‘The evidence will ignore opinions and clear my name.’
Luis Rubiales has gone on the attack, releasing an extraordinary statement that claims he is a victim of a smear campaign and media “lynching”.during the celebrations that followed Spain’s FIFA Women’s World Cup triumph in Sydney.
“During all this time I have suffered an unprecedented lynching by news outlets and politicians that has completely marginalised me. Not just in Spain but internationally,” Rubiales said on social media. “I want to send a message to all the good people in our country and beyond our borders, including those women who have really been attacked and who have my full support and understanding: this is not about gender, it is about truth,” he said.On Friday, a Spanish government legal panel handling sports issues opened a formal case against Rubiales over his conduct.
But he insisted the kiss with Hermoso was “mutual, consensual and occurred in a moment of euphoria” - a characterisation that the player firmly denies.The decision by the panel, however, to consider Rubiales’ acts as allegedly “serious” as opposed to “very serious” dealt a setback to the government. If they had been deemed “very serious” charges, the government could have moved to declare him suspended from office until the panel rules on his case..
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