Who would have thought that a big name in the 7th art would come to the defense of Luis Rubiales. Yet this is what the famous director Woody Allen (Match point, Midnight in Paris) did during an interview with the Spanish daily El Mundo. The 87-year-old obviously didn’t understand “that a person could lose their job for kissing in public”. Recently suspended by Fifa and maligned in Spain after his forced kiss on Jennifer Hermoso after the World Cup final female, the boss of the RFEF is also the subject of several complaints. This did not prevent Woody Allen from taking his defense.
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Asked by El Mundo at the Venice festival, the American director was present above all to talk about the 50th feature film of his career, before being invited to speak on this subject. “It’s hard to imagine someone losing their job for kissing in public. He didn’t rape her, it was just a kiss with a friend. What’s wrong with that?” , explained the 87-year-old man. Social networks have already taken hold of this controversial outing, recalling that Woody Allen is also accused of sexual assault on his adopted daughter when she was seven years old. Charges he has always denied.
At the same time, this Monday evening, the players of La Roja recently selected by Luis de la Fuente read a text in front of the media to publicly denounce the “unacceptable” behavior of the president of the Spanish federation, while reaffirming their support for the players. de la Roja reigning world champion.
