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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass on Sunday, and rescue teams rushed to begin searching for about 30 people believed to be trapped in the rubble, authorities said. The Tamaulipas state police said that about 100 people were in the church at the time of the collapse and that about 30 were still inside. Tamaulipas state police said units of the National Guard, the state police and state civil defense office and the Red Cross were at the scene seeking to rescue any victims. Photos published by local media showed what appeared to be a concrete and brick structure, with parts of the roof fallen almost to the ground. Political Cartoons View All 1190 ImagesThe roof appeared to be made of poured concrete, and photos distributed by state authorities showed the massive roof resting on the top of pews in some parts of the church.

Persons: Bishop José Armando Alvarez, ” Alvarez, Ciudad Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Roman Catholic, Ciudad Madero, National Guard, National Seismological Service, Madero Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Tamaulipas, Tampico, Santa Cruz, Gulf, Ciudad, Brownsville , Texas, Veracruz

☆ Migrant crisis: They should be in elementary school, instead they speak like war veterans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( David Culver | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico CNN —The smell of burning wood and plastic hits us as we step out of the van. In the near distance, you can hear children splashing and playing in the Suchiate River, which separates Mexico – where we are – from Guatemala. Her attention shifts to the water, and she excitedly points out to the river and one of the many rafts. “We’re thinking about Philadelphia [or] Chicago,” Sofia tells me, when I ask where in the US they’d like to go. Sofia and Mathias want to be doctors, though Mathias might also want to be a lawyer, he tells me.

Persons: they’ve, “, ”, Mathias, gesturing, Sofia, David Culver, David von Blohn, CNN “, ” Mathias, Joandry, ” Sofia, corroborates, “ He’s, Susana, She’s, They’re, Venice –, CNN Sofia, They’ve, –, they’d, we’ve, ” Mathias ’ Organizations: Mexico CNN, campfires, CNN, Police, Sofia, ” Locations: Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, United States, ”, Venice, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Florida

☆ Migrants aboard Mexico cargo trains stranded miles from U.S. border
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Migrants travelling by train to Ciudad Juarez in an attempt to reach the United States, wait near train wagons while being stranded near Villa Ahumada, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico September 29, 2023. Sixty northbound cargo trains run by Mexico's Ferromex were stopped last week, after about half a dozen migrants suffered death or injury. Grupo Mexico, which owns Ferromex, could not immediately be reached about the sudden train stoppage with migrants aboard near Villa Ahumada. Meanwhile, further east, in the border city of Piedras Negras that sits opposite Eagle Pass, Texas, Venezuelan migrant Jose Julian said on Friday he had similarly been stranded while traveling aboard the cargo trains. For years, migrants trying to reach the United States have crisscrossed Mexico on cargo trains.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, VILLA, Sasha Pacheco, we're, Mexico's Ferromex, Villa Ahumada, Marlon Vera, who'd, Jose Julian, Daniel Becerril, Isabel Woodford, Kylie Madry, Valentine Hilaire, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Grupo Mexico, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ciudad Juarez, United States, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico, PIEDRAS NEGRAS, U.S, Mexican, Piedras Negras, , Texas, Monterrey, Torreon, Rio, Villa, Mexico City

☆ Automakers say they face $14 billion in fines from Biden's 'unfeasible' fuel rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The fines would impact one in every two light trucks and one in every three passenger cars in 2027-2032, the group added. A separate document viewed by Reuters said the Detroit Three - GM, Ford Motor (F.N) and Chrysler-parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI) - would face about $10 billion in CAFE fines in that period. A NHTSA spokesperson said the estimate cited by automakers represents the agency forecast and is "consistent with our statutory obligations". In June, Reuters reported Stellantis and GM paid a total of $363 million in CAFE fines for failing to meet U.S. fuel economy requirements for prior model years. The record-setting penalties include $235.5 million for Stellantis for the 2018 and 2019 model years and $128.2 million for GM covering 2016 and 2017.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Biden, David Shepardson, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Traffic, Reuters, Detroit, Ford Motor, Chrysler, European Union, NHTSA, GM, Thomson Locations: Texas, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico CNN —A couple of dozen people pile into a van meant for 13. The families grab their belongings and head along a tarmacked path as we join them, long grass mostly hiding them from the view of the highway and Mexican officials. Occasionally, Mexican officials shout out across the grass to the walkers and tell them to come back to the main road. This static game of cat and mouse will play out several times past several checkpoints on the route. The migrants CNN spoke with said this was just another bump in their long road, another set of obstacles that will likely make what is generally a one-hour drive last the whole day.

