Spain manager Jorge Vilda sacked by Spanish FA amid Luis Rubiales crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Spain manager Jorge Vilda sacked by Spanish FA amid Luis Rubiales crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Spanish Football Federation has sacked women’s manager Jorge Vilda only two weeks after winning the World Cup amid the ongoing Luis Rubiales crisis. In a speech made to RFEF officials and the media, Rubiales refused to resign and hit out at a “witch hunt” against him – and Vilda was pictured in the audience applauding the man who appointed him as head coach of the women’s team in 2015. In their statement, the RFEF praised Vilda for his “impeccable personal and sporting conduct” but said the decision marked “one of the first renewal measures” for women’s football announced by current RFEF president, Pedro Rocha. Vilda celebrates with Spain’s World Cup-winning players RFEF can sack Rubiales but only via a no-confidence vote made by its assembly.

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Luis Rubiales: After ‘years of forced silence,’ Spanish women’s soccer players speak openly about the unwanted kiss in new documentary
4 weeks ago

Luis Rubiales: After ‘years of forced silence,’ Spanish women’s soccer players speak openly about the unwanted kiss in new documentary

CNN  

CNN — The most talked-about moment in women’s soccer last year, and indeed for the past several years, wasn’t a goal, nor a piece of skill, nor anything that happened during a match. The deep-rooted problems in Spanish soccer, which triggered outrage in the Iberian nation and around the world after Rubiales’ kiss, is carefully dissected in the “It’s All …

Spanish football’s cultural crisis is not over – but Euro 2024 brings hope
5 months, 1 week ago

Spanish football’s cultural crisis is not over – but Euro 2024 brings hope

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. De la Fuente later pleaded for “forgiveness” for “an inexcusable human error” …

Spanish judge confirms Rubiales will stand trial for kiss on player after Women’s World Cup final
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Spanish judge confirms Rubiales will stand trial for kiss on player after Women’s World Cup final

Associated Press  

MADRID — Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales will stand trial on charges of sexual assault and coercion for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent after last year’s Women’s World Cup final, a Spanish judge confirmed Wednesday. Judge Francisco de Jorge had ruled in January that Rubiales’ kiss was “unconsented and carried out unilaterally and in a surprising …

Probe into corruption at Spanish soccer federation expanded to include Rubiales’ successor
8 months, 1 week ago

Probe into corruption at Spanish soccer federation expanded to include Rubiales’ successor

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — The investigation into corruption inside the Spanish soccer federation under former president Luis Rubiales has been expanded to include his successor, Pedro Rocha, a Madrid-based court said Friday. Rocha told local media when leaving the court that his “conscience is clear.” Rocha took over as interim federation president after Rubiales stepped down in September, weeks after he …

Spanish police arrest ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Spanish police arrest ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of Spain’s soccer federation who kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women’s World Cup final, was arrested Wednesday as part of a separate corruption probe by Spanish police before being released. Rubiales was returning to Spain amid a judicial probe into business deals while he ran …

Luis Rubiales arrested on arrival in Spain over Saudi Arabia corruption investigation
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Luis Rubiales arrested on arrival in Spain over Saudi Arabia corruption investigation

The Telegraph  

Spanish media reported on Wednesday afternoon that he had been released following questioning, but the investigation remains ongoing. Investigators are also examining whether Rubiales benefited financially from a company owned by another former footballer, Francisco Javier Martín, known as ‘Nene’, which received more than half a million euros from firms that won contracts with the RFEF. According to media reports, …

Luis Rubiales: A look at controversies surrounding former Spanish football federation president
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Luis Rubiales: A look at controversies surrounding former Spanish football federation president

Firstpost  

Luis Rubiales’ life has been affected by controversies in the past, with the latest being the controversial kiss of Spain women’s player Jenni Hermoso at the FIFA Women’s World Cup final last year. On 26 August last year, amid the surrounding controversy, Rubiales had admitted that he would not resign as Spanish Football Federation president, only for him to reverse …

