Team colleagues testify how nervous Hermoso was by Rubiales Kiss

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Madrid (AP) – colleagues from the team of Jenni Hermoso confirmed their relations because of the desperate and angry of the World Cup by the former president of the Spanish Federation Luis Rubiales, when they testified on Thursday during the sexual assault process.

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Rubialeles, who had not yet testified at the trial in Madrid, previously claimed that Hermoso agreed to a kiss that took place during the award ceremony after Spain won the 2023 World Cup final in Sydney.

Hermoso testified on Monday that the kiss was unmistakable. She also said that you rubbed and his officials told her differently.

A team from the team Alexia Petutellas said Hermoso cried home to Spain from victory in Australia, because you allegedly tried to get her to the film to respond to public criticism, which broke out after he grabbed her on her head and kissed her lips before a global television audience.

“She said how you (rubbed) will not stop telling her about her version of events and asks her to leave and say that she agreed to a kiss that she should do it for his daughter,” said Putellas. “She was crazy. She told her that she told him that she did not have to tell her what happened because she was there, that she would not appear with him (in the film) and leave her alone. “

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Petutellas, a two -time world player of the year, testified via a video from a court in Barcelona, ​​like Irene Predes.

Predes said how she was the first player who saw the gravity of the situation when other teammates began to joke with a kiss in the cloakroom during the celebration of victory. The defender also talked about how Hermoso was getting nervous, because she said that the officials of the federation insisted on her protection of Rubiales from growing against him in the media, politicians and other sports personalities.

“Jenni was worried, she was nervous,” said Predes. “She cried when she told us what was going on because too much happened to her, when everything she wanted to do was celebrate what we achieved.”

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On Wednesday, their testimonies were supported by those given by the goalkeeper Mis Rodriguez and brother Hermoso.

Prosecutors, Hermoso and the Spanish players’ Association want to be imprisoned for two and a half years, punish a fine of 50,000 euros (51,800 USD) for damage and forbade work as a sports official.

47 -year -old Rubiales tried to cling to his work, but gave up three weeks later and was banned by FIFA for three years. Rubiales said that he was a victim of “witch hunt” by “false feminists”.

Three other federation officials, including former coach Jorge Vild, are tried for allegedly forcing Hermoso to support Rubiales. All three have not yet testified and have previously refused all offenses. They are prison before a year and a half if they are found guilty.

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