Just hours after Luis Rubiales was quizzed by a judge for kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso, all but two of Spain's 23 World Cup players said they would not don the national shirt without deeper changes within the RFEF, demanding its current interim head also resign.
Demanding"fundamental changes to the RFEF's leadership", they called for the"resignation of the RFEF president" Pedro Rocha, who took over as interim leader when FIFA suspended Rubiales on August 26. On August 25, 81 Spain players, including the 23 world champions, had started a mass strike saying they would not play for the national team without significant changes at the head of the federation.
At the weekend, the 46-year-old had described the kiss as"a spontaneous act, a mutual act, an act that both consented to, which was... 100 percent non-sexual" in an interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan. "Thanks to this video, everyone can see there was no consent whatsoever and that is what we will demonstrate in court."Hermoso herself will also testify before the judge at some stage, who will then have to decide whether or not to push ahead with the prosecution. No date has been given for her testimony.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)