Sporting’s Spanish player Brenda Perez said Thursday that the behavior of Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales in the Women’s World Cup final was “inappropriate and unacceptable”.
The lion midfielder spoke about the incident of the 2023 FIFA World Cup final, in which Rubiales kissed soccer player Jenny Hermoso, at a press conference for the Women’s Super Cup semi-final game against Famalican on Sunday at 3am. evenings.
“Besides, because I am Spanish, it was a difficult situation for me. What happened was completely inappropriate and unacceptable. A picture is worth a thousand words,” he said of the event on August 20, when at the end of the game, consecrating the choice of the Spanish women’s world champion in Sydney, during the awards ceremony, RFEF president kissed Jenny Hermoso on the lips.
At Cristiano Ronaldo’s Alcochet Academy, Brenda Perez also lamented that the controversy surrounding the case prevented her from talking only about her compatriots’ credit for winning an unprecedented title after beating England 1-1 in the final. 0.
“The players have managed to win the World Cup and that should be the focus and everything else put aside and let justice do its thing. I hope that these players will be given the recognition they deserve for the title and that justice will be done, after all, this is a fight that comes from behind,” he said.
As for the semi-final that Sporting will play in Vila Nova de Famalicán, the 30-year-old is aware that the team coached by Miguel Santos will have a hard time getting past the hurdle.
“We know that the Famalicao will give us difficulties, because they are a big team. We have a lot of respect for them and we know that their coach will cause a lot of tension for his players,” he warned.
As for the 2023/24 season, Brenda Perez believes that the team has strengthened with the arrival of new players.
“The team has become much stronger, I believe that we now have a very competent team. We are ambitious, and those who came add a lot of good things. The internships that we went through further rallied the group so that those who arrived felt at home from the first minute, ”he said.
The semi-final of the Women’s Super Cup between Famalicao and Sporting CP will take place on Sunday at 15:00 at the Complexo Desportivu do Famalicao stadium, while the other semi-final between Benfica and Sporting Braga will take place at the Benfica stadium at 19:00. Saturday, at 15:00.