“If you hadn’t given up, they would have given you more crap” | Relief

“I remember the conversation that Jenny, Rubiales and I had. I had hallucinations. He told us that he was dating a woman, and that this woman, well, he talked to her, and that this woman said that nothing was happening to him. .Kiss, let them make a video and that’s it.”

The story follows an excerpt from the Netflix documentary #SeAcabó: The Diary of the Champions, produced by You First Originals. Laie Kodine’s experience. The Arsenal centre-back and former Barca footballer reveals a conversation between Luis Rubiales, Jenny Hermoso and her amid the chaos.

While the national team was returning from Sydney, Luis Rubiales’ image was falling apart. The RFEF president at the time had just starred in one of the most shameful episodes in the history of Spanish football – and our country – and the image of him kissing – not consensually – Jenny Hermoso’s nose grabbed all the attention. spotlights. The then RFEF president recorded a video (taking advantage of a stop in Doha) asking – on tiptoe and in his own way – for forgiveness for his actions. “…where I probably made a mistake. I must admit this because at the moment of maximum expansion, without any bad intention, without any bad faith.”

The documentary delves into the pressure Jenny Hermoso experienced, as told to Relevo in a news article that changed the course of events, from the moment she boarded the plane to… we don’t even know. “Before getting on the plane, Jenny told me that she was pressured to make a statement in defense of Rubiales. I don’t want to leave anything in any statement. But I’m very upset because they won’t stop putting pressure on me.”says Amanda Gutierrez, president of the FUTPRO union.

“On the plane, every time I approach Jenny, there are at least three or four Federation people standing around us. Very high tension, very unpleasant moments. What I remember most is how people came and went to where Rubiales was. “They took turns recommending that he come out and ask for forgiveness,” describe.

Three times when world champions refused to “help” Luis Rubiales

Three times world champions said no. as told by its main characters: Jenny Hermoso, Ivana Andres and Aitana Bonmati. “It was the flight attendants who revived us and then we started celebrating a little on the plane again. But at the same time I got worried becauseThe head of the Federation’s press service came to me and he offered to make a video about how well the Federation treated us. “I was between a rock and a hard place,” admits the former Real Madrid player, Inter footballer and captain of the national team at that time. In the end she refused. They followed Aitana.

“I was asked to go out and give an explanation to all the TVs, “Take down the tension a little bit on everything that was said outside and pretend like nothing happened.”reveals the winner of the Ballon d’Or. Like Jenny and Ivan, he refused. “Jenny collapses, cries and begins to understand everything that is happening. We know that we are closer to home. She looked worried and looked scared,” laments Laia Codina. “The whole organization thinks only about him. Nobody in this establishment thinks about Jenny.” Amanda concludes.

The testimony of Irene Paredes, one of Jenny Hermoso’s confidants throughout the trial, is revealing: “I want to clean up my image at any cost. I can use Jenny, I can use Jenny’s family, I can use the captains and They Tried in every way.”

The experience of Alexia Putellas, another of her great supporters, goes even further: “You should have done what was asked of you. If you do a service, then, well, you’ll get paid for life, you know?” “If you didn’t give in, they were going to give you more crap, right? But the seriousness of the issue outweighed much more,” says Laya.