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The Spanish soccer federation fired women's national team coach Jorge Vilda on Tuesday, less than three weeks after his team won the Women's World Cup title and amid the controversy involving suspended federation president Luis Rubiales.
MADRID: Spain's football federation (RFEF) has sacked Jorge Vilda, the coach of its World Cup-winning women's team, as part of the fallout caused by the kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso by its president, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday (Sep 5).
BARCELONA: Spain men's coach Luis de la Fuente apologised on Friday (Sep 1) for applauding football federation president Luis Rubiales' speech last week in which he said he would not resign, after his forcible kiss on the lips of Women's World Cup star Jenni Hermoso.
Spain men's coach Luis de la Fuente apologised Friday for applauding football federation president Luis Rubiales' speech last week in which he said he would not resign, after his forcible kiss on the lips of Women's World Cup star Jenni Hermoso. "I have to say sorry, I made a mistake, it's inexcusable," De la Fuente told a news conference. Rubiales, 46, sparked worldwide outrage when he forcibly kissed Spain midfielder Hermoso during the Women's World Cup medal ceremony in Sydney on August 20.
LAS ROZAS: Spain's Olympic chief said on Friday (Sep 1) that the actions of football federation boss Luis Rubiales, who has unleashed a furore by kissing a Women's World Cup winning player, were "inappropriate" and "unacceptable" but did not represent Spanish sport as a whole.
MADRID: Barcelona's 16-year-old forward Lamine Yamal received a first senior call-up for Spain, as manager Luis de la Fuente named his squad on Friday (Sep 1) for next week's Euro 2024 Group A matches against Georgia and Cyprus.
The president of the Spanish football federation has refused to resign despite an uproar after he kissed a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final.
In the wake of Pep Guardiola's stunning treble with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain turning to Luis Enrique, it is clear Spanish coaching is in vogue. The duo, both treble winners at Barcelona, are joined by plenty of compatriots at other top-flight sides on the continent. Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, Guardiola's former assistant, ran City close for the English title last season. With a different approach to the game, Unai Emery has pulled up trees with Aston Villa, Bournemouth sprang for the exciting Andoni Iraola, while Julen Lopetegui helped Wolves avoid the drop and Marseille appointed Marcelino Garcia Toral in June.