Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales | Resigns (p 34)

[TonyM]

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[Mon Autre]

As unhinged as the whole thing sounds, his mum going on hunger strike might actually give him a way out without having to admit any fault. He could basically step down at this point under the guise of falling on his sword in order to protect his mother.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

What an absolutely bizarre situation. Had he apologised and said he'd got carried away in the emotion of the moment, it'd probably all be forgotten now. But instead he doubled down and it's become a major crisis. People never learn.

 

[waspish]

What an absolutely bizarre situation. Had he apologised and said he'd got carried away in the emotion of the moment, it'd probably all be forgotten now. But instead he doubled down and it's become a major crisis. People never learn.

Doubled down the whole Spanish fa said they'll pull out of uefa about it all! The whole boys club syndrome here

 

[Gray]

I don’t think many people are quite aware of how insane this has been because most mainstream media isn’t reporting all of it.

This latest move (the second tweet, asking to be suspended) is taking things up to a whole new level of insanity though:

Lovely thought.

 

[cleavers]

What an absolutely bizarre situation. Had he apologised and said he'd got carried away in the emotion of the moment, it'd probably all be forgotten now. But instead he doubled down and it's become a major crisis. People never learn.

Yep, that's exactly what would (should) have happened, and now it's escalated to his mother being on hunger strike. Madness.

 

[chesterbells]

The crotch-grabber really does need to do one now doesn’t he?

 

[SebastianBlue]

What an absolutely bizarre situation. Had he apologised and said he'd got carried away in the emotion of the moment, it'd probably all be forgotten now. But instead he doubled down and it's become a major crisis. People never learn.

Yep, that's exactly what would (should) have happened, and now it's escalated to his mother being on hunger strike. Madness.

I don’t think that that would (or should) have resolved the conflict.

Again, he didn’t just kiss Hermoso, and the entire post-World Cup win affair is just the most public development in a months long battle between the players and the Spanish FA (specifically Rubiales and the women’s manager Vilda and his staff). The greater context of all of his behaviour after the women won points to him attempting to make it clear he was in charge and untouchable.

In fact, you could say this is just one of a long line of offences and power moves from the Spanish FA over the last decade or more.

The best way to summarise all of this in one sentence is to characterise what we are now seeing as the misogynistic (and some would say pseudo-fascist, extending well beyond their horrible treatment of the women’s team) Spanish FA attempting to crush female player power and hold on to their iron grip on Spanish football.

It is the “old boys” club trying to maintain the authority to do whatever they want without consequence.

A reckoning has long been in the making—and desperately needed—and I, for one, welcome it.

 

[cleavers]

I don’t think that that would (or should) have resolved the conflict.

Again, he didn’t just kiss Hermoso, and the entire post-World Cup win affair is just the most public development in a months long battle between the players and the Spanish FA (specifically Rubiales and the women’s manager Vilda and his staff). The great context of all of his behaviour after the won points to him attempting to make it clear he was in charge and untouchable.

In fact, you could say this is just one of a long line of offences and power moves from the Spanish FA over the last decade or more.

The best way to summarise all of this in one sentence is to characterise what we are now seeing as the misogynistic (and some would say pseudo-fascist, extending well beyond their horrible treatment of the women’s team) Spanish FA attempting to crush female player power and hold on to their iron grip on Spanish football.

It is the “old boys” club trying to maintain the authority to do whatever they want without consequence.

A reckoning has long been in the making—and desperately needed—and I, for one, welcome it.

I don't disagree with any of that Seb, but the escalation to this point could have been avoided.

The worst thing about all of this palava, is the poor women who actually won the trophy have largely been forgotten already, when they should have been celebrated/celebrating.

 

[Summerbuzz]

You can add Tebas "I'd vote Vox" to the list of cretins using Nationalist signalling to further their careers in Football Administration. A lot of damage was done in recent years. The sport and institutions coopted by nationalists in the aftermath of - amongst other things - the failed Catalan separatist movement.


It's quite clear that Spanish Football in general is underperforming. Interesting, if there is a reckoning - how it will happen. We've seen how Trump is like chewing gum in America's hair. Criminal charges could backfire. It perpetuates the sideshow.

For my money, it would have to come from within football. Either from underneath, within Spanish Football, or a move from FIFA / UEFA.

In general, the only end of nationalism comes from people feeling the rot set in - a la Brexit - accelerated by a moment like Linekar's tweet, where they are judged the wrong side of the big question over freedoms in our democracies. Despite the recent election results, I don't know that Spain has reached that tipping point.