The Getafe stadium will no longer bear the name of former footballer Alfonso Pérez, the club and the town hall having taken this decision on Wednesday after his controversial comments about the forced kiss of the former president of the Spanish Federation on the player Jenni Hermoso .
“The Town Hall and Getafe C.F. have agreed to rename the city stadium Coliseum,” announced the two authorities of Getafe, a suburban town in Madrid, withdrawing the name of the ex-Real Madrid player.
Having passed through Real Madrid, Barça, Marseille and therefore Getafe, the 51-year-old Spaniard declared in an interview with the newspaper El Mundo: “They cannot complain about what women’s football is currently. He has evolved but they must have their feet on the ground and know that they cannot compare themselves, at any time, to a male footballer.
On August 20, after the world title of the “Roja” in Sydney, Luis Rubiales had surprised Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth, causing an earthquake in Spanish football which led to the resignation or dismissal of several managers, including Rubiales himself.
Getafe plays in the Spanish first division. After eight days, the club is in 11th place.