TheOrator.Press ~ Education, Schools, University, Language & Leadership Page: The FIFA Women’s World Cup ‘Grab-Gate’/’Kiss-Gate’ Scandal Raises The Question of Image Manipulation, Misogyny And The Mis-Use of Technology. August 2023


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The FIFA Womens’ World Cup 2023 Was Watched By Millions Around The Globe In Real Time And Captured On Some of The Best Cameras In The World. To Try And Manipulate The Truth of What Happened By Digital Manipulation Seems Ridiculous. But It Appears That Is Exactly What Some of His Supporters Tried To Do On Behalf of Luis Rubiales.

Pictures Below Submitted By The RFEF On Behalf of Rubiales (Along With A Statement)

Friday August 25th 2023

Ultimately of Course It Simply Did Not Work And The Statement Was Withdrawn


Following The Women’s World Cup Medal Ceremony ‘Grab-Gate’-‘Kiss-Gate’ Scandal Where The President of El RFEF (The Royal Federation of Espanola Football) Kissed Spanish Striker On The Lips Without Her Consent On Sunday August 2oth 2023, Rubiales And The RFEF Issued A Statement At The End of The Week On Friday August 25th 2023 Claiming That Rubiales Did Ask For Consent And The FEmale Footballer Granted It. Furthermore That She Initiated It By Lifting Him Up First.
Notably This Is In Direct Contrast To His Statement of Apology On Monday August 21st Wherein He Admitted That He Had “Lost Control.”
And It Is In Total Contrast To What The World Saw Him Do In Real Time As The Incident Was Broadcast Live During The Medal Ceremony Available To Watch On ITVX.
Even More Shockingly, Rubiales And The RFEF Attached A Curious Set of Images To The Statement, Which They Claim Proves His Case.

Photo 1: (Below)

Photo: Issued By Rubiales And El RFEF @rfef August 25th 2023

(Included With Statement From The RFEF On Behalf of Rubiales)
They Say: Ms. Jennifer Hermoso, With Her Arms, Grabs The RFEF President From Behind, While Mr. President Has His Arms Loose On The Upper Part Of The Player’s Back. Therefore, No Force Could Exert.
You Can See How Mr. President Has The Heels Of His Feet Raised Slightly.
(However – NB – 1= Photo 1a – As TO.P Has Labelled It – Rubiales Has Hand On High About Hermoso’s Head, In The Middle of His Eyebrows & His Mouth Wide Open): Also To More Clearly Distinguish Each of The Images One Can Compare The Position of The Goalkeeper ‘Misa’ In The Far Left Corner of Each Photo Along With FIFA President Gianni Infantino Who Has Slightly Different Facial Expressions In Each One Too)

Photo 2: (Below)

Photo: Issued By Rubiales And El RFEF @rfef August 25th 2023

(Included With Statement From The RFEF On Behalf of Rubiales)
Ms. Jennifer Hermoso Keeps Her Arms Around Mr. President’s Back. Mr. President Keeps His Arms On Top Of The Player’s Body.
It Is Verified How Mr. President Already Has Much Higher Heels.
(However – NB – 2= Photo 2a – As TO.P Has Labelled It: Rubiales Has Hand Lower Down Now From Hermoso’s Head Now, Just Beyond His Own Face, With His Elbow At Back of Hermosos’s Neck, His Wrist Across His Nose & His Mouth Just Visible, But Still Wide Open): Also To More Clearly Distinguish Each of The Images One Can Compare The Position of The Goalkeeper Misa @marisabel_rguez In The Far Left Corner of Each Photo Along With FIFA President Gianni Infantino @Gianni_Infantino Who Has Slightly Different Facial Expressions In Each One Too)

Photo 3: (Below)

Photo: Issued By Rubiales And El RFEF @rfef August 25th 2023


(Included With Statement From The RFEF On Behalf of Rubiales)
They Say: Ms. Jennifer Hermoso Continues To Keep Her Arms In The Same Position As The President’s Body While The President Must Bring His Arms Closer To The Player’s Back As A Result Of Having Lifted Him Off The Ground And To Maintain Balance.
The Inclination Of The Back Of Mrs. Jennifer Hermoso That Occurs When She Is Performing An Action Of Force Is Indisputable.
Mr. President’s Feet Are Clearly And Manifestly Lifted Off The Ground As A Result Of The Action Of Force Carried Out By The Player.
(However – NB – 3 = Photo 3a – As TO.P Has Labelled It: Rubiales Has Both Arms Across Hermoso’s Upper Back Now And His Knees Are Bent And Both Feet off The Floor). Also To More Clearly Distinguish Each of The Images One Can Compare The Position of The Goalkeeper Misa In The Far Left Corner of Each Photo Along With FIFA President Gianni Infantino Who Has Slightly Different Facial Expressions In Each One Too)

