I have had to assume the consequences of an act that I did not provoke, that I had not chosen,” the World Cup winner player said. “I have received threats, and that is something you never get used to.”
Hermoso did not elaborate on the threats, saying only she had to go through “difficult weeks” after seeing herself in the epicenter of one of the worst crises in Spanish soccer.
She received an unwanted kiss on the lips by Luis Rubiales at the awards ceremony following Spain’s victory over England in the Women’s World Cup final in August in Sydney. It was the first women’s soccer world title for Spain.