The support for a player who endured an unwanted kiss during the trophy presentation shows how attitudes toward women’s soccer are changing, but not fast enough.
after kissing one of Spain’s star players, Jenni Hermoso, after she won the Women’s World Cup.
And there it was, straight from the man’s own mouth, the truth behind all of it—behind the unwanted kiss, behind the antics, behind thewith national-team players, unresolved even as the country hoisted the World Cup trophy. The truth, too, behind the years of neglect, disregard, and disrespect for the women’s game. The women’s win belonged to him and Vilda, Rubiales said. It belonged to their balls.
And yet, none of Rubiales’s behavior was new. None of it was surprising. We knew it because we’ve been told it before. National-team players had already voiced their concern about Vilda’s patronizing, authoritarian style, reportedly checking their shopping bags and monitoring their whereabouts. The federation had revealed itself in its response to the players’ protest last year: it not only left Vilda in charge but had dismissed the players’ protest and ordered them to apologize.
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