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☆ Spain's women players to end boycott after federation commit to change
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The decision was reached around 5 a.m. (0300 GMT) after more than seven hours of meetings at a hotel in Oliva, an hour from Valencia, involving the players, RFEF officials, the National Sports Council (CSD) and the women's players' union FUTPRO. "A joint commission will be created between RFEF, CSD and players to follow up on the agreements, which will be signed tomorrow," CSD President Victor Francos told reporters. "The players have expressed their concern about the need for profound changes in the RFEF, which has committed to making these changes immediately." The revolt by the players was triggered after former RFEF chief Rubiales kissed forward Hermoso on the lips following Spain's World Cup victory. Hermoso was not in the squad list announced on Monday and accused the RFEF of trying to divide and manipulate the players.

Persons: Jennifer Hermoso, Juan Medina, Rights OLIVA, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Victor Francos, Rafael del Amo, Amanda Gutierrez, Montse Tome, Francos, Rubiales, Hermoso, RFEF, Fernando Kallas, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Football, FIFA, REUTERS, Rights, National Sports Council, Women's Nations League, Sweden, Switzerland, Nations League, Olympic Games, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Madrid, Oliva, Valencia, Gothenburg, Cordoba, Europe

☆ Exclusive: Senior Spanish soccer officials to leave or be fired after uproar over World Cup kiss-source
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Pablo Garcia, a spokesman for the RFEF, did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment. Spanish soccer has been in turmoil since Luis Rubiales, then the RFEF chief, kissed midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the World Cup presentation ceremony on Aug. 20. His actions outraged players, government officials and many in wider Spanish society and raised questions over sexism in sport. The RFEF said the word "female" would be removed from the women's national team's official brand to harmonise it with the men's squad. From now on, both will be known as "Spanish national football team".

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Bruna Casas, Pablo Garcia, Rafael Del Amo, Victor Francos, RFEF, Pedro Rocha, Aislinn Laing, Jon Boyle Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS, Bruna, Rights, Reuters, Spanish National Sports Council, Nation's League, Sweden, team's, Spanish national football team, Madrid, Thomson Locations: Sant, Barcelona, Spain, Rights MADRID, Valencia, Sweden, Gothenburg

☆ Spanish women’s players agree to end national team boycott after striking deal with federation and Spain government
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( George Ramsay | Patrick Sung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Earlier this week, 20 players named to the national team squad reiterated their refusal to play in two upcoming UEFA Women’s Nations League fixtures, including against Sweden on Friday. A Mixed Commission featuring representatives for the players, RFEF and CSD will also be created to implement further changes in the future. How we got hereWednesday’s announcement is the latest development in a long-running saga between the Spanish women’s team players, who won a first Women’s World Cup title last month, and RFEF. Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas runs with the ball against Japan at the Women's World Cup. Marty Melville/AFP/Getty ImagesOf the 15 players who signed the letters, only three were in Spain’s World Cup squad: Mariona Caldentey, Aitana Bonmatí and Ona Batlle.

Persons: Víctor Francos, Mapi León, Patricia Guijarro, ” Francos, ”, …, we’ve, ” Amanda Gutiérrez, FUTPRO, Montse Tomé, Jorge Vilda, Rafael del Amo, Tomé, del Amo, “, ” Tomé, León, it’s, “ We’ve, Guijarro, you’re, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales, Alexia Putellas, Marty Melville, Mariona, Aitana, Ona Batlle, RFEF Organizations: CNN, Spanish, soccer, Royal Spanish Football Federation, government’s, of Sport, UEFA Women’s Nations League, Sweden, Barcelona, women’s, RFEF, Guijarro, World, Spanish women’s, Japan, England, Federation Locations: Sweden, Switzerland, Spanish, Sydney, AFP, Australia, New Zealand, women’s soccer

CNN —Players competing in the top-tier of women’s football in Spain – Liga F – have called their strike off after reaching a minimum pay agreement, players’ union FUTPRO announced on Thursday. We cannot compare men’s football dimension with women’s football dimension,” Malabia told CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies. Spain won the Women's World Cup earlier this year. I believe the value of women’s football is so high,” he added. The 2023/24 Liga F season gets underway on Friday with Valencia hosting Real Madrid.

