Lucy Bronze described the Spanish players who were involved in the trial of Luis Rubiales as “incredibly brave” and said England players stood with them in their fight for change, on the day the former head of the Spanish football federation was found guilty of sexual assault.
Speaking before England play Portugal on Friday and Spain on Wednesday in the Nations League, and shortly before the verdict, Bronze, who was a teammate of several of the players involved in the trial during her time at Barcelona, said: “I am good friends with a lot of the players involved around it.
Sarina Wiegman, sitting to Bronze’s right, said she was “absolutely very proud” of the way players are using their platform.
Rubiales was found guilty on Thursday of kissing the striker Jenni Hermoso without her consent after Spain’s World Cup final defeat of England and was ordered by the court to pay a fine of more than €10,000.
As we watch on, we stand by the Spanish players, we wish them the best, we want them to get what they deserve, and we want them to just enjoy the football as well.
