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
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has invited soccer player Jenni Hermoso to formalize her complaint against the RFEF president over the non-consensual kiss at the World Cup final. Meanwhile, the mother of the embattled official has started a hunger strike inside a church against ‘the bloody and inhumane hounding’ of her son
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
Carmona scored in Spain’s title-winning 1-0 victory over England on Sunday in Australia unaware her father had died ahead of the game
The Real Betis forward has said he will not be available for selection while the RFEF chief remains in his position in solidarity with Jenni Hermoso
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’
The governing body’s disciplinary committee will weigh if Luis Rubiales violated its code relating to ‘the basic rules of decent conduct’ and ‘behaving in a way that brings the sport of football and/or FIFA into disrepute’
Jenni Hermoso, a 33-year-old forward and key player for Spain, said in a statement that the FUTPRO players’ union and her agent would defend her interests and speak on her behalf
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
‘What we saw is unacceptable,’ Pedro Sánchez said. ‘And the apologies offered by Mr. Rubiales are not sufficient, I would call them inappropriate’
Luis Rubiales — the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation — forcibly kissed top-scorer Jenni Hermoso, after her team defeated England 1-0. He then followed her into the locker room and joked about marrying her. These occurrences eclipsed a historic moment in women’s soccer
The kiss was shocking given the sport’s long-standing allegations of sexual misconduct by male soccer presidents and coaches against female players on national teams
The keeper, who made her international debut in the last 16, and the teenage forward, a former sprinter, have been key elements in Spain’s road to glory in Australia
Spanish prosecutors are investigating the origin of payments the club made to a company owned by José María Enríquez Negreira, who was vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees until 2018