Tag: Luis Rubiales
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF), has been handed a three-year ban from all football-related activities at the national and international levels by FIFA. The ban comes in the wake of a controversial incident during the FIFA Women's World Cup final in August.
FIFA conducted...
The Spanish football federation is under scrutiny as players express their commitment to change and address ongoing issues. This includes 21 of the 23 members of the World Cup-winning squad. They have called for a restructuring of the federation, the resignation of the temporary president, and changes in various...
Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain's football federation (RFEF), has been summoned to testify before a Spanish judge in connection with an incident at the Women's World Cup. Judge Francisco de Jorge has ordered Rubiales to appear at Spain's National Court in Madrid to answer questions. This move...
The Spanish prosecutor has filed a charge against FA president Luis Rubiales, accusing him of sexual assault and coercion in connection with the iconic kiss at the Women's World Cup final. Rubiales has been suspended by FIFA, and if proven guilty, he may face a fine or a one...
Players from Barcelona and Club America expressed their support for Jennifer Hermoso, a star for Spain at the World Cup, when RFEF president Luis Rubiales kissed her on the lips.
Before Tuesday night's friendly between Barca and Club America in Mexico City, players from both teams carried a banner that...
According to Spain's EFE news agency, Luis Rubiales' mother went on a hunger strike in protest of her son's "inhumane treatment" as the head of the Spanish football federation, who has come under fire for an unprovoked kiss on midfielder Jenni Hermoso.
According to the story on Monday, Angeles Bejar...
This is the MeToo moment in Spain.
It's a chance to bring everyone's attention to how women are treated in football, as well as to the irritation many feel at what they perceive to be systematic ignorance at the top of a prestigious organization, the Spanish Football Federation.
Male players are...
81 players indicate they will not play for Spain's women's team unless he is removed from his position, including Jenni Hermoso, who claims she did not agree to being kissed by Spanish football federation head Luis Rubiales.
After kissing Hermoso on the lips during Spain's victory over England in the...
AUGUST 25 (Reuters) - Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), declined to resign over his kiss on Jenni Hermoso's lips following Spain's World Cup triumph, setting up a confrontation with the government.
On Friday, Rubiales lamented that "false feminists" were "trying to kill me" when speaking at...
AUGUST 22TH, MADRID (Reuters) - Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated on Tuesday that the public apologies of the head of the Spanish soccer federation for his unwanted kiss of national player Jenni Hermoso amid celebrations of Spain's triumph in the Women's World Cup was "not enough."
The event, which...
