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Former manager of the women's nationalist shot squad Jorge Vilda arrives astatine a tribunal connected the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Monday Feb. 3, 2025 to look arsenic a witnesser during the proceedings of erstwhile president of Spain's shot federation Luis Rubiales for his unsolicited buss connected foreword Jenni Hermoso. (AP Photo)
Former Spain women’s shot manager Jorge Vilda revealed during a tribunal proceeding that helium tried to person Spain prima Jenni Hermoso to play down the incidental which saw her getting kissed connected the rima by Spanish shot federation main Luis Rubiales astatine the 2023 World Cup. Vilda said that helium spoke to Hermoso’s brother, Rafael, connected the formation backmost to Spain from Sydney. Vilda claims that helium was “trying to normalise the situation”.
The incidental had happened arsenic the Spanish women’s shot squad was celebrating their triumph implicit England successful the Women’s World Cup final. Rubiales, who was the caput of the Spanish shot federation, had kissed Spain prima Hermoso connected the lips during the ceremony. The incidental was caught connected camera and had led to wide condemnation of Rubiales. FIFA had suspended Rubiales implicit the scandal.
Rubiales, who took the basal connected Tuesday, denies charges of intersexual battle and coercion, insisting the buss was consensual, portion Hermoso said it was not.
Vilda, who is connected proceedings connected charges of attempting to coerce Hermoso to accidental that the buss was consensual, had been sacked 10 days aft the incident. He told the Madrid tribunal that helium had spoken to Hermoso’s member to transportation his sister disconnected his ain accord and not astatine Rubiales’ behest. The proceedings is successful its last phase. Spanish reports assertion that a verdict tin beryllium expected successful the coming weeks. Prosecutors are seeking a 2-1/2 years’ situation word for Rubiales.
“I went to speech to her member due to the fact that I was disquieted astatine the time, to effort to normalise the situation, reasoning astir the future…and my team,” Vilda said. “I didn’t specify whether it should beryllium a video but (that she) to spell retired and speech and marque immoderate benignant of comment.”
The ensuing uproar gave momentum to the “Me Too” question successful the Spanish women’s crippled successful which players sought to combat sexism and execute parity with their antheral peers.
Besides Vilda determination are 2 much erstwhile shot federation workers who are accused of coercion: Albert Luque and Ruben Rivera. Both of them person besides denied wrongdoing.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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