{"id":290918,"date":"2023-08-30T16:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=290918"},"modified":"2023-08-30T16:34:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:34:50","slug":"tennis-star-carlos-alcaraz-slams-luis-rubiales-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/tennis-star-carlos-alcaraz-slams-luis-rubiales-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz slams Luis Rubiales kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz slams Luis Rubiales kiss as &#8216;NOT the behaviour that should be shown&#8217;&#8230; as he blasts Spanish FA chief for stealing spotlight from Spain&#8217;s World Cup triumph<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Hermoso said she did not consent to Luis Rubiales&#8217; kiss\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>FIFA have suspended the embattled Spanish FA chief for a minimum of 90 days\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Carlos Alcaraz will face Lloyd Harris in the US Open second round\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz has condemned Luis Rubiales&#8217; behaviour at the Women&#8217;s World Cup final, saying it was a &#8216;shame&#8217; Spain&#8217;s triumph was overshadowed by the scandal involving the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales has been at the centre of a storm of controversy since he kissed Spain star Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after <span>La Roja<\/span> won the Women&#8217;s World Cup final earlier this month in Sydney.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales told officials he asked permission to kiss Hermoso, who was said to have responded to say he could give her &#8216;a little peck&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The player, however, has steadfastly refused this version of events.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I want to clarify, that at no time did I consent to the kiss,&#8217; Hermoso said in a statement last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/16\/74880255-12461963-image-a-40_1693409635094.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz has condemned Luis Rubiales&#8217; behaviour at the Women&#8217;s World Cup final<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/16\/74867015-12461963-Hermoso_was_kissed_on_the_lips_by_Spanish_FA_president_Luis_Rubi-a-42_1693409749891.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales (right) kissed Jennifer Hermoso as she collected her medal after Spain beat England in the Women&#8217;s World Cup final earlier this month<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t tolerate that my word is questioned, much less that words are invented that I haven&#8217;t said.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after his walkover win\u00a0over Dominik Koepfer in the first round of the US Open, Alcaraz criticised Rubiales&#8217; actions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have followed the matter. Obviously it is something that has caused a lot of talk, I think in Spain much more,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My opinion is that it is not behaviour that should be shown by someone in a high position.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s the only opinion that I am going to give on the matter.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz, who will surrender the world No1 ranking to Novak Djokovic when the rankings are updated on September 11, expressed his disappointment the scandal had taken spotlight away from Spain&#8217;s exploits on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We hope it is resolved soon because the women\u2019s team has achieved something historic and that they have not been given as much credit for what they\u2019ve done, which is a shame,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales has also been criticised for grabbing his crotch in front of Spain&#8217;s Queen Letizia and her teenage daughter Sofia, which he has since apologised for, but has defiantly refused to resign from his post as the head of the RFEF.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/16\/74880395-12461963-image-a-43_1693409870077.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz said it was a shame the scandal engulfing Rubiales had taken the spotlight away from Spain&#8217;s historic Women&#8217;s World Cup triumph<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/16\/74866847-12461963-Rubiales_has_held_onto_his_role_despite_being_asked_by_the_Spani-a-44_1693409922072.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales has held onto his role, despite being asked by the Spanish FA to step down<\/p>\n<p>Spanish FA chiefs have called on Rubiales to resign with immediate effect with FIFA pushing to ban the official from all football for 15 years\u00a0amid the scandal, having already imposed a provisional suspension.<\/p>\n<p>All 23 members of Spain&#8217;s victorious World Cup squad\u00a0signed a statement refusing to play until the 46-year-old was sacked, following his stunning refusal to quit during an emergency assembly on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hermoso, meanwhile, has received widespread support from players and fans.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Atletico Madrid Women&#8217;s players held a banner reading &#8216;With you Jennifer Hermoso&#8217; ahead of their Copa de la Reina match against AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Hermoso received a standing ovation as she watched from the stands as her former club beat Milan 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day,\u00a0<span>Sevilla players showed their support by wearing t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase &#8216;it&#8217;s over&#8217; ahead of their <\/span>LaLiga<span>\u00a0defeat to Girona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cadiz players, meanwhile, walked onto the pitch holding a sign reading &#8216;We are Jenni&#8217; ahead of their LaLiga match against Almeria.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the US, Houston Dash players held a sign reiterating a similar message ahead of their game against Kansas City.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/16\/74880435-12461963-image-a-45_1693409949116.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz had a walkover win to the second round of the US Open after\u00a0Dominik Koepfer (left) was forced to retire with the Spaniard leading\u00a06-2 3-2<\/p>\n<p>The Lionesses also rallied\u00a0around Spain&#8217;s women&#8217;s football team\u00a0on Saturday, with a strong statement condemning Rubiales&#8217; behaviour as &#8216;unacceptable actions allowed to happen by a sexist and patriarchal organisation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Public support for Hermoso has reached beyond football&#8217;s traditional boundaries, with hundreds of people lining the streets of Madrid to demand Rubiales&#8217; resignation on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz, meanwhile, will face\u00a0Lloyd Harris in the second round at Flushing Meadows after his title defence got off to a\u00a0 perfect start on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning Wimbledon champion led\u00a06-2 3-2 when\u00a0Koepfer was forced to retire injured after rolling his ankle in the opening game of the match.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-12461963\/Carlos-Alcaraz-Luis-Rubiales-kiss-gate-Jennifer-Hermoso.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz slams Luis Rubiales kiss as &#8216;NOT the behaviour that should be shown&#8217;&#8230; 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