Vilda fired as Spain boss in Rubiales unsolicited kiss fallout - ESPN

Spain's Women's World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda was fired on Tuesday by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) as the fallout from Luis Rubiales' behaviour continues.

With Rubiales suspended as Spanish FA president for 90 days by FIFA following his unsolicited kiss on forward Jenni Hermoso, the committee of regional presidents in charge of the RFEF, led by Pedro Rocha, informed Vilda of the decision to fire him. Rocha is set to meet with Spain's National Sports Council (CSD) president Victor Francos later Tuesday.

Vilda was informed of the decision on Tuesday shortly after the RFEF issued a statement apologising for «totally unacceptable behavior» by Rubiales and saying that it is cooperating with disciplinary action against him.

«The RFEF wants to convey to the whole of society and to the whole of world football its deepest regret for what has happened, which has tarnished our national team, our football and our society,» the statement reads. «The damage caused to Spanish football, to Spanish sport, to Spanish society and to the values of football and sport as a whole has been enormous.»

The RFEF also promised a «profound and immediate restructuring» of the organisation following Rubiales' conduct.

That conduct led all 23 members of Spain's victorious World Cup squad to co-sign a statement last month — joined by 58 other current and former players — saying they would not return to play for the national team again «if the current management continues.»

Joan Soteras, the president of the Catalan Federation and a member of the RFEF committee of regional presidents, foreshadowed the sacking last week.

«There have to be structural changes in women's football,» he said. «One of those could be [removing] Vilda. He