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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso says former coach Jorge Vilda made players feel uncomfortable

Bernat Armangue

Record scorer Jenni Hermoso, who has led the fight against sexism in Spanish soccer after she was kissed on the lips at the Women's World Cup final by former federation president Luis Rubiales, says the national team's former coach Jorge Vilda also had to go because players felt he routinely invaded their privacy.

Vilda coached Spain to the Women’s World Cup title in August last year after beating England 1-0 in the final, but he was fired just weeks later, amid mounting outrage at Rubiales' kiss of Hermoso without her consent during the awards ceremony.

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