‘I deserve it’ – Jenni Hermoso dedicates Spain’s Nations League triumph to herself amid Luis Rubiales kissing scandal as she opens up on ‘long process’ since World Cup controversy

Jenni Hermoso has dedicated Spain’s Nations League triumph to herself after enduring a testing few months in the wake of a World Cup kissing scandal.

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• Caught in a storm after World Cup win
• Looking to move on from scandal
• Has another trophy for the collection

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The 33-year-old forward found herself at the centre of a sporting storm following a non-consensual clinch with former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales during the medal ceremony which accompanied the capturing of a global crown in Australia.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  With a legal and social battle now over, Hermoso – who currently plies her club trade in Mexico for Tigres – is free to focus on her football once more. She has another major honour for the collection, with Spain seeing off France 2-0 in the final of the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League.

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  WHAT HERMOSO SAID

  Hermoso told after that contest when asked who she would like to dedicate the title to: “I'm going to be very honest. It has been difficult for me to stay strong all this time and I continue to improve myself. Of course I remember my mother, my brother… but I have fought a lot and I am going to dedicate this victory to myself no matter what. Because I think I deserve it.”

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Hermoso added on the long-running Rubiales saga that she hopes will deliver positive change in Spanish football: “It has been a long process but the most important thing is that the player knows that she comes only to enjoy football.”