i made the mistake of showing myself the comments on a news post on facebook about Luis Rubiales finally quitting and …………ALL the comments were positive?! I couldn't believe it at first and scrolled down to make sure, but no, every single comment was a variation on the theme of "finally!" and "great news, good riddance!" 🫨 on facebook, no less… wow #WWC #Spain #football

"I have faith in the truth and I am going to do everything in my power to make it prevail," he said.

Mr Rubiales spoke more on his decision in an interview with Piers Morgan.

"I cannot continue my work", Mr Rubiales told Morgan.

You may not know that you are in the wrong when you decide that the best person to share your thoughts on the injustice you face is Piers Fucking Morgan, but the rest of the world surely does.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-11/luis-rubiales-announces-resignation/102838636

@wwc #wwc

Feminism 1, Patriarchy 0. Happy birthday, Feminist Giant! #Spain #WWC https://open.substack.com/pub/feministgiant/p/feminism-1-patriarchy-0?r=4ggvb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Ruthless editorial about how Spanish soccer’s current fiasco of a president reflects the lived reality of women in sports. I’ve been waiting for someone to write this. Gift link.

#MastodonFC #WWC #ContigoJenni

https://wapo.st/44uSBgr

Finally an article from the sports press that actually explains the mechanisms by which Rubiales could be dealt with. (I get very frustrated with soccer media's propensity to cover verbal conflict at the expense of facts.)

Those methods are:
* a court injunction
* a FIFA ban
* a vote of no confidence by RFEF

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38284209/next-steps-rubiales-spain-rfef-womens-world-cup-kiss

#RFEF #Rubiales #WWC

#Spain #WWC All they had to do to shine the light was win the World Cup!? https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/26/spain-luis-rubiales-football-federation-president-jenni-hermoso

Rubiales is the patriarchy personified. He needs to see Barbie.
#wwc

We all saw it. Be fucking better than “accused”, NBC News #WWC

Good start.

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup kiss

Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso without her consent during the world champs' medal ceremony as millions watched.

The Spanish federation had threatened action against Hermoso for refusing to accept Rubiales’s version of the kiss.

https://apnews.com/article/rubiales-fifa-spain-suspension-kiss-womens-world-cup-1559a704b765b834d94544ee0b119efc
#Football #SexualPredator #sexism #misogyny #soccer #futbol #WWC #FIFA #FIFAwwc #WorldCup #Consent #feminism #WomensRights

@wwc

Fifa suspends Luis Rubiales from all football-related activity over Hermoso kiss

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/26/fifa-suspends-luis-rubiales-from-all-football-related-activity-over-hermoso-kiss?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#wwc #fifa

"It’s never just one man. It’s the men at the podium and it’s the men around them who gave them their jobs. It’s the men who have starved women’s football since they bothered to notice that women play it. It’s the men who have moved into the women’s game not to improve it, but to exploit it. It’s the men who step into leadership roles with little experience and capitalize on women’s work and talent. We are all sick and tired of it."

#Rubiales #WWC

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-25/luis-rubiales-spain-soccer-womens-world-cup-fifa-jennifer-hermoso-harassment

https://www.rtve.es/deportes/20230825/jenni-hermoso-niega-hubiese-consentimiento-beso-rubiales-no-tolero-se-ponga-duda-palabra/2454618.shtml

#WWC

@ColesStreetPothole #wwc

"Jenni Hermoso 'didn't consent' to Luis Rubiales kiss as Spain players refuse to play"

Dude. Don't kiss women on the lips without their consent. Just don't. #WWC #FIFA

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66621772

@globalnews #wwc

The world saw the kiss. It wasn't consensual.

Luis Rubiales' Trumpian "witch hunt" and "false feminist" bunk is pathetic.

Spain has one of the world's best woman's football programs, with world titles at three age levels.

This sexual predator needs to be booted before he permanently damages that system.

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Spanish soccer chief refuses to resign despite kissing player on the lips at Women's World Cup

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/spanish-soccer-president-refuses-resign-kissing-player-lips-womens-wor-rcna101774

#WWC #misogyny #sports #futbol #Spain #FIFA #FIFAwwc

"Das eigentliche Opfer sei er selbst, sagt Luis Rubiales."

Wenn ja nur ein einziges Mal so eine toxisch-maskuline Arschgeige nach dem Scheißebauen ihr Restrückgrat zusammenfegen würde und sagen würde "Ich verstehe, welchen Schaden ich angerichtet habe, es tut mir wahnsinnig leid, ich bitte um Entschuldigung und trete zurück", statt in ekelhaft weinerlichem Selbstmitleid zu zerfließen. Das täte mal richtig gut.

#rubiales #wwc

https://www.zeit.de/sport/2023-08/luis-rubiales-ruecktritt-abgelehnt-spanien-fussballverband

I admit that football doesn't interest me much. However, the victory of the Spanish team in the FIFA Women's World Cup has been an exciting experience, because of the importance it has had in the vindication of the importance of women in professional sport and, in general, in the defence of women's rights in Spain. No matter how much progress has been made, all rights are always under threat.

On this event, I really liked these comments (in Spanish) from Amnesty International Spain: "Lessons we have learned (or not) from the Women's World Cup".

1. First thing we haven't learned: to use language in a correct and inclusive way.

2. Second thing we haven't learned: that only yes is yes.

3. Third thing we haven't learned: to give the protagonists the limelight.

4. The things we have learnt: equality, diversity, respect.

#Spain #FIFA #WWC #Football #Women #Sports #HumanRights #Equality #Diversity

@academicchatter
@sociology

https://www.es.amnesty.org/en-que-estamos/blog/historia/articulo/lecciones-que-hemos-aprendido-del-mundial-de-futbol-femenino/

Stand with us in support of Mary Earps and all female goalkeepers around the world! #FIFAWWC #wwc #WWC2023 #MaryEarps https://www.change.org/p/stand-with-us-in-support-of-mary-earps-and-all-female-goalkeepers-around-the-world

Olga Carmona scored Spain's only goal in the 1-0 victory over England in the World Cup final and was named the game's MVP.

What she didn't know was hours before she played, he father passed away.

#FIFAWomensWorldCup #WWC
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38229486/spain-winning-goalscorer-carmona-learns-father-death-women-world-cup-final