Hunger strike: Mother of Spanish Football Federation president hospitalized

On August 30, a priest said that Ms. Angeles Bejar - the mother of the president of the Spanish Football Federation - was hospitalized due to exhaustion. She had started a hunger strike on Monday to protest against critics who put pressure on Mr. Rubiales.

" We called her son. He contacted his mother and decided she needed to go to the hospital ," the priest said.

The incident of kissing female player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the 2023 Women's World Cup awards ceremony put Mr. Rubiales under heavy pressure. Ms. Angeles Bejar was indignant: " I am ready to die for justice. My son is a good person and what they are doing is unfair ."

Ms. Angeles Bejar - mother of the president of the Spanish Football Federation.

Vanessa Ruiz, a relative of Mr Rubiales, added: " Our family is suffering. We don't think what is happening is fair. He is being treated as guilty without any results from the investigation. This is not normal and they should leave us alone. There is evidence of the incident, including audio and video recordings ."

After Luis Rubiales refused to resign as president of the Spanish Football Federation, FIFA suspended him for 90 days while it investigated the incident. The football world turned its back on him and protested his decision.

Spanish prosecutors have confirmed that they will investigate Luis Rubiales's kiss on Hermoso. The Spanish football leader insists that he kissed Hermoso with the player's consent. She, on the other hand, claims that Luis Rubiales forced her to kiss him. This could therefore constitute "sexual assault".

All of Spain's World Cup players have said they will not return to the national team if Mr. Rubiales remains in office. A total of 81 Spanish women's players - through the country's professional players' association - boycotted the national team, refusing to accept the call-up.

On September 22 and 26, the Spanish team will play Nations League matches against Sweden and Switzerland. In 15 days, coach Jorge Vilda will have to build a completely new force from the coaching staff to the players if the scandal is not resolved satisfactorily.

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