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☆ Thousands evacuated on Spain's Tenerife as summer wildfire re-ignites
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Authorities on the Spanish island of Tenerife evacuated some 3,000 people from their homes overnight as a wildfire sparked by high temperatures and strong winds raged in a forested area already ravaged by fire in August. August's wildfire burned for days, destroying some 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of woodland within the national park surrounding the Mount Teide volcano, Spain's highest peak. Thousands were also evacuated then, with most returning to their homes. A firefighter plane discharges water over Guimar, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 22, 2023. The island, in the Atlantic off Africa's northwestern coast, is on alert for high temperatures that are expected to reach 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 degrees Fahrenheit) throughout Thursday.

Persons: Nacho, Fernando Clavijo, Clavijo, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Andrei Khalip, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: Twitter, Emergency, REUTERS, Canary, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Tenerife, army's, Canary Islands, Spain, Madrid

[1/3] Spain's King Felipe shakes hands with Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez before their meeting at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 3, 2023. Juanjo Guillen/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Spain's acting Prime Minister predicted "complex talks" with other political parties to form a government on Tuesday, after he was nominated to seek their backing for a new mandate. Sanchez was invited by Spain's King Felipe VI to try to form a governing majority after Feijoo last week failed in his bid to become prime minister. Asked about a referendum, Sanchez said Catalans were looking to "turn the page" and to find a "reunion" with Spanish society. House Speaker Francina Armengol said earlier that Sanchez had yet to share his proposed schedule for the investiture vote.

Persons: King Felipe, Spain's, Pedro Sanchez, Juanjo Guillen, Sanchez, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Spain's King Felipe VI, Feijoo, Junts, Pablo Simon, Carlos, Carles Puigdemont, Mr Sanchez, Mr Puigdemont, Yolanda Diaz, Francina Armengol, David Latona, Belen Carreno Emma Pinedo, Inti, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Nick Macfie, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Socialists, ERC, Catalans, Carlos III, Labour, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, Basque, Catalan

☆ Temperatures in Spain shatter records as October kicks off
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The start of October in Spain this year has been the warmest since records began, the country's meteorological agency AEMET said on Monday, with nearly 40% of weather stations recording maximum temperatures above 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit). Two cities in south-central Spain, Badajoz and Montoro, broke the heat record for continental Spain during the month of October with 38 C and 38.2 C, respectively. The previous record was 37.5 C, documented in the resort city of Marbella in October 2014. The weather station at Madrid's iconic Retiro Park, which is over a century old, equalled its October record of 30 C set in 1930. He added that future summers would not only be hotter, but also longer, extending into the traditionally mild and rainy autumn.

Persons: Jon Nazca, AEMET, Ruben del Campo, Del, David Latona, Inti Landauro, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, TVE, Thomson Locations: Ronda, Spain, Rights MADRID, Badajoz, Montoro, Marbella, Retiro, Del Campo

☆ Spain's conservatives fail to form government, clearing way for socialists
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Spain's opposition People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo attends an investiture debate at the parliament in Madrid, Spain, September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Spain's conservative leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo lost a vote to form a government on Friday, clearing the way for socialist premier Pedro Sanchez to seek a divisive deal with separatist parties to clinch a new term in office. Feijoo failed to get a straight majority in a second vote on his candidacy in the 350-seat house, with 177 legislators opposing him and 172 supporting him, with one nullified vote. Feijoo had told lawmakers in a fractious debate that he knew he would lose the second vote. "Today, I won't be able to give you a government, but I have given you assurance and hope," he added.

Persons: Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Susana Vera, Pedro Sanchez, Feijoo, Belén Carreño, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Inti Landauro, Andrew Heavens Organizations: People's, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID

☆ Spanish court includes former women's soccer coach Vilda in probe over Rubiales kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The investigating judge at Spain's High Court has expanded the scope of a sexual assault probe over the allegedly non-consensual kiss on women's national team player Jenni Hermoso to include Jorge Vilda, the squad's former coach, the court said on Wednesday. Vilda was sacked by interim RFEF president Pedro Rocha 10 days after FIFA suspended Rubiales from his post. The coach was widely criticised for repeatedly applauding Rubiales during an emergency RFEF assembly in which the latter railed against "false feminism" and vowed not to resign. Spanish media reports have said Vilda allegedly pressured Hermoso to put out a statement exonerating Rubiales. After the controversial kiss, the RFEF issued a statement quoting Hermoso as saying the kiss was a "mutual, totally spontaneous gesture".

