As we observe the scorching international bin fire that is the Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales’s self-inflicted catastrophe, there is the key issue of the missing apology flickering in the flames.
An apology from Rubiales, that is (just to be clear). An instant calm, sincere mea culpa for becoming overexcited in the moment of the Spanish women’s football team’s World Cup victory and forcefully kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips. Thus, at the very least, behaving entirely inappropriately towards a female athlete, and in front of a global audience.