Luis Rubiales savaged by Fifa over Jenni Hermoso kiss scandal
10 months, 1 week ago

Luis Rubiales savaged by Fifa over Jenni Hermoso kiss scandal

The Telegraph  

Luis Rubiales has been heavily criticised by Fifa, who said his “victim-blaming tactics” over Jenni Hermoso were “in line with that of perpetrators of sexual abuse”. The former Spanish football federation president was also accused by Fifa’s appeal committee that upheld his three-year ban of being “in denial” about the nature of the incident which saw him kiss Hermoso on …

FIFA upholds Luis Rubiales' three-year ban from football as the shamed ex-Spanish FA president LOSES his appeal over the Jenni Hermoso 'kiss-gate' scandal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

FIFA upholds Luis Rubiales' three-year ban from football as the shamed ex-Spanish FA president LOSES his appeal over the Jenni Hermoso 'kiss-gate' scandal

Daily Mail  

Shamed former Spanish football president Luis Rubiales has lost his appeal against the three-year ban on all football-related activities he was dealt by FIFA. Rubiales kissed female footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lips without consent following Spain's Women's World Cup final win over England in August. Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips without her consent following Spain's World Cup success …

Luis Rubiales loses appeal against 3-year FIFA ban after kissing Spain player at Women's World Cup final
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Luis Rubiales loses appeal against 3-year FIFA ban after kissing Spain player at Women's World Cup final

Hindustan Times  

Disgraced Spanish soccer official Luis Rubiales lost his appeal against a three-year ban for misconduct at the Women's World Cup final including forcibly kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, FIFA said Friday. The FIFA appeals body rarely changes verdicts of the world soccer body's disciplinary committee but is a necessary step to pass before taking a case to …

Rubiales loses appeal against 3-year FIFA ban after kissing Spain player at Women’s World Cup final
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rubiales loses appeal against 3-year FIFA ban after kissing Spain player at Women’s World Cup final

Associated Press  

ZURICH — Disgraced Spanish soccer official Luis Rubiales lost his appeal against a three-year ban for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final including forcibly kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, FIFA said Friday. The FIFA appeals body rarely changes verdicts of the world soccer body’s disciplinary committee but is a necessary step to pass before taking a …

Luis Rubiales to face trial for kissing Jenni Hermoso without consent at FIFA Women's World Cup
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Luis Rubiales to face trial for kissing Jenni Hermoso without consent at FIFA Women's World Cup

Hindustan Times  

Former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales will face trial for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the Women’s World Cup, an investigative judge said on Thursday. Spain's Jennifer Hermoso celebrates with Luis Rubiales after the match Judge Francisco de Jorge ruled that his probe points to Rubiales’ kiss “being unconsented and carried out unilaterally and in a surprising …

Spain soccer outcast Rubiales facing trial for unwanted kiss at Women’s World Cup
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Spain soccer outcast Rubiales facing trial for unwanted kiss at Women’s World Cup

Associated Press  

MADRID — After sullying his nation’s Women’s World Cup victory, former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales will face trial for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the final. Investigative judge Francisco de Jorge ruled on Thursday that Rubiales’ kiss was “unconsented and carried out unilaterally and in a surprising fashion,” the court said. The judge also ruled that …

Spain’s Rubiales to face trial for kissing player at Women’s World Cup
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Spain’s Rubiales to face trial for kissing player at Women’s World Cup

LA Times  

A judge says former Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales must face trial for kissing a player at the Women’s World Cup forward without her consent. Former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales must face trial for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the Women’s World Cup, an investigative judge said Thursday. The judge also ruled that along with Rubiales, …

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso says former coach Jorge Vilda made players feel uncomfortable
11 months, 1 week ago

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso says former coach Jorge Vilda made players feel uncomfortable