Persons: FUTPRO, ” FUTPRO, ”, Pedro Malabia Sanchis, ” Malabia, Amanda Davies, Catherine Ivill, Keka Vega, Malabia, Luis Rubiales, La Roja, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales Organizations: CNN — Players, Spain – Liga, –, Liga F, CNN, La Liga, Spanish Footballers ’ Association, Reuters, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Liga, Valencia, Real Madrid Locations: Spain, Jennifer Hermoso .

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One day before Spain’s new women’s coach announces her first squad, the players who won the Women’s World Cup have yet to say if they are ready to come back to the team after rebelling against their disgraced former federation president. The federation firmly backed Vilda, and only three relented and were eventually included in this year's Women’s World Cup squad. In Vilda's place, the federation named his former assistant, Monste Tomé, to become the first female coach of Spain’s women’s team. Rafael del Amo, the head of women’s soccer at the federation, said this week that he is hopeful the players will come back. Spain, ranked second in the world, beat Sweden 2-1 in the Women's World Cup semifinals before edging England 1-0 in the final.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, ”, Alexia Putellas, Ballon, Rubiales —, —, Monste, Spain’s, Rafael del Amo, Amanda Gutiérrez, Gutiérrez, Hermoso, ___ Organizations: FIFA, Spain, Vilda, Cadena SER, Women’s Nations, England Locations: BARCELONA, Spain, Sydney, Australia, New Zealand, Rubiales, Madrid, Sweden

☆ Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales quits in kiss scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Graham Keeley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters reached out to Hermoso's representative for comment on Rubiales' resignation, and they did not return the telephone call. Hermoso, Spain's all-time top scorer with 51 goals, currently plays at Mexican top-tier side Pachuca, where she moved in June 2022 following her second spell at Barcelona. "The feminist country is advancing faster and faster," Spain's acting Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz posted on X after news of Rubiales' resignation. The Spanish Football Federation said in a statement that Rubiales had resigned as its president and also as a vice-president of UEFA. Although he stepped down as boss of the federation, Rubiales continued to defend his version of events.

Persons: Jennifer Hermoso, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Hannah, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Pedro Rocha, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Yolanda Diaz, Jenni, Irene Montero, Pedro Rocha Junco, FUTPRO, Piers Morgan, Luis, Anita Kobylinska, Tommy Lund, Toby Davis, Frances Kerry, Aislinn Laing Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, England, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spanish Football Federation, Sydney, High, Rubiales, Spain, UEFA, Twitter, Reuters, Pachuca, Barcelona, Labour, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Sydney, BARCELONA, Spanish, Gdansk

CNN —Players competing in the top-tier of women’s football in Spain will go on strike for the opening two weeks of the new season after a pay dispute, players’ union FUTPRO announced on Thursday. The dispute between the five unions representing the players – including many of Spain’s World Cup-winning squad – and Liga F primarily came about because of a disagreement in the minimum salary for players and the wage gap which exists. The new Liga F season was scheduled to kick off this weekend, with the first game meant to be held on Friday night with Sevilla hosting UD Granadilla Tenerife. FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, suspended Rubiales for 90 days while disciplinary proceedings are underway. He was replaced by Montse Tomé, the first woman in Spanish national team history to hold the position.

