The Spanish footballer Andres Iniesta showed his support for the players of the national team and regretted that the “unacceptable” behavior of the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation until this Saturday, Luis Rubialesis harming the image of Spain.
In a post on the social network X (formerly Twitter), the former Barcelona player, now in the ranks of the Emirates Club FCshowed “his sadness” for everything that happened after the kiss on the mouth of Rubiales to the player Jenni Beautiful in celebration of the World Cup in Sydney.
“I think we cannot tolerate performances like the ones we have seen, which have tarnished such a great milestone as winning a World Cup. I cannot imagine the feeling that all the players in the national team must have right now seeing how they are not talking about the great tournament they did and the fantastic football they taught us all”, Iniesta pointed out.
In this sense, the author of the goal with which the men’s soccer team won its only World Cup in 2010 criticizes that “a beautiful story that many players have built over so many years has become dirty” due to Rubiales’ conduct.
“Instead, we have had to put up with a president who has held on to his positionwho has not admitted that his behavior has been unacceptable and that it is damaging the image of our country and our football around the world”, he concludes.