Associated Press  

MADRID — Record scorer Jenni Hermoso, who has led the fight against sexism in Spanish soccer after she was kissed on the lips at the Women’s World Cup final by former federation president Luis Rubiales, says the national team’s former coach Jorge Vilda also had to go because players felt he routinely invaded their privacy. Vilda coached Spain to the …

Former Spanish football boss Rubiales receives 3-year FIFA ban for Hermoso kiss
1 year, 1 month ago

Former Spanish football boss Rubiales receives 3-year FIFA ban for Hermoso kiss

China Daily  

MADRID -- World football's governing body FIFA on Monday announced that it has banned former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities for three years. FIFA found Rubiales guilty of breaching their disciplinary code after he gave Spain forward Jenni Hermoso an unsolicited kiss in the celebrations following Spain's 1-0 win over England in the Women's World …

Luis Rubiales banned from football for three years after World Cup final kiss
1 year, 1 month ago

Luis Rubiales banned from football for three years after World Cup final kiss

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Luis Rubiales has been banned from all football-related …

Spain's Luis Rubiales banned by FIFA for three years over Jenni Hermoso kiss
1 year, 1 month ago

Spain's Luis Rubiales banned by FIFA for three years over Jenni Hermoso kiss

Hindustan Times  

FIFA banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years on Monday for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips at the trophy ceremony. FIFA did not publish details of the verdict reached by its disciplinary committee judges, who had investigated charges relating to “basic …

FIFA bans Luis Rubiales of Spain for 3 years for kiss and misconduct at Women's World Cup final
1 year, 1 month ago

FIFA bans Luis Rubiales of Spain for 3 years for kiss and misconduct at Women's World Cup final

The Hindu  

FIFA banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years on October 30 for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips at the trophy ceremony. FIFA did not publish details of the verdict reached by its disciplinary committee judges, who had investigated charges relating to …

FIFA imposes three-year ban on Luis Rubiales for misconduct during Women's World Cup final
1 year, 1 month ago

FIFA imposes three-year ban on Luis Rubiales for misconduct during Women's World Cup final

India TV News  

The apex football governing body FIFA has imposed a three-year ban on the former chief of the RFEF for kissing Spanish football player Jenni Hermoso without her consent. Rubiales won't be involved in any activity related to football for the next three years as FIFA's disciplinary committee has found him guilty of breaching Article 13 of the FIFA disciplinary code. …

Jenni Hermoso trains with Spain for first time after Luis Rubiales kiss scandal
1 year, 1 month ago

Jenni Hermoso trains with Spain for first time after Luis Rubiales kiss scandal

Firstpost  

Jenni Hermoso has become a symbol in the fight against sexism and earned global support after Rubiales forcibly kissed her on the lips following Spain’s triumph in Sydney on August 20. Women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso returned to training with the Spanish national team on Monday for the first time since disgraced former president of the country’s football federation …

Morocco hires Jorge Vilda as new women’s team coach
1 year, 2 months ago

Morocco hires Jorge Vilda as new women’s team coach

The Hindu  

Women’s World Cup winner and former Spain coach Jorge Vilda was appointed as the new manager of the Morocco women’s team on Thursday, succeeding Frenchman Reynald Pedros. Vilda, who won the Women’s World Cup with Spain in August, was sacked 10 days after FIFA suspended former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales for giving a non-consensual kiss to striker Jenni Hermoso …

Jorge Vilda denies pressuring Jenni Hermoso after Luis Rubiales kiss row
1 year, 2 months ago

Jorge Vilda denies pressuring Jenni Hermoso after Luis Rubiales kiss row

Firstpost  

Jenni Hermoso had said that the player and her family came under pressure from federation officials to downplay the kiss and say it was consensual in the wake of the public uproar over Rubiales’ behaviour. Spain’s sacked women’s coach Jorge Vilda denied Tuesday pressuring midfielder Jenni Hermoso to downplay the unsolicited kiss she got from former football federation president Luis …

FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales in sexual assault scandal
1 year, 2 months ago

FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales in sexual assault scandal

The Hindu  

FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales when its disciplinary committee suspended the now-ousted Spanish football president, the sport’s governing body said in a written verdict explaining the decision. The provisional ban was imposed “particularly so that potential testimonies could be given freely and without any type of pressure, fear or reprisals,” FIFA disciplinary judge Jorge Palacio …

Luis Rubiales was suspended by FIFA to prevent witness tampering in his Women’s World Cup kiss case
1 year, 2 months ago

Luis Rubiales was suspended by FIFA to prevent witness tampering in his Women’s World Cup kiss case

Associated Press  

GENEVA — FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales when its disciplinary committee suspended the now-ousted Spanish soccer president, the sport’s governing body said in a written verdict explaining the decision. The provisional ban was imposed “particularly so that potential testimonies could be given freely and without any type of pressure, fear or reprisals,” FIFA disciplinary judge …

Spain’s women’s team players Putellas, Rodríguez and Paredes appear before judge in Rubiales probe
1 year, 2 months ago

Spain’s women’s team players Putellas, Rodríguez and Paredes appear before judge in Rubiales probe

The Hindu  

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and two of her teammates in Spain’s women’s national team appeared before a judge Monday as witnesses in the investigation of former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales for his kiss on player Jenni Hermoso. Spanish state prosecutors have accused Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing Hermoso on the lips without her …

Spanish court includes FIFA Women’s World Cup winning coach Vilda in probe over Rubiales kiss
1 year, 2 months ago

Spanish court includes FIFA Women’s World Cup winning coach Vilda in probe over Rubiales kiss

The Hindu  

The investigating judge at Spain’s High Court has expanded the scope of a sexual assault probe over the allegedly non-consensual kiss on women’s national team player Jenni Hermoso to include Jorge Vilda, the squad’s former coach, the court said on Wednesday. Judge Francisco de Jorge is investigating whether the kiss by soccer federation RFEF’s former chief Luis Rubiales during the …

Rubiales crisis sees next UEFA annual meeting moved from Spain to France
1 year, 2 months ago

Rubiales crisis sees next UEFA annual meeting moved from Spain to France

The Hindu  

In turmoil since the actions of its former president Luis Rubiales at the Women’s World Cup final, the Spanish football federation was stripped of hosting the next annual meeting of European governing body UEFA. Madrid was due to host the 2024 UEFA Congress of 55 member federations on Feb. 8, and also hold the group-stage draw for the next men’s …

Spain players face punishment if they refuse to play: government
1 year, 3 months ago

Spain players face punishment if they refuse to play: government

The Hindu  

Striking Spain players would be punished if they do not attend their national team camp after being called up, the Spanish government said early on Tuesday. New Spain coach Montse Tome called up 15 of the World Cup winners for upcoming Nations League games on Monday, but the majority of them are striking from the national team to seek major …

Spain plunged into fresh chaos after boycotting women’s players selected to play
1 year, 3 months ago

Spain plunged into fresh chaos after boycotting women’s players selected to play

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women’s world champions Spain have been plunged into …

Spanish Players Demand Serious Changes Within the RFEF as They Continue to Deny Call-Ups For Nations League
1 year, 3 months ago

Spanish Players Demand Serious Changes Within the RFEF as They Continue to Deny Call-Ups For Nations League

News 18  

The Spanish internationals who were called up to the women’s team have reiterated their stance to not be a part of the squad as per their statement released on Monday as the Spanish Football Federation takes a new blow. Montse Tome, the new coach of the Spanish Women’s side, had called up 15 members earlier on Monday for the upcoming …

Hermoso accuses Spanish federation of bid to ‘intimidate’ players
1 year, 3 months ago