Persons: FUTPRO, ”, ” FUTPRO, “, Luis Rubiales, La Roja, Jennifer Hermoso, Hermoso, Rubiales, TAD, Jorge Vilda, Montse Tomé Organizations: CNN — Players, –, Liga F, Liga, CPI, ” Liga, ”, Sevilla, UD Granadilla Tenerife, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spanish, FIFA, women’s Locations: Spain, Rubiales, Spanish

☆ Spanish labour minister denounces 'systemic chauvinism' after soccer chief kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Soccer Football - Spanish Labour Minister meets representatives of the women's players' union FUTPRO - Madrid, Spain - August 28, 2023 Spain's Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz during a press conference after the meeting REUTERS/Isabel Infantes Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Spain's Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Monday male chauvinism was "systemic" in the country and had been shown in its worst form when national soccer chief Luis Rubiales grabbed and kissed World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips last week. Diaz, who is also deputy prime minister and head of the far-left Sumar coalition, called for social attitudes to change more generally in Spain and for victims of sexual harassment and violence to be better protected. read moreDiaz told reporters following a meeting with leaders of the FUTPRO players' union representing Hermoso: "On Friday we saw the worst of Spanish society, of the structural machismo of this country. She insisted, however, that Spanish society was predominantly "feminist" and "an example in the world". Reporting by David Latona, writing by Aislinn Laing, Editing by Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yolanda Diaz, Isabel Infantes, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Diaz, David Latona, Aislinn Laing, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Labour, Labour, Rights, Spain's Labour, Sumar, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain

☆ Who is Luis Rubiales and why did he kiss Jenni Hermoso?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The scandal began just moments after La Roja’s historic 1-0 victory against England, when the head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed midfielder Jennifer Hermoso on the lips. Fast forward seven days and Spain’s World Cup winners are refusing to play. After showing one of the Spanish players kissing the Women’s World Cup Trophy, the broadcast cut to Rubiales hugging Hermoso. Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesWhat Rubiales and Hermoso are sayingHermoso said at no point did she consent to the kiss. Spanish players’ union FUTPRO called for Rubiales to be punished after the kiss, while global players’ union FIFPRO called for “immediate disciplinary action” following Rubiales’ Friday speech.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, “, Gianni Infantino, Letizia, Sofia, Rubiales, royal’s, Anthony Albanese, James, Hermoso, ”, ” Rubiales, FUTPRO, FIFPRO, Rafael del Amo, Jenni, Jenni Hermoso, Christian Chavez, Jorge Vilda –, Borja Iglesia, Iker Casillas, Andres Iniesta, Luis de la Fuente, Fran Santiago, Pedro Sanchez, Yolanda Diaz Organizations: CNN, England, Spanish, FIFA, Australian, British, Spain’s High, of Sport, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Pachuca women's, “, Atletico Madrid players, Sevilla, Getty Locations: Spanish, Spain, Eurasia, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Madrid, Seville

☆ Spain's soccer federation stands by its chief amid uproar over kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The statement on the Royal Spanish Football Federation website said it would take legal action to defend Rubiales' honour, but did not say what the action would consist of. Rubiales refused on Friday to resign as RFEF chief over his actions last Sunday in Sydney, seeking to defend his behaviour and calling the kiss "spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual". Hermoso said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression". Rubiales had been widely expected to resign at an emergency meeting of the federation on Friday. Rubiales' comments and the supportive reaction he got from many in the audience at the federation meeting on Friday were widely scorned on social media.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso's, Hermoso, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Yolanda Diaz, Graham Keeley, Frances Kerry Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spain, FUTPRO, Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, REUTERS Acquire, Labour, England, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Sydney, Spanish, FUTPRO Union, Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout

☆ Luis Rubiales: Spain's football federation threatens legal action against Women's World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Aimee Lewis Alex Stambaugh Al Goodman Gerardo Lemos | Aimee Lewis | Alex Stambaugh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Spain’s football federation has threatened to take legal action against one of the country’s star players, Jennifer Hermoso, accusing her of lying about being kissed by federation president Luis Rubiales. The President has not lied,” the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said, alongside descriptions of photos attempting to support Rubiales’ claim. CNN has reached out to soccer’s world governing body FIFA and UEFA, European soccer’s governing body. Following Rubiales’ comments on Friday, the president of Spain’s High Council of Sport (CSD), Víctor Francos, said the council would look to suspend Rubiales as quickly as it could while following due process. While acknowledging on Friday he needed to apologize for his actions, Rubiales described calls for his resignation as a “witch hunt.”