Persons: Jenni Hermoso, Jorge Vilda, Judge Francisco de Jorge, Luis Rubiales, Vilda, Pedro Rocha, Rubiales, De Jorge, Hermoso, Albert Luque, Ruben Rivera, Jorge, Inti Landauro, David Latona, William Maclean Organizations: Spain's, RFEF's, FIFA, England, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Hermoso

☆ Head of Spanish women's soccer league says Rubiales-led FA was 'sexist'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Elena Rodriguez | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

President of Spain's women's Liga F soccer league Beatriz Alvarez speaks with Reuters during an interview at their headquarters in Madrid, Spain, September 27, 2023. "At least since I came to the Liga F, there has been an absolute lack of institutional respect - as well as sexism - from the federation," Alvarez added. Alvarez recounted how her third child had been born just a day before the Liga F season kicked off. Alvarez said she was not invited by the RFEF to the Women's World Cup final in Sydney, which she believes would never have happened to the president of the men's league. Still, she said the fact that the women's team won the World Cup had put them in the global spotlight, which should boost women's football, help to stamp out sexist attitudes and promote equality.

Persons: Spain's, Beatriz Alvarez, Juan Medina, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso's, Hermoso, Alvarez, Elena Rodríguez, Guillermo Martínez, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Ed Osmond Organizations: Liga F, Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Spain's, Liga, women's, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, Spanish, videoconference, Sydney

☆ Leader of Spanish Hells Angels Chapter Acquitted Following Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Frank Hanebuth, who rose through the Hells Angels ranks in the German city of Hanover before allegedly leading the club's Mallorca branch, was cleared of all charges. The prosecution had requested a prison sentence of up to 13 years and a 4.2 million euro ($4.45 million) fine. Khalil Youssafi was sentenced to nine years and nine months in prison, but the penalty was replaced by a fine following his plea agreement. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, which was formed in the United States in 1948 and has some 5,000 members at about 350 branches - dubbed "chapters" - around the world, founded its Mallorca chapter in 2009, according to Spanish authorities. In 2013, Spanish police clamped down on the Mallorca chapter, which was mostly made up of German and Turkish members.

Persons: Frank Hanebuth, Khalil Youssafi, Abdelghani Youssafi, Paul Engelke, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Hells Angels, Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Spanish Locations: MADRID, Spain, Mallorca, German, Hanover, United States

☆ Santander raises interim cash dividend 39%
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Spain's Santander (SAN.MC) said on Tuesday its board had approved an interim cash dividend of 0.081 euros ($0.0856) per share against its 2023 results, up 39% from a year ago. The cash dividend is equivalent to around 25% of the group's attributable profit in the first half of 2023, or 1.31 billion euros, the euro zone's No. In February, Santander raised its dividend pay-out policy to 50% from a previous 40% of the group's profit, equally split into cash dividend payments and share buybacks. The dividend was backed by an attributable profit of 5.24 billion euros in the first half and will be paid on Nov. 2. Terms of the share repurchase plan will be set out before it starts.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Glenn Hutchins, Hutchins, Bruce Carnegie, Brown, Jesús Aguado, David Latona, Richard Chang Organizations: Santander Bank, REUTERS, Rights, Spain's Santander, Santander, Carnegie, Thomson Locations: Rights MADRID

☆ Shakira owes $7 mln in second Spanish tax fraud case, prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Shakira attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2023. In the new case, the prosecutor alleges that in 2018, Shakira failed to declare profits of $12.5 million from an advance payment for her El Dorado World Tour, among others. She is also accused of defrauding the state of 773,600 euros in wealth tax, resulting in a debt of 625,190 euros. Shakira's legal team said she had not received any notification of the new case in Miami, where she is now based. The singer turned down a deal with prosecutors in the 2012-14 case, saying she was confident that she had behaved correctly and transparently from the beginning.

Persons: Shakira, Andrew Kelly, Gerard Pique, Emma Pinedo, David Latona Organizations: Prudential Center, REUTERS, Rights, Colombian, Reuters, El Dorado, FC Barcelona soccer, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Newark , New Jersey, U.S, Rights MADRID, Barcelona, Spain, Miami

☆ Spanish Prosecutor to Probe AI-Generated Images of Naked Minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish prosecutor's office said on Monday it would probe whether AI-generated images of naked teenaged girls, allegedly created and shared by their peers in southwestern Spain, constituted a crime. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned in June that criminals were increasingly using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit images to intimidate and extort victims. In Madrid, a court is investigating a similar case involving naked pictures of two young victims they claim were generated by AI, police said. In Extremadura, teenagers aged between 13 and 15 have been identified as being responsible for generating and sharing the images, according to the police report. Under Spanish law, minors under 14 cannot be charged, but their cases are sent to child protection services, which can force them to take part in rehabilitation courses.