Photo 4: (Below)

Photo: Issued By Rubiales And El RFEF @rfef August 25th 2023


(Included With Statement From The RFEF On Behalf of Rubiales)
They Say: Mrs (Sic) Jennifer Hermoso Continues To Keep Her Arms In The Same Position As The President’s Body While The President Must Continue To Hold On To The Players So As Not To Fall And It Is Evident That The Arching Of The Player’s Body Corresponds To The Lifting Force Of Mr. President You Are Performing.
The Feet Of Mr. President Are Ostensibly Raised Off The Ground As A Result Of The Player’s Action.
The Evidence Is Conclusive. Mr. President Has Not Lied.
(However – NB – 4 = Photo 4a – As TO.P Has Labelled It: Rubiales Has Both Arms Across Hermoso’s Upper Back Now And His Knees Are Bent And Both Feet off The Floor). Also To More Clearly Distinguish Each of The Images One Can Compare The Position of The Goalkeeper Misa In The Far Left Corner of Each Photo Along With FIFA President Gianni Infantino Who Has Slightly Different Facial Expressions In Each One Too)

The Day After These Images Were Issued, Saturday August 26th 2023 FIFA Suspended Rubiales For 90 Days Whilst A Disciplinary File Was Prepared.
Just Days Later On Bank Holiday Monday August 28th 2023 The Commission of Territorial Presidents of The RFEF Issued A Statement Confirming That Following The FIFA Suspension They Were Now Calling For Luis Rubiales To Submit A Letter of Resignation. And That They Now Officially Withdraw Their For Him. ”The Federation’s Internal Protocols Have Been Activated As A Result of The Suspension. We Have Urged President Pedro Rocha To Immediately Withdraw The Last Communication On Behalf Of The Federation With FIFA And UEFA.”

Comment: TO.P Is Inclined To Wonder Whether or Not The Incredulous Nature of These Digital Photographs Issued By Rubiales On Friday August 25th 2023 Through The RFEF Played A Major Part In This Decision By The RFEF To Backtrack And Also In The Decision By FIFA To Suspend Rubiales After Having Not Done So All Week.
Surely There Must Be Disciplinary Questions Asked As How These Images Came Into Being Bearing Mind The Live Broadcast At The Time Provides Real Time Evidence That They Are Not Genuine.
Was Jenni Hermoso’s Image Digitally Doctored By AI or Any Other Technology Applied By The Then President of A Major International Sporting Body? And If So Did This ‘Grab-Gate/Kiss-Gate’ Scandal Lead To Even More Acts of Mysogony? And If Not What Is The Real Source of These Images?
It Is Notable That There Seems To Have Been A Somewhat Quietness on This Question.
It Is Also Notable That Jenni Hermoso Complained That Rubiales Had Pressurised Her, Her Friends, And Her Family To Agree To Her Producing A Joint Statement With Him In Order For Him To Look Better. Ultimately She Declined As Illustrated By Her Powerful Statement Below.

Monday August 21st 2023: Rubiales Admits He “Lost Control”
Friday August 25th 2023: Rubiales Claims He Is Being Subject To A “Hunt” And Vows Not To Resign 5 Times
Fri Aug 25th 2023: Shockingly Rubiales Claims Hermoso Lifted Him Up & Gave Consent
Friday August 25th 2023: Rubiales Accuses Hermoso & Her Supporters of False Feminism & Being False Feminists And The Press of Trying To Kill Him
Rubiales Delivered Two Extreme Contradictory Approaches During The Beginning And The End of One Same Working Week. Ultimately He Vowed To Fight On.
The Case Continues.
A Decision Is Now Awaited From Spain’s Administrative Court of Sport Following The FIFA Suspension And The Subsequent Referral of The Case By The CSD (Spain’s Superior Council of Sport) On Friday August 25th 2023

@fifa www.csd.gob.es/en rfef.es/en



On The Same Day Over 80 Coaches And Players Issued A Press Release Via Hermoso’s Futbol Union @futpro Declaring That They Would Also Not Play Under The Current Management Headed Up By Rubiales. @sefutbol @jennihermoso @sefutbolfem @larojafutbol

The Next Day He Was Suspended By FIFA!
It Would Appear That If There Was A Desperate Attempt By Rubiales & His Acolytes At Photo Manipulation It Seriously Backfired.
See Seperate Timeline of Events In The Rubiales Case In A Seperate Article On TheOrator.Press (TO.P) Sports Page (The Sport Port) Also In This Month’s Issue.

TheOrator.Press (TO.P) Hopes To Further Investigate TheTopic of Photo Manipulation In Future From A Technology Perspective As The Question Is Infinitely Fascinating (As Illustrated Above).

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