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Embattled 'kisser' Luis Rubiales could face sex assault charges as top prosecutors in Spain open probe

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 forcible

29 Aug, 2023 @ 08:34

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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 Hermoso

28 Aug, 2023 @ 17:29

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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 church

28 Aug, 2023 @ 12:15

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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’ non-consensual

28 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

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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 wake

25 Aug, 2023 @ 08:08

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Soccer's world governing body FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales in Spanish 'kissing' controversy

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 the

24 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

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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 player

23 Aug, 2023 @ 09:04

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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

22 Aug, 2023 @ 16:08

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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 the

21 Aug, 2023 @ 16:35

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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

21 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

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Civil Guard busts gang stealing footballers' phones

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: football

27 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

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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 by

14 Jun, 2023 @ 09:30

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Betis Players With Handbags Photo From Social Media

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

12 Jun, 2023 @ 14:30

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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

30 May, 2023 @ 19:09

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Spain's La Liga wants power to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism

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 action.

25 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport·Valencia

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 January.

23 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Racists in 'unprecedented milestone' ruling for abusing Real Madrid footballer Vinicius

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 stadium.

22 May, 2023 @ 10:55

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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

11 May, 2023 @ 18:30

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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

10 May, 2023 @ 15:00

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Malaga CF owner Sheikh Al-Thani vows ‘never’ to put the club he has run into the ground up for sale

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 –

19 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

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Scuffles between Spanish riot police and Peruvian footballers

Watch: Spain’s riot police involved in scuffles with Peruvian national football team after not recognising players

MEMBERS of Peru’s national football team were involved in scuffles with Spanish riot police on Monday evening, as they tried to leave their hotel in

28 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

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Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

French woman arrested in Spain after brandishing revolver at children’s football game

A FRENCH woman was arrested on Friday in the Madrid city of Alcobendas after she brandished a revolver during a children’s football game. The incident

27 Mar, 2023 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Malaga FC’s ownership nightmare might just be coming to an end – but how have other Spanish football clubs fared with foreign owners?

THERE may be light at the end of the tunnel for longsuffering malagueños, whose team football Malaga FC are four points adrift of safety in

26 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Granada·Lead·Malaga·Valencia

Spain's government joins legal action against La Liga's Barcelona involving refereeing consultant

UEFA to investigate FC Barcelona over alleged payments to refereeing official to influence decisions

UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has opened an investigation into FC Barcelona over a growing scandal involving alleged multi-million-euro payments made by

23 Mar, 2023 @ 16:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

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Tensions between Barca and Madrid stars after El Clasico see two groups train apart for Spain

SPANISH players from Barca and Real Madrid have been kept apart at training for the national team after a testy El Clasico match this weekend.

22 Mar, 2023 @ 12:34

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Liverpool fans try to skip out on €2,200 bar bill in central Madrid

TWO LIVERPOOL fans in Madrid for today’s Champions League game against Real Madrid have been arrested after running up a €2,200 bar bill and then

15 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

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