, “If we apply the same logic, their hugs can also be understood as non-consensual physical contact. The hypocrisy is obvious.” said.
As for his attitude towards Coombs, He justified this by saying that he was trying to console her because she was injured during the final. He needed stitches on his head and there was a bandage on that area.
FIFA decided to disqualify Rubiales from any football activity for three years following his behavior at the recent World Cup final in Australia and New Zealand.