LaLiga president Javier Tebas outrageously suggests that the ‘reputational damage to Spanish football’ from Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso is ‘BIGGER news than 9/11’ on the 22nd anniversary of the disaster

• Luis Rubiales resigned as Spanish FA president after kissing Jenni Hermoso
• Javier Tebas suggests the reputational damage from the saga is bigger than 9/11 
• It comes on the 22nd anniversary of the disaster where nearly 3,000 have died 

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has has bizarrely referenced the 9/11 disaster when speaking about the reputational damage to Spanish football following Luis Rubiales’ resignation for kissing Jenni Hermoso.

Rubiales finally announced that he is resigning as Spanish FA president during an interview with Piers Morgan, after weeks of criticism over kissing Hermoso after Spain won the Women’s World Cup.  

Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the attacks which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people, and counting, as illnesses to this day continue to affect first responders.

Tebas, speaking less than a day after Rubiales’ resignation, said in a press conference as per Mundo Deportivo: ‘I am not going to speak because I want to hear the interview he has given for two hours. 

‘We have gone from a suspended or resigned president. I will wait for your statements. I am not going to comment on his management, you know. 

LaLiga president Javier Tebas insists the ‘reputational damage to Spanish football’ from Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso is ‘bigger news than the 9/11 disaster’

His comments come on the anniversary of the 9/11 disaster which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people (The Tribute in Lights memorial light display pictured in New York)

Rubiales announced his resignation on Sunday following the backlash into the kiss

‘The reputational damage being done to Spanish football is tremendous. It’s the biggest digital media story in history. Bigger than 9/11.’

Tebas went on to add: ‘Yesterday when he resigned I was putting on my pyjamas and went to sleep. Reputational damage must be saved. It’s going to cost us a lot.’

Rubiales promised to ‘defend his innocence’ after announcing his resignation.   

He tweeted as his decision to resign was made public on Piers Morgan Uncensored: ‘I will defend my honourability. I will defend my innocence.

‘I have faith in the future. I have faith in the truth. Thanks to everybody.’

He finished his tweet by posting a photo of the Spanish flag.

FIFA handed him an initial 90-day suspension, and are pushing to ban him for longer, and the Spanish FA publicly apologised for his behaviour. 

World Cup-winning manager Jorge Vilda was removed from his post following Rubiales’ suspension, not long after the outgoing president had offered him a new contract. 

Rubiales has promised to ‘defend his innocence’ after stepping down from his role

Rubiales is still facing the possibility of a criminal prosecution for sexual assault and coercion over his ‘unsolicited kiss’ on Spanish international Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s World Cup win over England.

The 33-year-old striker lodged a formal complaint last week before returning to Mexico where she plays her club football and prosecutors announced on Friday they had made their formal complaint to a judge at the Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid.

The former Spanish FA president has insisted the kiss was consensual and described it as a ‘peck.’

Hermoso has said the kiss left her feeling vulnerable and a victim of aggression. She has described it as ‘an impulsive, sexist act, out of place and without any type of consent on my part.’

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