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Spain players continue strike after majority of World Cup winning squad called up for Nations League

Spain’s women’s football team players said on Monday their firm opposition to be called for the national team remains in place after most of the players who last month won the Women’s World Cup were selected for upcoming games.

Evening Standard

Confusion in Spain after boycotting players called up by new women’s coach

Montse Tomé named 21 of 39 players who had made themselves unavailable but a social media statement claimed the call-up was invalid

The Guardian - UK

Spain, soccer and an unwanted World Cup kiss: the Luis Rubiales firestorm, explained

Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales appeared in court Friday and denied any wrongdoing. Here's what's happened and what to look for next.

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Spain’s World Cup players to continue boycott despite Luis Rubiales’ resignation

Spain face Nations League matches against Sweden and Switzerland later this month.

The Independent UK

Spain players demand FA overhaul and continue national team boycott in wake of Luis Rubiales crisis

The players insist the Spanish Football Federation’s problems are deep-rooted and that they are not yet ‘in a safe place’ to return to the team

The Independent UK

Luis Rubiales restraining order imposed by Spanish court to prevent contact with Jenni Hermoso

The former Spanish Football Federation chief appeared in court in Madrid on Friday after being accused of sexual assault over World Cup kiss

Evening Standard

Spanish judge orders Luis Rubiales to face questions in court this week over Jenni Hermoso kiss

Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain's football federation (RFEF), has been ordered to give testimony to a Spanish judge investigating his kiss on Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup.

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Luis Rubiales resignation has to be ‘the start of something’, says Georgia Stanway

‘Everybody’s fought and we fought as a women’s football group,’ says Stanway

The Independent UK

Luis Rubiales resignation has to be ‘the start of something’ – Georgia Stanway

Rubiales finally announced he was quitting as president of the RFEF on Sunday night.

The Independent UK

Spanish Soccer President Luis Rubiales Resigns After World Cup Kiss Scandal

The resignation comes after weeks of criticism for his action following Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup.

Sports Illustrated

Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales resigns after criticism over Women’s World Cup kiss

Luis Rubiales has announced his resignation as president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after he was criticised for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final.

Evening Standard

Jenni Hermoso complaint against Luis Rubiales filed with Spain’s high court

Spain’s World Cup-winning midfielder Hermoso submitted a complaint to the national prosecutor’s office on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

FKN GOOD: Jenni Hermoso Files Legal Complaint Against Spanish Soccer Boss Over World Cup Kiss

The Spanish soccer boss could possibly face criminal charges for the kiss.

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Jenni Hermoso files legal complaint over Luis Rubiales kiss

Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips during the trophy presentation following last month’s World Cup final.

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The Times of India

Spain's Jenni Hermoso files criminal complaint over Rubiales' kiss

NEW DELHI: Jenni Hermoso, a player from the Spanish women's soccer team, has taken legal action by filing a criminal complaint against Luis Rubiales, the suspended president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), for his unwanted kiss on her lips during the Women's World Cup final.

Evening Standard

‘Jorge Vilda’s P45 should have been typed up years ago’

The controversial Spain manager has been sacked. But after his track record, why has it taken so long, asks Claire Cohen?

The Independent UK

Sacked Spain manager Jorge Vilda defends clapping Luis Rubiales’ ‘I will not resign’ speech

Vilda’s side beat England to lift the World Cup in Sydney but he was removed from his post two weeks later

The Guardian - UK

Jorge Vilda is gone but this must be the beginning, not the end

The Spanish federation’s praise for the sacked coach was a kick in the teeth for the players who have tried to be heard for a long time

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The Independent UK

Jorge Vilda says Spain sacking ‘unfair’ after World Cup win

Vilda’s side beat England to lift the trophy in Sydney.

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GOOD: Spanish Soccer Coach Jorge Vilda Has Been Sacked & Replaced W/ First-Ever Female Coach

The Spain women's soccer team has appointed its first-ever female head coach after her predecessor Jorge Vilda was sacked the same day.

The Guardian - UK

Few tears for Spain’s Jorge Vilda, the man who thought he was untouchable

The 42-year-old, who was sacked on Tuesday, had not won anything since 2011 and there was a feeling Spain’s World Cup triumph came despite him, not because of him

The Times of India

Spain name Montse Tome as first woman coach of women's national team after kiss scandal

NEW DELHI: Spain's women's team coach, Jorge Vilda, has been relieved of his duties, as announced by the football federation (RFEF) on Tuesday. This decision comes ten days after FIFA suspended the RFEF's president for an incident in which he kissed team player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth during the…

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Spain's women's soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss

Spain's soccer federation named Montse Tomé as head coach of the women's national team, the first woman in the role. She was assistant coach to Jorge Vilda, who was dismissed on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Spain women’s team coach Jorge Vilda fired amid Rubiales kiss fallout

Vilda fired less than three weeks after Spain won the Women’s World Cup and amid scandal involving the federation chief.

Sports Illustrated

Spain Fires Soccer Coach Amid Fallout of World Cup Controversy

Jorge Vilda had led the national team since 2015.

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