Spain’s acting prime minister has greeted the country's Women’s World Cup champions at the presidential palace in Madrid
“You have achieved something very important. The girls who watch you see soccer as a place where they can develop athletically and personally,” Pedro Sánchez said while posing for a group photo with the soccer team.
“The 21st century will be the century of women on all fronts, and the century of effective equality between men and women,” he added.Sánchez said the team members will be awarded Spain’s golden medal of sports achievement in honor of their victory. Players and staff landed late Monday in Madrid after a flight from Sydney, Australia, where Spain beat England 1-0 in Sunday’s final. TheyGender equality and women’s rights have been cornerstones of Sánchez’s leftist government. But Spain’s Women’s World Cup successthat the president Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, gave to player Jenni Hermoso during the medal ceremony following the final.
The incident caused an international outcry and several acting ministers of Sánchez’s government have asked Rubiales for explanations. Acting Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz said Rubiales “has harassed and assaulted” a woman and called for his resignation. After claiming that those who criticized his kiss were “idiots and stupid people,” Rubiales was forced to apologize in a video on Monday.During the celebrations on Monday in the capital, Hermoso avoided commenting on the incident.
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