Tag: football
Jenni Hermoso files official complaint with the courts against Luis Rubiales over ‘non-consensual’ kiss
SPAIN'S World Cup soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint accusing suspended RFEF president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault.
The complaint was lodged...
Head coach of Spain’s women’s football team Jorge Vilda is sacked after supporting Luis Rubiales
SPAIN'S women's World Cup winning coach Jorge Vilda has been sacked by the Spanish FA- the RFEF.
The news came on Tuesday, just over a...
Two weeks later, Spain’s men’s football team finally condemns Federation chief Luis Rubiales
THE SPAIN men’s national football team has finally released a statement condemning the actions of embattled Federation chairman Luis Rubiales, more than two weeks...
Spain’s caretaker prime minister takes aim at football chief Luis Rubiales once more
SPAIN’S caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has once again voiced criticism of the embattled head of the Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, who is still...
Mother of embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales hospitalised during hunger strike
THE MOTHER of embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales was hospitalised last night, during a hunger strike she began earlier this week in protest...
Protests and counter protests across Spain as Luis Rubiales sexism controversy rumbles on
MONDAY night saw protests and counter-protests across Spain, as the controversy over Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales’ forced kiss of female player Jenni Hermoso...
Finally: Spain’s Football Federation calls on under-fire chairman Luis Rubiales to quit
SPAIN’S regional football chiefs on Monday night unanimously called on the beleaguered Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales to resign, as the controversy over the...
Embattled ‘kisser’ Luis Rubiales could face sex assault charges as top prosecutors in Spain open probe
NATIONAL COURT prosecutors in Madrid have announced a preliminary investigation into suspended RFEF president Luis Rubiales' forced kiss on World Cup star player Jenni...
Mother of beleaguered Spanish Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales goes on hunger strike
IN ANOTHER bizarre twist to the ongoing controversy surrounding Spain’s Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, his mother on Monday shut herself away in a...
Luis Rubiales ‘forced kiss’ row latest: Spain’s governing body of football calls emergency meeting
SPAIN'S RFEF has called an emergency meeting for Monday after its Sexual Violence Protocol was activated in the wake of suspended President Luis Rubiales'...
Spain’s football chief Luis Rubiales to quit after causing international sexism storm
BELEAGUERED Spain football chief Luis Rubiales is due today to quit from his role as the head of the country’s Football Federation in the...
Soccer’s world governing body FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales in Spanish sexist kissing scandal
FOOTBALL'S world governing body FIFA is launching disciplinary proceedings against Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales over Sunday's controversial kiss and other behaviour after...
Pressure mounts on Spain’s Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales to quit after ‘intolerable sexist act’
THE PRESSURE was rising on Tuesday for Spain’s Football Federation chairman, Luis Rubiales, to quit from his position after he forcibly kissed a female...
Pedro Sanchez says apologies are ‘insufficient’ over Spanish FA chief kissing World Cup winning player Jenni Hermoso on lips
SPAIN'S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has branded an apology for an inappropriate kiss by a top football official as 'insufficient'.
The chairman of Spain's...
Chairman of Spain’s Football Federation forced to apologise after forcibly kissing female player on the lips
THE CHAIRMAN of Spain’s Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, has been forced to apologise after he forcibly kissed one of the country’s female players on...
PaddyPower removes ‘offensive’ Gibraltar post after complaint from Chief Minister
A SOCIAL media post by Paddy Power was deleted on Sunday after numerous complaints from Gibraltarians, including the Chief Minister, who called it ‘offensive’.
In...
Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole from football players while they were training
SPAIN’S Civil Guard has arrested four people on suspicion of stealing at least 123 cellphones for a value of €60,000 from an unusual target:...
Spain will play Brazil in ‘anti-racism’ football friendly in support of abused Vinicius Jr
SPAIN will welcome Brazil next March to play an 'anti-racism' football friendly in support of Real Madrid player Vincius Jr who was racially abused...
Two Betis players condemned homophobic comments they received for carrying handbags to a wedding
Two Real Betis players have condemned homophobic comments they got for carrying handbags to a wedding.
Strikers Antonio Ruibal and Borja Iglesias attended the wedding...
KICK OFF: Legends, The Home of Football
FOR football memorabilia, history and immersive 4D experiences head to a new museum in Madrid dedicated to the beautiful game.
Pope Francis wanted it in...
Spain’s La Liga wants powers to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism
THE LA LIGA president says racism in top-flight Spanish football could be cut within six months if it was granted enough power to take...
Police arrest four men for hanging dummy of Real Madrid player Vinicius from bridge in Spain
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested four men suspected of hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior from a Madrid area bridge in...
Real Madrid forward Vinicius calls La Liga and Spain ‘racist’ after racial insults from fans at Spain’s Valencia
REAL MADRID'S Vinicius Jr has called LaLiga and Spain racist after receiving racial slurs from the stands in Sunday's one-nil defeat at Valencia's Mestalla...
Referee Real Estate Empires: The unexplained wealth of Spain’s elite referees under the spotlight
AN anti-corruption spotlight has been shone on a cluster of top Spanish referees after a report revealed their sprawling property empires.
Caught up in the...
FC Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets to leave Spain this summer as Saudi Arabia beckons
SERGIO BUSQUETS will leave FC Barcelona this summer, ending an 18-year association with the La Liga club.
The 34-year-old midfielder, who joined Barca's youth team...
Malaga CF owner Sheikh Al-Thani vows ‘never’ to put the club he has run into the ground up for...
SHEIKH Abdullah Al-Thani is not one to shy away from social media, but his stance on the ownership of Malaga CF has been consistent...