Persons: CNN —, Jennifer Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Hermoso, “, ”, Rubiales, ” Luis Rubiales, Noe Llamas, ” Rubiales, Pedro Sánchez, Víctor Francos Organizations: CNN, CNN — Spain’s, Spain, Spain’s Association of Professional Soccer, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Futpro, FIFA, UEFA, England, Spain’s, Twitter, National, Spain’s High, of Sport, Spanish government’s Ministry of Culture Locations: ”, Futpro Union, European, Spanish

☆ FIFA suspends Spanish soccer president over controversial World Cup kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Leila Sackur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

FIFA suspended the president of the Spanish soccer federation Saturday after star player Jenni Hermoso accused him of a nonconsensual kiss during the celebrations of Spain's Women's World Cup victory. Rubiales and representatives from the Royal Spanish Football Federation were also ordered to refrain from contacting Hermoso and anyone close to her, the statement said. The announcement came hours after Spain's soccer federation said Saturday it would take legal action to defend Rubiales from "lies." It added that Pedro Rocha Junco, the vice president of the federation, would be the interim president. In her statement, Hermoso denied Rubiales' contention that the kiss he gave her was consensual.

Persons: Jenni Hermoso, Spain's, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Pedro Rocha Junco, Hermoso, Yolanda Diaz Organizations: FIFA, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Rubiales, England, Labour, Spain's Association of Professional Soccer, National Team Locations: Spanish, Sydney, Spain

☆ Spain Women's player kissed by soccer boss says she was 'vulnerable'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jenni Hermoso was kissed by Spanish soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain won the World Cup last Sunday, sparking calls for his resignation. "I felt vulnerable and a victim of aggression. Hermoso added that she was put under pressure by the soccer federation. Dozens of members of the Spanish Women's national team said earlier on Friday that they would not play any matches for the country until Rubiales has been removed from his job. Reporting by Fernando Kallas, editing by Andrei Khalip and Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Hermoso, Rubiales, Fernando Kallas, Andrei Khalip, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Spanish Women's, Spain, Thomson Locations: Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout, Spanish

CNN —Jennifer Hermoso, Spain’s star player on the winning Women’s World Cup team, said Friday at no point did she consent to an unwanted kiss by the country’s soccer chief. “I can’t stand that my word is put into question and far less that words are invented that I didn’t speak,” Hermoso added. Luis Rubiales kisses Jennifer Hermoso during the medal ceremony of the FIFA Women's World Cup on August 20 in Sydney, Australia. Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images/FILEHermoso, along with teammates on Spain’s 2023 World Cup winning squad and other professional women soccer players, said Friday they would not play again for the country until Rubiales has been removed from his position. The national team players continued: “It fills us with sadness that an act, so unacceptable as this, is managing to tarnish the biggest sporting achievement in Spanish women’s football history.

Persons: Jennifer Hermoso, “, ”, Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, ” Rubiales, Rubiales Organizations: CNN, Royal Spanish Football Federation, FIFA, National Locations: Sydney, Australia, Eurasia, Spanish

☆ Luis Rubiales: Spain's RFEF president refuses to resign after fierce criticism for unwanted kiss on Jennifer Hermoso
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Patrick Sung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales has refused to resign from his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president following a week of fierce criticism after video showed him placing an unwanted kiss on a star player of Spain’s winning Women’s World Cup team. “It was a spontaneous kiss … It was spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and with consent, which is the key. This is the key to all of the criticism, of all of the campaign which has been mounted in this country: that it was without consent. She’s the one who picked me up in her arms and she pulled me into her body. While acknowledging he needed to apologize for his actions, Rubiales described calls for his resignation as a “witch hunt.”More to follow.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Spain’s, Rubiales, ” Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso –, “, Pedro Sánchez, ”, ” Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Noe Llamas, Hermoso, TMJ, Jenni, ‘, ’, peck, excusing Organizations: CNN, Spanish, Royal Spanish Football Federation, La Roja, Spain’s, England, Spain’s Association of Professional Soccer, FIFA Locations: Spain, Sydney –, Spanish, “