Persons: Miriam al Adib, Al Adib, Fernando Miro, Elena Rodriguez, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Charlie Devereux, William Maclean Organizations: U.S . Federal Bureau of Investigation, Reuters, Miguel Hernandez University, of Europe Locations: MADRID, Spain, Almendralejo, Extremadura, Madrid

☆ Socialists would win Spain election over conservative PP, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives to address the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. Most parties - except PSOE - and rival private pollsters have questioned the agency's neutrality and methodology. The new poll gives third place to the left-wing alliance Sumar at 11.9% and fourth to the far-right Vox with 11.1%. Should those efforts to woo the pro-independence parties prove to be unsuccessful, a repeat election would be held in mid-January. Reporting by David Latona; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Eduardo Munoz, Vox, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Spain's, General Assembly, REUTERS, Rights, Spain's Socialists, People's Party, for Sociological Studies, CIS, Socialist Party, PSOE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Rights MADRID, Sumar, Navarre, Catalan, Basque, Madrid

☆ Spain women's national coach Tome acknowledges communication mistakes in team selection
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

GOTHENBORG, Sweden, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The new coach of Spain's women's national team coach on Thursday acknowledged "communication mistakes" after a standoff with players that followed a furore over former Spanish football federation president's allegedly unsolicited kiss on a player's lips. Montse Tome, speaking ahead of a match against Sweden in Gothenborg, was asked about players denying they had spoken to her ahead of the announcement of the squad for the match. She said there had been a misinterpretation of her words and that she only spoken with some players, not all. Tome also said had not heard players say they do not want her and her team as their coach. "I am confident in our work and want this situation to be resolved," Tome said.

Persons: Spain's, Montse Tome, Tome, David Latona, Charlie Devereux Organizations: Spanish, president's, Sweden, Thomson Locations: GOTHENBORG, Sweden, Gothenborg, Madrid

☆ Spain players decry 'systematic discrimination' toward women's team
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Spain's women soccer players said on Thursday the fight they have waged with the country's football federation (RFEF) followed decades of "systematic discrimination" and they hoped that it would inspire others to stand up for their rights. Following negotiations that went on into the early hours of Wednesday, a majority of players agreed to end their boycott. "We had been demanding that they listen to us for quite some time because we already knew that there had been systematic discrimination with the women's (team) for many decades," Putellas said at a press conference ahead of a Nation's League match against Sweden on Friday. Jorge Vilda, the coach who guided Spain to glory in the Women's World Cup, was dismissed earlier this month. Putellas said the players had not asked for Tome to be sacked.

Persons: Ballon, Alexia Putellas, Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Putellas, Andreu Camps, Rubiales, Hermoso, Jorge Vilda, Irene Paredes, Paredes, Montse Tome, Tome, Charlie Devereux, David Latona, Toby Davis, Pritha Organizations: League, Sweden, Reuters, FIFA, UEFA, Switzerland, Thomson Locations: GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Spain, Madrid

The revolt by the players followed a kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso by the country's football federation (RFEF) boss Luis Rubiales after Spain won the World Cup. She disputed his insistence the kiss was consensual, sparking a national debate about macho culture in the sport. Another source close to four other players told Reuters they were seeking legal advice to decide whether to report to the squad on Tuesday, afraid of the threat of punishment. "They come from being world champions, they love the profession and I know they will be here with us tomorrow." An original group of 81 players had called the boycott in the wake of the furore over Rubiales' kiss.

Persons: Montse Tome, Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Hermoso, Mapi Leon, Patri Guijarro, Jorge Vilda, Tome, Jenni, Fernando Kallas, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Charlie Devereux, Philippa Fletcher, Ken Ferris Organizations: Players, Spain, Reuters, Sports, Sweden, UEFA Nations League, Thomson Locations: Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

☆ Restraining order imposed on ex-Spain soccer boss after testifying in assault probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales is pictured after leaving the high court in Madrid, Spain - September 15, 2023 REUTERS/Isabel Infantes Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 15 (Reuters) - An investigating judge at Spain's High Court has imposed a restraining order to prevent former soccer chief Luis Rubiales approaching national team player Jenni Hermoso, after he appeared in court to be investigated for sexual assault for kissing her on the lips. The incident, which occurred at the medal ceremony after Spain's women's team won the World Cup in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 20, has triggered a furore over sexism in Spanish sport and society and prompted protests similar to the "Me Too" movement. Reporting by Emma Pinedo; Writing by David Latona; Editing by Charlie DevereuxOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Isabel Infantes, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Spain's women's, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Charlie Devereux Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS, Rights, Spain's, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, Sydney, Australia

