FIFA bans Rubiales for 3 years for forced kiss on Spain player
GENEVA: FIFA said Monday (Oct 30) it had imposed a three-year ban on former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales following his forced kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso.
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Luis Rubiales banned from football for three years
FIFA has banned former Spanish Football Association president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activity for three years.
Spain's Hermoso returns to grab last-gasp winner against Italy
Spain substitute Jenni Hermoso scored a superb 89th minute goal to help her side snatch a 1-0 win over Italy in the Nations League on Friday as she returned to the national team for the first time since their Women's World Cup success in August.
Jenni Hermoso scores Spain winner in first game since WWC - ESPN
Jenni Hermoso capped a remarkable return to the Spain squad by scoring an 89th-minute winner as the world champions beat Italy 1-0 on Friday to make it three wins out of three in the UEFA Nations League.
Hermoso Trains With Spain For First Time After Rubiales Kiss Scandal
Women's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso returned to training with the Spanish national team on Monday for the first time since disgraced former president of the country's football federation Luis Rubiales resigned. The 33-year-old has become a symbol in the fight against sexism and earned global support after Rubiales forcibly kissed her on the lips following Spain's triumph in Sydney on August 20.
Spain Call Up Jenni Hermoso For First Time Since Forced Kiss Scandal
Jenni Hermoso was on Wednesday included in the Spain women's squad for the first time since the scandal over the unsolicited kiss former federation president Luis Rubiales gave her following the Women's World Cup final in Australia. New coach Montse Tome included the 33-year-old midfielder, who plays for Mexican side Pachuca, in her squad to face Switzerland and Italy later this month in the Nations League. Hermoso has been in the eye of the storm that shook Spanish football after Rubiales forcibly kissed her on the lips during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England in the Women's World Cup final in Australia on August 20.
Jenni Hermoso returns to Spain squad for 1st time since World Cup kiss
The Women's World Cup-winning player kissed on the lips by the former president of the Spanish soccer federation was called up again by the national team on Wednesday.
Back your women's teams properly, FIFA women's officer tells FAs
LONDON : National football associations need to properly support their women's teams so they can perform at their best, FIFA chief women's football officer Sarai Bareman said on Wednesday.