UEFA has already sold 2.3 million tickets for a championship where people don’t have to trek across Europe, as in 2021, or put up with phony fans, as at the Qatar World Cup
Pedro Rocha, interim president of the Spanish soccer federation, dismisses the manager of the recently crowned world champions, the first victim of the tsunami unleashed after Luis Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss to Jennifer Hermoso
There is growing concern about the damage to the country’s soccer brand as the case continues to draw global attention. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with affected player Jenni Hermoso
World soccer’s top governing body bars the president of the Spanish federation “from all soccer-related activities at national and international level” following the controversy over the non-consensual kiss with Jennifer Hermoso and prohibits him from any contact with her to prevent him from pressuring her
The president of the Spanish Football Federation presented himself as the victim of a witch hunt by ‘false feminists’ and claims World Cup final kiss with Spain midfielder was ‘consensual’
A sports disciplinary council will hear a complaint about obscene gestures and a non-consensual kiss by the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation during the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup
FIFA has rejected reduced bids from the public broadcasters of Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, which are now pursuing a deal through the European Broadcasting Union
A 2021 attempt to question the authority of UEFA to organize tournaments including the Champions League was met with widespread rejection, but ESL backers have not given up
The Spanish government has confirmed it will support the inclusion of the war-torn country into an Iberian project to host the tournament, with the blessing of UEFA
Damning reports about immigrant worker deaths, the country’s human rights record and same-sex union laws and questions about the bidding process have made this year’s soccer competition the most controversial in history
The last-minute decision by the Health Ministry will see the army administer Pfizer doses to the squad and their support staff after players Diego Llorente and Sergio Busquets tested positive for coronavirus
All six of the English teams that had signed up to the controversial breakaway competition have also announced that they will no longer be participating
Twelve major soccer clubs, including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético, have announced the creation of a new competition, putting UEFA and the Champions League in a tight spot