Hermoso accuses Spanish federation of bid to ‘intimidate’ players

The Hindu  

Football star Jenni Hermoso has accused the Spanish federation of seeking to “intimidate and threaten” the World Cup champion players by calling them up against their will for two Nations League matches. The Spain international, who was forcibly kissed by former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales following her team’s triumph in Sydney on August 20, was not included in …

Jenni Hermoso not included in Spain’s first squad since winning Women’s World Cup
1 year, 3 months ago

Jenni Hermoso not included in Spain’s first squad since winning Women’s World Cup

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The majority of Spain’s World Cup winning team …

Prosecuting Spain soccer official Rubiales for World Cup kiss seems illogical, says UEFA president
1 year, 3 months ago

Prosecuting Spain soccer official Rubiales for World Cup kiss seems illogical, says UEFA president

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Prosecuting Spanish soccer official Luis Rubiales for kissing a Women’s World Cup-winning player on the lips without her consent seems “completely illogical,” UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has suggested. Ceferin, who was a criminal defense lawyer before being elected UEFA president in 2016, said in an interview published Sunday in his native Slovenia that “what Rubiales did was inappropriate …

New Spain women’s coach calls up World Cup-winning players but they don’t plan to end their boycott
1 year, 3 months ago

New Spain women’s coach calls up World Cup-winning players but they don’t plan to end their boycott

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s players don’t plan to end their boycott of the national team despite being called up for the squad by new coach Montse Tomé on Monday. Tomé selected nearly half of the 39 players who had signed a statement refusing to play for the national team — including 15 World Cup-winners — after former federation …

FIFA Women’s World Cup winners demand change in football in Spain after Rubiales scandal
1 year, 3 months ago

FIFA Women’s World Cup winners demand change in football in Spain after Rubiales scandal

The Hindu  

The Spanish women’s football team, which won the FIFA Women’s World Cup last month, released a statement stressing on changes in the football framework for women in the country. “The players of the Spanish team have at all times had an open attitude to dialogue, seeking to convey clear and reasoned reasons that we understand are necessary to be able …

Luis Rubiales given restraining order blocking him going near Jenni Hermoso
1 year, 3 months ago

Luis Rubiales given restraining order blocking him going near Jenni Hermoso

The Independent  

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Rubiales denies wrongdoing to Spanish judge investigating his kiss of a player at Women’s World Cup
1 year, 3 months ago

Rubiales denies wrongdoing to Spanish judge investigating his kiss of a player at Women’s World Cup

The Hindu  

Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation, denied any wrongdoing when questioned by a judge investigating his kissing a player on the lips last month at the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s state prosecutors’ office said Friday. Spanish state prosecutors formally accused Rubiales last week of sexual assault and an act of coercion. The state prosecutors’ office said …

Spain's World Cup-Winning Women's Football Squad Reject Squad Call-Ups
1 year, 3 months ago

Spain's World Cup-Winning Women's Football Squad Reject Squad Call-Ups

News 18  

Spain’s Women’s World Cup-winning squad will continue to reject national team call-ups unless there are more changes at the Spanish football federation following the scandal over Luis Rubiales’ unsolicited kiss, a source close to the federation said Friday. According to reports in Spain, despite the removal of Jorge Vilda & Luis Rubiales, the 35 players who said they did not …

Spain’s Women’s World Cup winners maintain boycott, hours before new coach picks first squad
1 year, 3 months ago

Spain’s Women’s World Cup winners maintain boycott, hours before new coach picks first squad

The Hindu  

Spain’s World Cup-winning players are continuing their refusal to play for the women’s national team, the country’s football federation said on Friday, just hours before new coach Montse Tome was set to announce her first squad. READ | Spain’s ex-football boss Rubiales due in court in sex assault investigation The 23 players, along with dozens of other players, responded to …

Former RFEF Boss Luis Rubiales to Appear in Court Following Infamous FIFA WWC Kiss
1 year, 3 months ago

Former RFEF Boss Luis Rubiales to Appear in Court Following Infamous FIFA WWC Kiss

