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10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Jenni Hermoso criticises Spanish soccer federation and accuses it of threatening World Cup-winning players

ABC

The player in the middle of the controversy that engulfed Spanish soccer after she was kissed on the lips by an official, has accused the country's soccer federation of trying to intimidate the World Cup-winning players. Key points: Spain's new coach Montse Tomé has named 15 boycotting players on the national team According to Spanish sports law, players must obey …

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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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales quits after kiss scandal

Live Mint

Luis Rubiales, who once stood as a powerful figure in Spanish football, tendered his resignation late on September 10, finally bowing to enormous public and legal pressure. Watch: Spanish football chief kisses player after Women’s World Cup win; Spain's star footballer 'didn't like it' Rubiales had faced a quick suspension from FIFA after he kissed Spanish player Jenni Hermoso on …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Spanish federation soccer president Luis Rubiales resigns over kiss scandal

LA Times

Luis Rubiales, president of Spain’s national soccer federation, is all smiles after the women’s team won the World Cup on Aug. 20 in Sydney. Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned from his post after a kiss scandal that tarnished Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup. Spanish state prosecutors accused Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault, coercion over unsolicited kiss

LA Times

Luis Rubiales, president of Spain’s soccer federation, has been accused of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player without her consent. Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors’ office said Friday. Prosecutors presented a case …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Spain's government begins move to remove Luis Rubiales as football chief

ABC

Spain's government has begun a move to oust suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales, who ended a week of silence on Friday by insisting he was the victim of a smear campaign. Key points: Luis Rubiales has claimed "fake feminists" were attacking him Spain's soccer chief has been under fire after footage appeared to show and unsolicited kiss Spain won the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Spain opens case against soccer chief for World Cup kiss. Luis Rubiales breaks week-long silence

Associated Press

MADRID — Spain’s government began a move to oust suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales, who ended a week of silence on Friday by insisting he was the victim of a smear campaign. FILE - President of Spain’s soccer federation, Luis Rubiales stands with Spain’s Women’s World Cup soccer team after being received by Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at La …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Will Luis Rubiales be jailed for his controversial kiss at the FIFA Women’s World Cup final?

Hindustan Times

Luis Rubiales finds himself in hot water as he tries to remain the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The controversial incident took place during the presentation ceremony, following the FIFA Women’s World Cup final earlier this month. Rubiales, who has already been provisionally suspended by FIFA, lost support of his country’s football federation earlier this week. The president …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Spain has condemned inappropriate World Cup kiss. Can it now reckon with sexism in soccer?

Associated Press

MADRID — When Patricia Otero watched the president of Spain’s soccer federation tarnish the greatest victory in the history of women’s sports in Spain by forcibly kissing a player on the lips during the Women’s World Cup medal ceremony, she was saddened — but not surprised. Women’s rights activism has been gaining ground for decades, but was supercharged in 2018 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Luis Rubiales forced kiss of Jennifer Hermoso: Spain’s soccer players are more powerful than its federation.

Slate

The Spanish women’s national soccer team won the World Cup last week. Responding to a question about the kiss from off camera, she said, with a laugh, “No me ha gustado, eh.” Then, when Rubiales visited the locker room to announce that RFEF was sending the team on a trip to Ibiza, he joked that they would be observing “the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

How the Luis Rubiales saga has forced Spaniards to pick a side

ABC

When Luis Rubiales grabbed Jenni Hermoso's face and kissed her on the lips during post-match celebrations at Stadium Australia, Spaniards were forced to pick a side. The Spanish football federation's failure to act in the days following the World Cup saga prompted women in Spain to unite behind the hashtag #SeAcabó, which means "it's over". Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda …

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1 year, 3 months ago

A Spanish soccer official’s kiss unleashed fury, soul-searching over sexism, and a hunger strike

Associated Press

MADRID — Spain’s Aug. 20 victory at the Women’s World Cup was a momentous occasion for the soccer-crazed country, but the joy on and off the field was soon sullied by the leader of the country’s soccer federation when he planted an unwanted kiss on the lips of a star player during the medal ceremony. FILE - President of Spain’s …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Spanish soccer federation leaders ask president Rubiales to resign over his kiss of player

