Megan Rapinoe slams Luis Rubiales for 'physically assaulting' Jenni Hermoso

Megan Rapinoe has slammed Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales for ‘physically assaulting’ Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup.

Rubiales was pictured grabbing Hermoso and kissing the player on the lips during Spain’s celebrations after beating England in Sunday’s final.

His actions have been widely condemned with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez describing the incident as ‘unacceptable’.

Rubiales has since apologised for his actions after Hermoso came out and said that she ‘didn’t like’ the kiss.

Outspoken United States legend Rapinoe, who made 202 appearances for the USWNT and helped her nation win back-to-back World Cups in 2015 and 2019, has now offered her views on what happened.

‘It made me think about how much we are required to endure,’ Rapinoe told American outlet The Atlantic.

‘Think how much that Spanish team had to shoulder: Some of the players who stood up way back last year [to protest poor treatment by their coach and federation] still aren’t on the team.

‘Maybe that was something that galvanized them, but you shouldn’t have to have that.

‘There was another picture that signals such a deep level of misogyny and sexism in that federation and in that man [Luis Rubiales] at the final whistle, just grabbing his crotch.

‘What kind of upside-down world are we in? On the biggest stage, where you should be celebrating, Jenni [Hermoso] has to be physically assaulted by this guy.’

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