Double Ballon d’Or Alexia Putellas and two other players from the Spanish selection will testify in court in the case of the forced kiss of ex-football boss Luis Rubiales to their teammate Jenni Hermoso. Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes and Misa Rodríguez, goalkeeper, will be heard next Monday by the magistrate in charge of the investigation, a judicial source told AFP.
The 2021 and 2022 Ballon d’or had taken sides very early in favor of Jenni Hermoso, deeming “unacceptable” the speech given by Luis Rubiales on August 25 when he announced that he had no intention of resigning.
The judge already heard on Monday behind closed doors the brother and a friend of Jenni Hermoso who, according to the judicial source, confirmed the declarations of N.10 on the absence of consent on her part during this kiss and on the pressure exercised against her by Rubiales and her entourage so that she would approve the facts. Several experts were also heard on Monday and several members of the Spanish Federation (RFEF) must be heard on Thursday. It is still unknown if Jennifer Hermoso will be summoned by the magistrate and when.
Luis Rubiales heard 10 days ago
Luis Rubiales, who always claimed that this kiss was consensual, was charged in this case with “sexual assault” but also with “coercion” due to this pressure. He was interviewed on September 15 and has since been banned by the judge from coming within 200 m of the player. Five days before, while he had initially refused to resign by denouncing “false feminism”, the now former president of the Spanish federation ended up resolving to leave his functions.
Friday, during the women’s “Roja” match against Sweden, the two teams again sent a strong message by deploying a banner before their match proclaiming “Se Acabo”, “it’s over, our fight is a global fight », in reference to macho behavior.
