Hermosos EM elimination: Kiss scandal throws shadows on a career!
Hermosos EM elimination: Kiss scandal throws shadows on a career!
In a surprising decision, the Spanish footballer Jennifer Hermoso, 35 years old and a record goal of the Spanish national team, was not nominated in the squad for the upcoming European Championship in Switzerland. This reports the Weser-Kurier, who also points out that the national trainer Montserrat Tomé vehemently denied a connection with the controversial kiss scandal last year. Instead, Tomé attributed the decision to the performance evaluation of Hermoso in her club and emphasized the high competition in her position.Hermoso achieved international celebrity when she won the World Cup title in Australia in 2023 with the Spanish national team. At the celebrations, the then association president Luis Rubial's Hermoso kissed on the mouth, an incident that led to a global outcry on the subject in the following weeks. Hermoso explained that the kiss was unexpected and not mutual and then filed a criminal complaint against Rubiales, which was finally convicted of sexual aggression in February 2023. In October 2023, FIFA imposed a three -year ban on activity against Rubiales, which is now facing a possible criminal conviction.
the kiss scandal and legal consequences
In addition to the condemnation of Rubiales, the focus is also on the legal situation of three other men, including the former coach of the women's team. Against them is also being investigated for coercion because they are said to have put Hermoso under pressure to present the kiss as mutual mutual. After a closed hearing, the Spanish public prosecutor confirmed that Hermoso had confirmed its previous statements. Such incidents show the deeply rooted problems with sexism in many sports and especially in football, as a report by SRF illustrates.
Football in Switzerland experiences a boom with an increase in licensed players by 30% to over 41,100 within two years, but sexism is still a serious problem. Players report verbal harassment, discriminatory comments and structural inequalities that affect their sports career. These observations are not only relevant for women's footballers in Switzerland, but also for the international context in which Hermoso is acting.
Future of women's football
After the kiss scandal, Hermoso was deleted from the national team squad to protect them. Nevertheless, she was represented in the squad at the 2024 Olympics. Tomé has announced that it is to build a new team, although the challenges of sexism and discrimination in sport must not be ignored. The comments and reports of players from Switzerland, such as Leandra Flury and Meriamen Terchoun, illustrate that structural inequalities are also related to their own sport, in which men's teams often enjoy priority.
With the decision not to nominate Hermoso for the European Championship, the discussion about equality and the role of women in football is once again laid down. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop and whether the events in women's football will lead to the necessary changes.
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