Associated Press

GENEVA — Leading officials within the Spanish Football Federation asked suspended president Luis Rubiales to resign on Monday because of his behavior at the Women’s World Cup, including kissing a player on the lips after Spain won the championship match. “After the latest developments and the unacceptable behavior that has caused great damage to the image of Spanish soccer, the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

The kiss of death for Spanish football: Prosecutors open sex abuse probe into Luis Rubiales as his mother locks herself in a church in hunger strike protest and Barcelona and Real Madrid face Champion

Daily Mail

In the eight days since Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales grabbed World Cup player Jenni Hermosa and forcibly kissed her in front of horrified spectators, Spain and the world of football have been consumed by a firestorm that shows no sign of abating. In the eight days since Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales grabbed World Cup player Jenni Hermosa and …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Spain’s soccer chief kissed a World Cup winner. What he’s done since might be worse

LA Times

Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish soccer federation, speaks during an emergency meeting of the group’s general assembly in Las Rozas on Friday Aug. 25, 2023. After his country’s women’s soccer team won its first World Cup ever, Rubiales took the opportunity provided by the celebratory air of the medal ceremony to publicly plant a kiss on the lips of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

One week after sullying the Women’s World Cup, Luis Rubiales is now a Spanish soccer outcast

Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain — One week after the president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed a player during the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony, his reputation is in tatters and he’s out of his job. Rocha has called an emergency meeting of the soccer federation’s regional heads to discuss the crisis on Monday, when women’s groups will rally in downtown Madrid …

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1 year, 3 months ago

FIFA suspends Spain's football president Luis Rubiales for 90 days

India TV News

The apex governing body in the world of football FIFA suspended Spain's football president Luis Rubiales for 90 days on Saturday as its committee continues to investigate his bearing during the recently culminated Women's World Cup final in Sydney, Australia. Rubiales is being brutally criticized for kissing one of the members of Spain's World Cup-winning team Jenni Hermoso without her …

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1 year, 3 months ago

FIFA suspends Spanish football president Rubiales

The Hindu

FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has provisionally suspended Spanish soccer federation head Luis Rubiales for 90 days, it said on August 26, amid uproar after he grabbed player Jenni Hermoso’s head and kissed her on the lips after Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup. has decided today to provisionally suspend Mr Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international …

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1 year, 3 months ago

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup win kiss

Associated Press

GENEVA — FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s victory. “Whether it is because of the action of FIFA or the Spanish government, I am sure that Luis Rubiales won’t spend another minute …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales is temporarily suspended after World Cup kiss

NPR

Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales is temporarily suspended after World Cup kiss Enlarge this image toggle caption Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images FIFA on Saturday suspended the head of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, following allegations that he forcibly kissed a player during the Women's World Cup medal ceremony. On Friday, players from …

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

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

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

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

Jenni Hermoso criticises Spanish soccer federation and accuses it of threatening World Cup-winning players

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

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales quits after kiss scandal

Spanish federation soccer president Luis Rubiales resigns over kiss scandal

Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault, coercion over unsolicited kiss

Spain's government begins move to remove Luis Rubiales as football chief

Spain opens case against soccer chief for World Cup kiss. Luis Rubiales breaks week-long silence

Will Luis Rubiales be jailed for his controversial kiss at the FIFA Women’s World Cup final?

Spain has condemned inappropriate World Cup kiss. Can it now reckon with sexism in soccer?

Luis Rubiales forced kiss of Jennifer Hermoso: Spain’s soccer players are more powerful than its federation.

How the Luis Rubiales saga has forced Spaniards to pick a side

A Spanish soccer official’s kiss unleashed fury, soul-searching over sexism, and a hunger strike

Spanish soccer federation leaders ask president Rubiales to resign over his kiss of player

The kiss of death for Spanish football: Prosecutors open sex abuse probe into Luis Rubiales as his mother locks herself in a church in hunger strike protest and Barcelona and Real Madrid face Champion

Column: Spain’s soccer chief kissed a World Cup winner. What he’s done since might be worse

One week after sullying the Women’s World Cup, Luis Rubiales is now a Spanish soccer outcast

FIFA suspends Spain's football president Luis Rubiales for 90 days

FIFA suspends Spanish football president Rubiales

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup win kiss

Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales is temporarily suspended after World Cup kiss