Abuse cases far more serious than a kiss continue to preoccupy women’s football – and desperately deserve more attention. Fifa has a duty, but so does the diffuse sports public.
The stage Luis Rubiales chose for his abusive kiss was so big that the public couldn’t help but look – and then react appropriately. For a week and a half, the case of the President of the Spanish Football Association has occupied everyone involved and bystanders. From TV experts like Dietmar Hamann to representatives of the United Nations and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, everyone has commented on Rubiales – on the encroaching president who is not allowed to keep his office: There is great agreement on all levels.
