Luis Rubiales has been pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle as the former head of Spain's soccer federation presented a memoir relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Montse Tomé had expected to keep her job as coach of Spain’s women’s national team after leading it to the final of the European Championship last month and doesn’t know why her contract wasn’t extended.
The women's soccer players of Spain have gone from nobodies to title contenders in less than a decade.
England and Spain are set to face off in the Women's European Championship final, echoing their World Cup clash two years ago.
Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.
Luis Rubiales’ defense team has reiterated in closing arguments that Jenni Hermoso consented to the World Cup kiss by the former Spanish soccer federation president.
Jorge Vilda, the former coach of Spain women’s soccer team, has told a judge that ex-soccer federation president Luis Rubiales did not ask him to put pressure on Jenni Hermoso following the outcry that erupted after Rubiales kissed the player.
Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has reiterated before a judge that forward Jenni Hermoso gave him consent for a kiss at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony.
Spain women’s coach Montse Tomé has told a judge she was not trying to punish Jenni Hermoso by omitting her from the national team in the fallout of the kiss by former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales.
Teammates of Jenni Hermoso have corroborated her account of being distraught and angered by the World Cup kiss from former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales when they testified at his sexual assault trial.
The brother of Jenni Hermoso and one of her teammates have told a judge there were attempts to pressure the player into downplaying the unsolicited kiss by former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales in the awards presentation ceremony following the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Spain men’s coach Luis de la Fuente has told a judge in the Luis Rubiales trial in Madrid that he did not get involved in discussions related to Jenni Hermoso following her World Cup kiss from the former Spanish soccer boss.
Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has testified at Luis Rubiales’ trial in Madrid that she did not consent to being kissed by the country’s former top soccer official after winning the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
The former president of the Spanish soccer federation goes on trial Monday for an unsolicited kiss of forward Jenni Hermoso after Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup final in 2023.
The wives of two Mallorca players say they were harassed by local fans after a Spanish Super Cup game played in Saudi Arabia that ended in a victory for Real Madrid.
England star Jude Bellingham is being investigated by UEFA over a potentially offensive gesture made during a European Championship win against Slovakia.
Spanish police have arrested former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe.
Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales has told an investigating judge he will return to Spain to face a judicial probe into the business deal to hold the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
A Spanish investigating judge says former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales will face trial for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the Women’s World Cup.
Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has led the fight against sexism in Spanish soccer after finding herself in the global spotlight when she was kissed on the lips by former federation president Luis Rubiales without her consent after the Women's World Cup final.
The Spanish player who was kissed on the lips by the soccer president after the Women’s World Cup final has appeared in court to testify in the sexual assault case against the former official.
A survey of players involved in this year’s Women’s World Cup suggests women’s soccer is falling short in key areas including medical support and pay.
The former president of the Spanish soccer federation has been ruled unfit to work in the sport in Spain for three years after he kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women’s World Cup final.
It’s been a whirlwind last few months for newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí with memorable victories on and off the field.
The Spanish soccer official who provoked a players’ rebellion and a reckoning on gender when he kissed an unwilling star player on the lips is banned for three years by the sport’s global governing body.
Spain’s women’s players hope to start talking more about soccer than the off-the-field problems that marred their Women’s World Cup title celebrations.
FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales when its disciplinary committee suspended the now-ousted Spanish soccer president.
A reputation built over decades that European soccer body UEFA is the good guy compared to FIFA as a cartoon caricature villain is being tested in this tough season for off-field politics.
Spain’s women’s team has received the support of a record crowd in its first home match since winning the World Cup title.
Spain’s new women’s coach Montse Tomé is set to hold a news conference in Gothenburg on Thursday, a day before her soccer team tries to put off-field distractions aside to play Sweden in the Nations League.
Most of Spain’s World Cup-winning players have ended their boycott of the women’s national team after the government intervened to help shape an agreement to make immediate structural changes at the country’s soccer federation.
Some of Spain’s World Cup-winning players have started reporting to training camp despite not wanting to be called up for the national team while fighting for changes in the soccer federation.
The new coach of Spain’s women’s team has included 15 of the World Cup-winning players in her squad even though they have not publicly announced an end to their boycott of the national team.
The new coach of Spain’s women’s team has had to delay the announcement of her first squad after nearly all of the country’s World Cup-winning players maintained their boycott of the national team.
Spain's state prosecutors' office says the former president of the Spanish soccer federation has denied any wrongdoing to a judge investigating his kissing a player on the lips at the Women’s World Cup.
The players who won the Women's World Cup for Spain are still in revolt one day before their new coach announces her first squad.
The players in Spain’s women’s soccer league have called off a strike after reaching a deal to increase minimum wage.
European soccer body UEFA has hosted a storied group of women players and coaches for a conference to help shape a brighter future for their game.
Spanish soccer 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.
Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned after kissing a player on the lips in a controversy which overshadowed Spain winning the Women’s World Cup for the first time.
Spain’s female players have gone on strike to demand a higher minimum wage amid a nationwide reckoning with sexism in soccer.
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.
Spanish state prosecutors say soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final.
A Spanish government legal panel is opening a case against suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales.
The coach of Spain’s men’s national soccer team has asked for forgiveness for applauding the claim by Luis Rubiales that he was the victim of a smear campaign from “false feminists” following an uproar after he kissed a player on the lips at the Women’s World Cup.
Spain has spoken loudly through its government, political parties, soccer clubs, players and ordinary citizens to condemn the kiss of a player by the head of its soccer federation that sullied its Women’s World Cup victory.
Spain’s 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.
One week after the president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed a player on the lips during the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony, his reputation is in tatters and he's out of his job.
FIFA has suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final.
The president of Spain’s soccer federation has defiantly refused to resign for kissing a female player on the lips after the Women’s World Cup final.