News 18  

Five days after resigning as Spain’s football chief, Luis Rubiales is due in court Friday on sexual assault charges over forcibly kissing women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso. At the hearing, which will be closed to the public, Rubiales will be questioned as a defendant in regards to allegations of “sexual assault”, a court statement said earlier this week. De …

Spain’s ex-football boss Rubiales due in court in sex assault investigation
1 year, 3 months ago

Spain’s ex-football boss Rubiales due in court in sex assault investigation

The Hindu  

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will appear before a High Court judge on Friday over a complaint of sexual assault stemming from his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso - an incident that has triggered a furore over sexism in Spanish sport and society. The legal case will also be a public test of the …

Spanish court imposes restraining order on former soccer head Luis Rubiales after World Cup kiss
1 year, 3 months ago

Spanish court imposes restraining order on former soccer head Luis Rubiales after World Cup kiss

ABC  

Disgraced former head of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales will not be allowed within 200 metres of player Jenni Hermoso after he allegedly kissed her on the lips non-consensually. Key points: Luis Rubiales insists the kiss was consensual, while Jenni Hermoso says it was forced upon her The judge imposed a restraining order against Mr Rubiales so he cannot go …

Sarina Wiegman wants focus on Spain’s World Cup winners and not Luis Rubiales
1 year, 3 months ago

Sarina Wiegman wants focus on Spain’s World Cup winners and not Luis Rubiales

The Independent  

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Former Spanish football chief Rubiales to testify in court in Hermoso kiss case
1 year, 3 months ago

Former Spanish football chief Rubiales to testify in court in Hermoso kiss case

The Hindu  

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will testify before the High Court in Madrid on Friday over his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, the court said on Tuesday. The incident, at the medal ceremony following the Spanish women’s team’s World Cup victory in Sydney, Australia, last month, unleashed a wave of indignation against …

Luis Rubiales Summoned to Appear in Spanish Court Over Forced Kiss
1 year, 3 months ago

Luis Rubiales Summoned to Appear in Spanish Court Over Forced Kiss

News 18  

Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales must appear in court on Friday in connection with the investigation into his forcible kiss on Jenni Hermoso’s lips after the Women’s World Cup final. Rubiales has been summoned to appear at 1200 local time before an examining magistrate “to be heard as an accused” and to respond to accusations of “sexual assault”, …

UEFA hosts women football stars for expert advice, but thanks ousted Luis Rubiales for his service
1 year, 3 months ago

UEFA hosts women football stars for expert advice, but thanks ousted Luis Rubiales for his service

The Hindu  

One day after Spanish official Luis Rubiales finally resigned from his leadership jobs, European football body UEFA hosted a storied group of women players and coaches for a conference on Monday to help shape a brighter future for their game. And when it was over, UEFA thanked its now-former vice president “for his many years of service” in its first …

‘Maximum respect’ for Rubiales resignation: Spain coach De la Fuente
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Maximum respect’ for Rubiales resignation: Spain coach De la Fuente

The Hindu  

Spain men’s coach Luis de la Fuente said Monday he “respects” former football federation president Luis Rubiales’ decision to resign after causing outrage by kissing a Women’s World Cup player on the lips. “ maximum respect for the decision of Luis Rubiales,” De la Fuente told a news conference ahead of Spain’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Cyprus in Granada. RELATED: …

Luis Rubiales finally got what he deserved – but why did it take so long?
1 year, 3 months ago

Luis Rubiales finally got what he deserved – but why did it take so long?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Yet she’s been branded a “liar”, …

With Rubiales finally out, Spanish football ready to leave embarrassing chapter behind
1 year, 3 months ago

With Rubiales finally out, Spanish football ready to leave embarrassing chapter behind

The Hindu  

Spanish football is ready to move forward, three weeks after its women’s team won the Women’s World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis. Rubiales also said he has resigned as a vice president of the European football body UEFA because of the reputational danger the scandal could inflict on Spain’s joint bid to …

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