and the backlash against him. jenni hermoso condemned the kiss. the episode has fed into an intense debate in spanish society about gender equality and sexual consent. translation: this is a critical moment in this country. people are moving towards more gender equality. but this looks like an abuse of power, and that is what we re fighting against. players from other countries have also spoken out. it s really sad that it totally ruined what was supposed to be the most special moment probably in hermoso s career, and spain s career. the government says it is taking action to remove mr rubiales from office and that this should be spanish football s #metoo moment. mr rubiales s celebrations have triggered an institutional crisis in spanish football. the question now is how much this episode may have damaged spain s image as a modern sports superpower. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.
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of one of the greats of the game in this country, the men s world cup winning goalkeeper iker casillas, who said. joe, we have had comments from the spanish secretary of sport, saying he wants this to be spanish football s #metoo moment, and when it comes to this issue in spain, it is notjust about rubiales? yeah, as you can imagine, social media in spain has been full of conversation about notjust this one but a wider context. and one video that s resurfaced there today is this from a documentary called break the silence, which looked at the conduct of the coach shown in this footage, ignacio quereda, who was in charge of the spanish national team from 1988 to 2015. you do only need to scratch the surface to find more examples of problems sportswomen in spain have faced. at the madrid open, just three months ago, the organisers apologised after finalists in the womens doubles event didn t get the opportunity to make speeches when they received their trophies.