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A Culture Red Card for Luis Rubiales at the Women’s World Cup

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A Culture Red Card for Luis Rubiales at the Women's World Cup
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When the head of Spain’s soccer federation, Luis Rubiale,s publicly and forcibly kissed star forward Jennifer Hermoso after Spain won the Women’s World Cup, it touched off a #MeToo-level controversy in Spain and the broader soccer world. Erica Salmon Byrne weighs in with what this moment tells us about speak-up culture, organizational justice, and gender equity.