☆ Soccer - Spain women's players stick to national team boycott - Cadena SER
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MADRID, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Players in Spanish national women's team are set to continue their boycott of the squad despite a revamp in the Spanish football federation following a furore over the former soccer chief's allegedly non-consensual kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, Cadena SER radio station reported on Friday, citing unidentified sources close to the federation. Reporting by David Latona; Editing by Inti LandauroOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: chief's, Jenni Hermoso, David Latona, Inti Organizations: Spanish, Cadena SER, Inti Landauro, Thomson Locations: MADRID

☆ Three Real Madrid youth players arrested over sexual video with minor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Spanish police arrested on Thursday three Real Madrid youth players for allegedly distributing a sexual video featuring a minor, with the arrests heightening the furore about sexism and macho behaviour in Spanish soccer. The case stems from a complaint filed by the mother of a 16-year-old girl in the Canary Islands regarding an alleged recording of sexual relations, police said. Police said the three had been detained at the Real Madrid sports complex in Madrid and a fourth player was being investigated. One of those arrested is a reserve team player and two play for the third team. Real Madrid issued a statement saying only that a total of four youth team players had been questioned by police "in connection with a complaint about an alleged release of a private video via WhatsApp" messaging system.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Spain's, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, El, Elena Rodriguez, Fernando Kallas, Joan Faus, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Spanish, Real Madrid, Police, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Madrid

☆ Former Spanish soccer chief Rubiales to testify in court in Hermoso kiss case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The incident, at the medal ceremony following the Spanish women's team's World Cup victory in Sydney, Australia, last month, unleashed a wave of indignation against sexism and macho behaviour in Spain. Rubiales had refused demands from many players, sports bodies and politicians to quit his position as president of the Royal Spanish Football, saying he had done nothing wrong and the kiss was mutual and consensual. However, the furore did not die down and on Sunday he resigned after Hermoso lodged a criminal complaint against him. The complaint by Hermoso describes how Rubiales kissed her on the mouth "without her consent" while holding her head with both hands after Spain defeated England in the women's World Cup final on Aug. 20. High Court judge Francisco de Jorge is in charge of the probe as the incident took place outside Spain.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, Hermoso, Francisco de Jorge, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS, Rights, Royal Spanish Football, Sunday, Spain, England, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, Spanish, Sydney, Australia

Hermoso gave her testimony on Tuesday and the complaint will be processed "as soon as possible", the prosecutor added. With the complaint, Rubiales could face criminal charges in addition to the ongoing inquiry by Spain's top sport court for "serious misconduct" and an investigation by world soccer governing body FIFA, which has provisionally suspended Rubiales from office for 90 days. Hermoso said she did not want to be kissed, and that she felt "vulnerable and a victim of an aggression". Rubiales, who has so far refused to resign despite heavy pressure, said the kiss was "spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual". There are people who have to decide whether there is an offender and a victim," Carvajal said on Tuesday.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Hermoso, Rubiales, Hermoso's, Letizia, Dani Carvajal, Jennifer, Carvajal, Jenni, Jorge Vilda, RFEF, Montse Tome, Vilda, Emma Pinedo, Fernando Kallas, David Latona, Inti Landauro, Mark Heinrich, Christian Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS, Rights, FIFA, England, Spain's, Real, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout, Rights MADRID, Spanish, Mexico, Sydney, Australia, Real Madrid

☆ Police search for three missing people in deadly Spain floods, trains resume
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

David Fernandez, 52, shows damage on the homes of his parents and their neighbours following heavy rain, in El Alamo, Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Police and rescue services searched on Tuesday for three people missing after devastating floods hit central Spain as trains to the south resumed after thousands of passengers were left stranded. The heaviest damage was in the provinces of Toledo and Madrid in the country's centre. Railway infrastructure manager Adif said high-speed rail traffic between Madrid and the southern region of Andalusia had resumed on Monday morning after overnight repairs to damage caused by the storm. The train connection between Madrid and Toledo, 70 kilometres (45 miles) south, remained closed.