☆ Jennifer Hermoso: Spanish women footballers' union vows to fight 'machismo and sexism' after World Cup kiss controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Tara Subramaniam David Close Florencia Trucco | Tara Subramaniam | David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Monday, Rubiales admitted he had “made a mistake” by kissing Hermoso after she collected her winners’ medal. Rubiales embraces Hermoso just before video showed him kissing her after Spain's World Cup victory over England. Imago/ZUMA PressThe controversy comes against a backdrop of ongoing unrest between Spain’s players, coach Jorge Vilda and the football federation. However, the football federation backed Vilda, who has himself become embroiled in a controversy surrounding the World Cup final after video emerged of him appearing to inappropriately touch a female staff member during the match. CNN has reached out seeking comment from Vilda, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and the staff member.

Persons: Jennifer Hermoso, “ machismo, “, Luis Rubiales, ”, TMJ, ” FUTPRO, Rubiales, Hermoso, ” Rubiales, Pedro Sánchez, Victor Francos, Jorge Vilda, Spain’s Organizations: CNN, country’s, ” Spain’s Association of Professional Soccer, Royal Spanish Football Federation, England, Spanish, of Sport, ZUMA Locations: England

☆ FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spanish FA president over Jenni Hermoso kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish FA who kissed Jenni Hermoso after the country's Women's World Cup victory on Sunday. In a statement, FIFA reiterated "its unwavering commitment to respecting the integrity of all individuals and strongly condemns any behaviour to the contrary." Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), kissed the forward on the lips during the medal ceremony following the team's 1-0 win against England in Sydney. Hermoso initially said on social media she "didn't like" the kiss but a statement on her behalf was later released by the RFEF in which she described it as "spontaneous". FIFPRO later came out in support of Hermoso and requested FIFA open an investigation into Rubiales.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Rubiales, Pedro Sanchez, FIFPRO Organizations: FIFA, Spanish FA, Royal Spanish Football Federation, England, Spain national Locations: Sydney

☆ FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spanish FA chief Rubiales
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"The FIFA Disciplinary Committee informed Luis Rubiales, President of the Spanish Football Association, today that it is opening disciplinary proceedings against him based on the events that occurred during the final of the Women's World Cup," it said in a statement. "The events may constitute violations of article 13 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code." Rubiales, who initially called his critics "idiots", issued a video apology late on Monday, but it failed to quell the uproar . Acting Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz called for Rubiales' resignation because "without any doubt (he) attacked a woman". Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Christina Fincher and Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, Yolanda Diaz, Hermoso, FUTPRO, TMJ, Rohith Nair, Christina Fincher, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spanish, England, Spanish Football Association, Liga, National Sports Council, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Bengaluru

☆ Hermoso calls for 'exemplary measures' against Spanish FA chief over kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Spain's Jenni Hermoso has called for "exemplary measures" to be taken against Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales following his unsolicited kiss on her lips after the team's victory in the Women's World Cup, the FUTPRO union said on Wednesday. "My union FUTPRO, in coordination with my agency TMJ, are taking care of defending my interests and have taken over as my interlocutors on this matter." "We are working to ensure that acts such as those we have seen never go unpunished, that they are sanctioned and that the exemplary measures are adopted to protect women footballers from actions that we believe are unacceptable." FUTPRO will meet next Monday with Spain's second deputy leader Yolanda Diaz to ensure the actions of Rubiales are "duly sanctioned". Rubiales, who initially called his critics "idiots", issued a video apology late on Monday, but it failed to quell the uproar.

Persons: Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Hermoso, Spain's, Yolanda Diaz, Fernando Kallás, Ed Osmond Organizations: Spanish Football Federation, England, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spain

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