Deyna Castellanos, captain of the Venezuelan women’s team, commented on the controversial incident between the football player Jenni Hermoso and the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, when the latter gave her a kiss on the mouth player, assuring that this act was not consensual.
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Deyna Castellanos: “Your fight is my fight”
The Manchester City striker expressed solidarity with the World Cup squad member’s complaint against Rubiales in a statement posted on her social networks, claiming that footballers are united by change.
“With you, Jenni. Your fight is my fight. Your fight is our fight. And we have had enough. We, the players, are stronger, more united and more determined than ever before. We demand a change. We demand improvements,” read the statement, which was accompanied by the hashtag #seacabó, which has become the motto of several football players in this dispute.
The news released by the Venezuelan team. Photo: X
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“Without us, football is nothing”
In her letter, Castellanos also criticized the little help that women’s football receives from mainstream organizations and institutions, claiming that the system is “failing us” as “entrenched” discrimination is still evident.
“Our sport will only become stronger if we can concentrate solely on the game. Without us, football is nothing and we watch it together. The time has come,” the shooter said in the statement.
What happened to Jenni Hermoso and Luis Rubiales?
On Sunday, August 20, after the Spanish women’s team’s 1-0 victory over England in the final of the 2023 World Cup, Luis Rubiales, President of the RFEF, gave a kiss on the mouth to midfielder Jenni Hermoso in the middle of the game. Awards to the winners of the tournament, which caused widespread social outrage after the soccer player revealed in a video that she did not agree with the moment.
Following the dissemination of this incident, as well as other images in which Rubiales is seen carrying the player Athenea del Castillo on his shoulders, there have been calls for his immediate resignation from the position he holds, something that the leader he holds on to According to his version, Hermoso had agreed to the kiss.
In view of this, FIFA decided to ban Rubiales for 21 days and to deprive him of the privileges conferred by his position as President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The director announced that he was preparing a defense against the decision of the highest football association, but continued to assure that everything was a boycott against his government.