Persons: Mexico CNN —, They’ve, –, crouch, ”, Yeimiler Rodríguez, “ Organizations: Mexico CNN, Ciudad, CNN Locations: Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Guatemala, Tapachula, United States, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras

☆ Morning Bid: Bond crush stifles markets as $134 billion hits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The yield spike has supercharged the U.S. dollar worldwide - both a reflection and aggravator of mounting financial stress far and wide. As Deutsche Bank notes, this is historically significant territory as the average of the 10-year yield going back to 1799 is around 4.50%. The Treasury sells $48 billion in two-year notes on Tuesday, $49 billion in five-year paper on Wednesday and $37 billion in seven-year notes on Thursday. Minneapolis Fed Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Monday the Fed probably needs to raise borrowing rates further. Private sector bankers are starting to brace for the worst, with JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon reported overnight as warning: "I am not sure if the world is prepared for 7% (Fed rates)."

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Mike Dolan, South Korea's, Sterling, haven't, Neel Kashkari, Said Kashkari, Austan Goolsbee, JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, Christine Lagarde, China Evergrande, Michelle Bowman, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Federal Reserve, U.S ., Bank of Japan, South, Treasury, Deutsche Bank, Minneapolis Fed, Chicago Fed, European Central Bank, ECB, Dallas Fed's, Chicago Fed's, HK, Richmond Fed, Dallas Fed, Philadelphia Fed, Costco, Cintas, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, U.S, Wall St, Asia, Europe, Philadelphia, Washington

About 8,000 trailers carrying an estimated $1 billion worth of goods have been stranded on the Mexican side over the past week, said Manuel Sotelo, president of the transport association of Ciudad Juarez, a major manufacturing hub across from El Paso, Texas. The delays forced a Canadian snowmobile and off-road vehicle manufacturer to suspend production on Monday and Tuesday at three factories in Ciudad Juarez that employ some 9,000 people. "Due to the waiting times on the international bridges in Ciudad Juarez, we have had a significant reduction in the volume of units that we can export daily," the Quebec-based company, BRP, said in a statement. Jesus Salayandía, a representative of the Mexican industry association Canacintra, said he expected other companies in Ciudad Juarez would announce temporary work stoppages if the long wait times at the border continue. U.S. border authorities suspended cargo processing at one of El Paso's international bridges last week to shift officers to process more migrant arrivals.

Persons: Manuel Sotelo, Sotelo, Jesus Salayandía, Ferromex, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Laura Gottesdiener, Isabel Woodford, Sonali Paul Organizations: . Customs, Border Protection, Patrol, U.S ., Ciudad, Reuters, BRP, El, U.S . Customs, Protection, Union Pacific, Wednesday . Union Pacific, Thomson Locations: Zaragoza, Ysleta, U.S, Cordova, Americas, CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso , Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Canadian, Quebec, Mexican, United States, Eagle Pass , Texas, Monterrey, Mexico City

☆ In pictures: Record numbers of migrants head to US border
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[12/22]Migrants mostly from Venezuela, seeking asylum in the United States, try to cross a razor wire fence deployed to inhibit the crossing of migrants into the United States, on the banks of the Rio Bravo River the border between the U.S. and Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 21. REUTERS/Jose Luis GonzalezCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ Locations: Venezuela, United States, Rio, Mexico, Ciudad Juarez

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, said Friday that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.C. in early November to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden about immigration, development aid and drug trafficking. Bárcena's comments came just a day after López Obrador announced he will skip the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November in San Francisco because his country “has no relations” with Peru. López Obrador previously claimed Peru’s current government was installed by a coup and that he still considers ousted president Pedro Castillo to be the country’s legitimate leader. It would not be the first time that López Obrador has skipped international meetings in the United States because of who else was or wasn’t invited. Last year, he skipped the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles because Nicaragua and Venezuela were not invited.

Persons: — Mexico’s, Alicia Bárcena, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Joe Biden, Bárcena, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Venezuela “, Bárcena's, López Obrador, “, Pedro Castillo Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Washington D.C, U.S, Texas Gov, Venezuela, Economic Cooperation Locations: MEXICO, Washington, Mexico, Mexico’s, Darien, Colombia, Panama, New York, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso , Texas, Rio, Mexican, Tapachula, Guatemala, Mexico City, China, Asia, San Francisco, Peru, United States, Americas, Los Angeles, Nicaragua, Venezuela

☆ U.S. offers work permits to half million Venezuelans already in country
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

The Hernandez family, Venezuelan migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. who were not received for the appointment they got using the U.S.Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CBP One application, walk next to the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Acquire Licensing Rights Read more