Persons: David Fernandez, Susana Vera, Teresa Ribera, Ribera, Adif, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Inti Landauro, Ed Osmond Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Police, Sunday, Renfe, Thomson Locations: El Alamo, Spain, Rights MADRID, Toledo, Madrid, Aldea del Fresno, Toledo province, Andalusia

☆ Exiled Catalan leader sets tough terms for talks on Spain's new PM
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Bart Biesemans | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez would need the seven lawmakers in Carles Puigdemont's Junts per Catalunya party if he gets a shot at forming a government. Speaking in Brussels, Puigdemont called on Spain to respect the Catalan independence movement's legitimacy and abandon judicial actions against it. "A world separates us from those positions," Rodriguez told reporters of Puigdemont's conditions. "Our framework is the one that the prime minister expressed with absolute forcefulness yesterday: We have a tool, dialogue; a framework, the constitution; and an objective: coexistence." If Feijoo fails, it will fall on Sanchez to see if he can muster support, seen as impossible without Puigdemont's party.

Persons: Junts, Pedro Sanchez, Carles Puigdemont's Junts, Puigdemont, Isabel Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Feijoo, Sanchez, Oriol Bartomeus, Bartomeus, Bart Biesemans, Inti Landauro, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Peter Graff, Alison Williams Organizations: Socialist, Socialists, People's Party, Autonomous University of Barcelona, PSOE, Vox, Inti, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Catalonia, Spain, Catalunya, Brussels, Belgium, Madrid

☆ Spanish government urges soccer boss suspension after mild court ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Rubiales caused a storm when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's victory in the women's World Cup in Sydney. He also grabbed his crotch while standing feet away from Spain's Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter. World soccer governing body FIFA has already suspended Rubiales from all football-related activities for three months while it investigates, but the CSD said it would move ahead with its own case regardless. Hermoso has said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression". Spain's Olympic chief said on Friday Rubiales' actions were "inappropriate, unacceptable" and did not represent Spanish sport as a whole.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan, TAD, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Letizia, Miquel Iceta, Hermoso, Luis de la Fuente, Jessica Jones, Fernado Kallas, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Frances Kerry, Peter Graff Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Sports Council, Administrative, El Mundo, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, MADRID, Sydney

☆ Spanish Olympics chief says Rubiales kiss scandal an 'isolated incident'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The head of Spain's Olympic Committee on Friday said the actions of soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales, who unleashed a furore by grabbing and kissing a female footballer, were an "isolated incident" that did not represent Spanish sport as a whole. It is unacceptable that an isolated incident should take the limelight away from our sportsmen and women," Spanish Olympic Committee President Alejandro Blanco told a news conference in Madrid. "I refuse to accept that the image of a complicated, difficult moment, which should never have happened, should distort the reality of Spanish sport," he added. Blanco said the gestures by Rubiales - whom he described as a personal friend - were "inappropriate, unacceptable" and could not be tolerated. Blanco added that he had advised Rubiales in a phone call after the final to apologise, highlight the success for Spanish women's football and offer his resignation.

Persons: Alejandro Blanco, Marcos Brindicci, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso's, Blanco, Rubiales, Letizia, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Conor Humphries Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Spain's, Prosecutors, Spanish Olympic, Spanish, FIFA, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Buenos Aires, Rights MADRID, Sydney, Spain

☆ Spain's sport court opens case against soccer boss in World Cup scandal - El Pais
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Rubiales sparked a storm when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's win in Sydney. He also grabbed his crotch while standing feet away from Spain's Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter. World soccer governing body FIFA has already suspended Rubiales from all football-related activities for three months while it investigates, but the CSD said it would move ahead with its own case regardless. Hermoso has said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression". Reporting by Jessica Jones, Jesús Aguado and David Latona, Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, TAD, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Letizia, Hermoso, Jessica Jones, Jesús Aguado, David Latona, Frances Kerry Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS, Rights, National Sports Council, Sydney, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, El Pais

☆ Spanish women's soccer unions call strike over conditions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FILE PHOTO-Soccer Football - People protest against Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales - Plaza Callao, Madrid, Spain - August 28, 2023 General view during a protest in Madrid following a kiss between Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales and Spain's Jennifer Hermoso after the Women's World Cup Final Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreMADRID, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Unions representing players in Spain's women's soccer league called for a strike during the first two fixtures of the season after failing to agree with the league on better conditions and pay, the Spanish Footballers' Association (AFE) union said on Friday. AFE, the biggest of the unions, said the strike was the result of an impasse in negotiations with Liga F for a collective bargaining deal seeking to "achieve fair and dignified treatment for female soccer players and address and reduce the existing wage gap", among other issues. The stoppage is set to take place during the weekends of Sept. 8-9 and Sept. 15-16. It comes amid a national furore over football federation boss Luis Rubiales grabbing and kissing a Women's World Cup-winning player. Reporting by David Latona; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, AFE, David Latona, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Soccer Football, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Plaza, Spanish Footballers ' Association, Liga F, Thomson Locations: Plaza Callao, Madrid, Spain, MADRID

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