Jenni Hermoso, the Spanish football star, recently held her first pre-international press conference since the controversial incident when she was kissed by former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales after winning the World Cup. During the conference, Hermoso expressed her heartfelt sentiment that “football continues to give me life.”
The upcoming match in focus is the Women’s Nations League final, where the reigning world champions will go head-to-head against France in Sevilla on Wednesday. It promises to be an exciting and highly anticipated encounter.
“I’m lucky to be back in another final after six very long months and today I’m enjoying football, competing with Spain to win another tournament,” said Hermoso.
Jenni Hermoso’s recent press conference in Spain was her first since speaking before the semifinal against Sweden in Auckland, New Zealand back in August.
Hermoso said, “A lot has happened since then…”
After Spain’s victory over England in Sydney back in August, an incident involving midfielder Jenni Hermoso and former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales caused an international uproar. Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips against her will, leading to significant consequences. Both Rubiales and team coach Jorge Vidal were subsequently dismissed from their positions.
“It has been a hard process, of understanding many things”, said Hermoso, who has played in Mexico since 2022 where she moved to Tigres in January.
“I’m still playing football and the only thing I want is to continue enjoying myself wearing this shirt”.
“For me it’s very important to play in another final, to continue here, I feel good, football continues to give me the life I need, I want to continue enjoying games with my national team and with my Tigres team, and I continue to enjoy this sport.”
“If we win tomorrow, Spain will have made history again.”
By reaching the Nations League final, Spain also qualified for the Paris Olympics.
“From lifting the World Cup to the Games, we are making a lot of history in a short time, and what better than a team feeling like champions in every sense,” she said.
“Tomorrow we have another chance to show that Spain is here to stay and do very good things,” she said.