Persons: Hernandez Organizations: Protection, U.S . Border Patrol Locations: U.S, Rio, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Biden in May rolled out a new policy to deter illegal crossings, including deporting migrants and banning re-entry for five years, as his administration grappled with migration at record highs. He praised Biden for creating legal pathways for migrants but said they needed to be expanded. Hundreds of migrants who crossed without appointments have been forced to wait between two border walls. Within the last eight days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had processed more than 5,000 migrants in the San Diego area, a San Diego official said on Thursday. An unprecedented number of migrants entering Mexico hail from othercontinents, as the trek to the U.S. southern border increasingly becomes a global migration route.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Joe Biden, Biden, Andrew Selee, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Oscar Suarez, Suarez, Enrique Lucero, Giuseppe Loprete, don't, Lopez Obrador, Lizbeth Diaz, Laura Gottesdiener, Beth Solomon, Adrees Latif, Mike Blake, Ted Hesson, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Rights, Migration Policy Institute, Tijuana, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, San Diego, CBP, Migrants, Pacific, International Organization for Migration, IOM, Thomson Locations: United States, Rio Bravo, Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, California, Texas, Mexican, San Diego , California, El Paso, Central, South America, San Diego, Tijuana, U.S, Grande, Eagle, Panama, Darien, othercontinents, Monterrey, Mexico City, Washington

☆ Mexico must address US' 'serious concerns' over energy measures, USTR says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade official stressed Mexico's need to address "serious concerns" from the United States of its energy measures, which were raised during consultations under a regional trade pact, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office said on Thursday. Deputy Trade Representative Jayme White, who met with his Mexican counterpart Alejandro Encinas in Mexico on Wednesday, urged Mexico to address its energy measures which the U.S. says unfairly discriminate against its companies, the USTR said in a statement. The U.S. and Canada demanded dispute settlement talks with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement over Mexico's energy policy in July 2022. White also expressed concerns over the "recent surge" in U.S. imports of certain steel and aluminum products from Mexico, the USTR said, and the "lack of transparency" regarding their country of origin. White and Encinas additionally discussed ongoing USMCA consultations regarding Mexico's enforcement of fisheries-related environmental laws, the USTR said.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Jayme White, Alejandro Encinas, White, Encinas, Kylie Madry, Valentine Hilaire, Richard Chang Organizations: Ciudad Juarez, REUTERS, U.S . Trade, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Paso del Norte, El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, MEXICO, U.S, United States, Canada

☆ Pictures of the Day | October 5, 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[20/23]Read moreTrucks wait in a queue to cross into the United States via the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa International Bridge connecting the city of Ciudad Juarez to Santa Teresa, New Mexico, after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) set a "temporary suspension" of cargo processing in the Cordova Bridge of the Americas to allow its officers at the site to assist Border Patrol in processing migrants arriving...CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO

Organizations: Jeronimo, Santa Teresa, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, Patrol Locations: United States, Ciudad Juarez, Santa Teresa , New Mexico, Cordova, Americas, CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO

☆ In pictures: US-Mexico border is world's deadliest land migration route
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[2/24]Read moreIn a landscape of sweeping desert, canyons and cactus-studded hills, migrants fall prey to heat stroke in summer and hypothermia in winter, U.S. border officials have said. Some bodies are never found. Paul Dillon, spokesperson for IOM, said that the figures recorded "represent the lowest estimates available." PHOTO: A scout keeps a watch in the background as smugglers prepare to launch a raft...CIUDAD MIGUEL ALEMAN, MEXICO

Persons: Paul Dillon, CIUDAD MIGUEL ALEMAN Organizations: IOM, CIUDAD Locations: U.S, MEXICO

☆ Migrants in record numbers arrive at US-Mexico border
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[7/29]Cheila Gonzalez, 4-year-old, from Guatemala, who is traveling with her family, looks on as she and other migrants who in their attempt to reach the United States travel by train to Ciudad Juarez, are stranded near Villa Ahumada, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, September 29. REUTERS/Jose Luis GonzalezVILLA AHUMADA, MEXICO

Persons: Cheila Gonzalez, Jose Luis Gonzalez VILLA Organizations: REUTERS Locations: Guatemala, United States, Ciudad Juarez, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico, MEXICO

☆ Mexican core inflation slows more than expected to 20-month low
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Natalia Siniawski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

That drop was off the back of lower core goods inflation, Capital Economics analyst Jason Tuvey said, while services inflation - which central bank board members have described as "sticky" - remained above 5% year over year. Annual core inflation in the second half of the month was "good news," said central bank board member Jonathan Heath on social media network X. Headline inflation edged downward to 4.64% in the month, in line with market expectations and its lowest since March 2021. That was driven by softer core price pressures, Capital's Tuvey said, but with inflation in the services sector still proving stubborn, the central bank is still unlikely to kick off an interest-rate easing cycle soon. The closely watched core price index rose 0.27% during the month (MXCPIX=ECI).

