What a dinosaur! The kiss equates to sexual assault in the workplace. They were both at work and he kissed her (on the lips, no less!) without her consent. The added layer was Rubiales is her boss, so there was a huge imbalance of power on a world stage, while Hermoso felt âvulnerable and the victim of an assaultâ. Rubiales, defending his actions while basically trying to gaslight the rest of the world. Appalling. The fact his mother is now on a hunger strike to support her son speak volumes to why he canât admit he did the wrong thing. Unbelievably itâs FIFA thatâs had to step in to discipline Rubiales, not Spanish football, theyâre too busy backing him up! Funny when these things happen in sport, many donât view the actions the same as in other workplaces. What if this had happened at an industry awards function for another workplace; would there even be a discussion about the appropriateness? The whole heat of the moment defence doesnât fly anymore.