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It’s quite scary – Women in Football chief concerned about discrimination report

Nearly nine in 10 women who responded to WIF’s latest annual survey said they have experienced gender-based discrimination at work.

The Independent UK

Spanish Football Chief Faces Lengthy Prison Term Over 'Kissgate' Scandal

Former Spanish Football Association chief Luis Rubiales faces legal trouble for alleged sexual assault, cover-up, and corruption, triggering investigations and arrests.

International Business Times UK

Luis Rubiales faces possible 30-month jail sentence for Jenni Hermoso kiss

Spanish prosecutors have issued two charges against Luis Rubiales for kissing Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final

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Former RFEF Chief Faces 2-1/2 Year Prison Sentence For Assault

Prosecutor seeks prison term for Luis Rubiales over unsolicited kiss on player. Rubiales faces sexual assault and coercion charges. Other officials also ac...

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

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has led the fight against sexism in Spanish soccer after finding herself in the global spotlight when she was kissed on the lips by former federation president Luis Rubiales without her consent after the Women's World Cup final

The Independent UK

Guardian Footballer of the Year Jenni Hermoso: glory, adversity and a cause that still burns

In the moment of her greatest triumph, Spain’s World Cup winner became the focal point of the battle against sexism and misogyny in football

The Guardian - UK

23 for ‘23: Spain Women’s Soccer Ushers in a New Reign

The team won the tournament for the first time—and then its historic moment turned into a movement.

Sports Illustrated

Spanish soccer official who kissed player gets three-year ban

Luis Rubiales is now barred from working in soccer until after the men’s 2026 World Cup. His ban will expire before the next women’s tournament in 2027.

Chicago Sun-Times

FIFA bans former Spanish football chief for three years over forced kiss

The Spanish soccer official who provoked a players’ rebellion and reckoning on gender when he kissed an unwilling star player on the lips at the Women's World Cup final trophy ceremony was banned for three years on Monday by the sport's global governing body.

France 24

PSG’s Tabitha Chawinga: ‘My parents did not support the idea of me playing football’

Striker discusses growing up in Malawi, missing out on the World Cup and her chances of being named CAF Women’s Player of the Year

The Guardian - UK

Alexia Putellas among Spain players called as witnesses in Luis Rubiales investigation

Putellas was one of three players to appear before the judge

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Spain's women's team players Putellas, Rodríguez and Paredes appear before a judge in Rubiales probe

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and two of her teammates on Spain’s women’s national team have appeared before a judge as witnesses in the investigation of former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for kissing a player on the lips

The Guardian - UK

Jorge Vilda under investigation as criminal court looks into Rubiales kiss

The former Spain manager has been summoned as the country’s highest criminal court continues to look into Luis Rubiales’s unsolicited kiss

The Independent UK

Former Spain women's national team coach Jorge Vilda added to probe into Rubiales' kissing a player

Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda has been summoned to appear before a judge in the probe involving former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for his kissing a player on the lips after the team won the Women’s World Cup title last month

The Guardian - UK

Spain deliver determined message and performance to match against Sweden

Spain returned to the pitch for the first time since their Women’s World Cup win and delivered a remarkable performance in the 3-2 win over Sweden

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The Independent UK

Most of Spain's female players end boycott of national soccer team after government intervenes

Most of Spain’s World Cup-winning players have ended their boycott of the women’s national team after the government intervened to help shape an agreement that was expected to lead to immediate structural changes at the country’s soccer federation

The Independent UK

Hermoso criticizes Spanish soccer federation and accuses it of threatening World Cup-winning players

The player in the middle of the controversy that engulfed Spanish soccer after she was kissed on the lips by an official has accused the country’s soccer federation of trying to intimidate the World Cup-winning players by picking them for the national team even though they asked not to be…

The Independent UK

Jenni Hermoso says Spain call-ups show ‘nothing has changed’ among Spanish FA following World Cup shame

Montse Tome is the new head coach after Jorge Vilda was sacked

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

Spain name majority of World Cup winners in new squad but Jenni Hermoso absent

Hermoso is not in Spain’s squad for their Nations League games against Sweden and Switzerland..

The Independent UK

Jenni Hermoso not included in Spain’s first squad since winning Women’s World Cup

The majority of Spain’s World Cup winning team have been selected – although it remains unclear whether the players have ended their boycott following the resignation of Luis Rubiales

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