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Jason Tuvey, Jonathan Heath, Capital's Tuvey, Andres Abadia, Natalia Siniawski, Kylie Madry, Frances Kerry, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Capital, Reuters, of, Macroeconomics, America, Thomson Locations: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, of Mexico

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

☆ Spain men's team condemn Rubiales two weeks after Hermoso kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"We want to reject what we consider to be unacceptable behaviour from Mr Rubiales, who has not lived up to the institution he represents," captain Alvaro Morata said as he read out a statement on behalf of the team. "Spanish football should be a motor of respect, inspiration, inclusion and diversity and should set an example with its conduct both on and off the pitch." Spain's Sport Administrative Tribunal (TAD) on Friday opened a case against Rubiales for "serious misconduct." Rubiales' behaviour has sparked outrage in Spain and abroad. World soccer governing body FIFA has already suspended Rubiales from all football-related activities for three months while it conducts an investigation.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Mr Rubiales, Alvaro Morata, Morata, TAD, Rubiales, Letizia, Pietro Lombardi Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, FIFA, Thomson Locations: Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout, Rights MADRID, Spanish

CNN —A Mexican citizen was shot and wounded in the leg “while in Mexican territory” Saturday by a Texas National Guard member who was in the El Paso area, a news release from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said. The National Guard member who discharged a weapon during a “border-related incident” was assigned to Gov. It’s the second incident involving a Texas National Guard member assigned to Operation Lone Star firing their weapon and injuring someone. In January, a guard member shot a migrant during a struggle. The Texas Rangers, a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, is investigating Saturday’s shooting, said Ericka Miller, a spokesperson for the department.

Persons: ”, Greg Abbott’s, César Omar Muñoz Morales, “, It’s, Ericka Miller Organizations: CNN, Texas National Guard, Mexico’s Foreign, National Guard, Gov, Lone Star, Texas Military Department, Ciudad, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, Operation Lone Star, The Texas Rangers, Texas Department of Public, Ministry Locations: El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso ., Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Texas

☆ Luis Rubiales: Regional Spanish FA bosses call on president to resign over kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MADRID, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Spanish regional soccer chiefs demanded federation boss Luis Rubiales resign for grabbing and kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, as the country's caretaker government promised on Tuesday to ensure women play a bigger role in running sports. Many of the federation representatives had initially applauded Rubiales when he announced on Friday he would not quit. "Following recent events and the unacceptable behaviour that has seriously damaged Spanish football's image, the (regional) presidents demand that Luis Rubiales immediately resign," they said in a statement. Gender issues were a prominent political issue in Spain before Rubiales' kiss. Hermoso, her teammates and the Spanish government say the kiss was unwanted and demeaning.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Guadalupe Martin, Rubiales, Martin, Miquel Iceta, Isabel Infantes, Iceta, Amparo Macias, Yolanda Diaz, Inti Landauro, Mariano Valladolid, Belén Carreño, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Ed Osmond, Conor Humphries Organizations: Prosecutors, federation's, Sports, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Ciudad Del Futbol, Ciudad Del Futbol REUTERS, Socialist, FIFA, Labour, women's, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spanish, Sydney, Madrid, Ciudad Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Motril

☆ Rubiales' mother goes on hunger strike in Spain over 'hunt' on son - report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Angeles Bejar said her strike would last "until a solution is found to the inhumane and bloody hunt they are carrying out against my son with something he does not deserve", according to EFE. According to EFE, Bejar stayed inside the parish church of Divina Pastora in Rubiales' hometown in southern Spain, Motril, with her sister after the parish priest left. She asked Hermoso to tell the truth and "stick to the version she gave at the beginning", EFE added. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has issued a statement for him, saying Rubiales "will defend himself legally in the competent bodies" to prove "his complete innocence". Hermoso said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression".

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, EFE, Angeles Bejar, Rubiales, Bejar, Divina, Hermoso, David Latona, Andrei Khalip Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS, Rights, FIFA, Socialist, Thomson Locations: Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout, Spanish, Sydney, Rubiales

☆ 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 to hold urgent meeting over Rubiales kiss scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Rubiales has steadfastly refused to resign over the incident with player Jenni Hermoso last Sunday in Sydney, saying the kiss was consensual. Players and a string of coaches on the women's squad are demanding he go, and the government also wants him out. The Royal Football Federation (RFEF) has called regional federations to an "extraordinary and urgent" meeting on Monday "to evaluate the situation in which the federation finds itself" following Rubiales' suspension, an RFEF spokesperson said on Sunday. All 23 of Spain's cup-winning squad including Hermoso, as well as dozens of other squad members, said on Friday they would not play internationals while Rubiales remained head of the federation. However, he said on Saturday that the scandal would not damage Spain's bid to stage the 2030 World Cup along with Portugal and Morocco.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Jennifer Hermoso, Jenni, Victor Francos, Graham Keeley, Frances Kerry Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS, Rights, FIFA, Royal Football Federation, Sunday, Atletico Madrid, Milan, Logrono, Sports Council, Thomson Locations: Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout, Sydney, Madrid, Santander, Spanish, Portugal, Morocco

☆ 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

☆ 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

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