Spain - Women World Cup Champions - 1 week later. (How not to manage a crises)

An unwanted kiss on the lips can be humiliating and embarrassing but at least he only did it to one player. But every day since he has managed to do stupid things to compound the situation. I believe the Spanish men's team is playing in a few weeks so that should bring the situation to its,head.

You have got it the wrong way round. This odious man is like a driver who knocks a pedestrian down and sues the pedestrian for whiplash.

After the event, if the man had immediately apologised, admitted that he was wrong, that he acted purely on impulse and emotion, that his behaviour was unacceptable, and that he would accept whatever punishment that FIFA decided on, he actually might still be in the job. Unfortunately for him, a fatal combination of ego, machoism and misogyny prevented him from taking this approach.

The problem wasn't the kiss, which certainly constitutes sexual harrassment, but not necessarily criminal assault, the problem was his response. To tell the world that someone consented when they are saying they didn't was an unbelievably crass statement. To suggest that the woman would be sued for saying there was no consent was interminably stupid. This really really stupid boorish man has brought it all on himself. The arrogance to think he could withdraw the federation from UEFA is staggering.

After the event, if the man had immediately apologised, admitted that he was wrong,

Again I have no idea why people are ignoring the actual fact he did. 🤷‍♂️

"I was completely wrong, I have to admit it."

I think that if he could do it again Rubiales should have suspended himself pending an investigation that would have been run by his lackeys in the FA. When the politicians knives came out for him, he should have read the room and kept himself out of the news.

I thought it strange alright but put it down to them daft Continentals!

If my wife was the head of the FA and kissed one of the players like that after winning the world cup, I would have no problem whatsoever with her.

Pretty sure 99% of people wouldnt either. And im pretty sure that the "victim" wouldnt either. Also pretty sure she wouldnt be done for sexual assault after it.

I really don't understand how people today still don't understand the history of power in relationships between men and women and why such comparisons are odious. Firstly, no woman would ever get to be President of an FA because of the way that sport has been run for the last century. Secondly, that you or the athlete would not view that as a consent issue shows how many males fail to understand the principle.

Spot on.

So he admitted fault and then backpedaled when that inevitably came with consequences.

He apologised and explained the situation.

Most on here are claiming if he just did that it would have been forgotten about. Which is clearly nonsense.

After his apology Spanish Prime Minister piled on and 2 of his ministers wanted him arrested on sexual assault charges.

A few days later he is being investigated for sexual assault.

Contrition or explanation doesn't work against mob if they have already made up their minds, you have been around long enough to understand that.

His claim was he asked he for a "peck" and she said yes, if you watch the video he definitely says something to her before he kissed her. She claims that didn't happen.

The reality is the stakes have gone up, it's not just his job that is at stake now it's his liberty, he is entitled to defend himself.

Of course if it gets to a criminal court people will have to swear under oath, so maybe recollections may change.

If you don't understand how wrong he was and continues to be, I cannot help. Not a single woman I know supports him, and most of my fellow males are equally unsupporting.

I was at a family event at the weekend and the general consensus was it was a load of overblown nonsense.

Of course that was before the sexual assault investigations.

The man went and doubled down several times, declaring that it was consensual, threatening to sue the woman involved, staging a mass gathering where everyone had to applaud him, threatening to pull Spain and its teams out of UEFA, an overblown ego on the loose. It was a very very stupid act in public, and if he had real smarts he would still be pulling a large salary this time next year, instead he brought it all on himself.

As for Vilda, it is well documented why he only held on to his job because of Rubiales and should have been fired a long time ago.

The story gathered steam very quickly once Hermoso said she didn't enjoy the kiss or want it. "Woke" people didn't even have time to respond to what happened - it was primarily a sports story for the first 24-48 hours and the general public were scarcely even aware what had occurred.

You are forgetting though.

Rubiales was known as the first "woke" president.

There is absolutely nothing in his history or actions to point to him being a sex pest.

Quite the opposite really.

They have just eaten one of their own.