Spanish striker Jenni Hermoso was named to TIME Magazine’s list of The Top 100 Most Influential People of 2024. Hermoso, who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, courageously spoke out after a non-consensual kiss from RFEF president Luis Rubiales during the medal ceremony. In the following months, Spain protested, Rubiales resigned and FIFA eventually banned him for three years. Mana Shim, chair of the U.S. Soccer Participant Safety Taskforce, wrote Hermoso’s article.
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