Jorge Vilda’s sacking the first sign changes are happening in Spanish soccer

Jorge Vilda’s sacking the first sign changes are happening in Spanish soccer

Montse Tome has been appointed as the first woman to coach the team,but is this tangible change or just papering over the cracks for the world champions?

  • byEmma Kemp

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Spanish coach sacked weeks after World Cup win,infamous president’s kiss

Spanish coach sacked weeks after World Cup win,infamous president’s kiss

No immediate explanation was offered for the dismissal,but Jorge Vilda had been at the centre of a player’s revolt dating back to long before the World Cup.

  • byTales Azzoni
‘He wasn’t raping her’:Woody Allen defends Spanish football boss over World Cup kiss

‘He wasn’t raping her’:Woody Allen defends Spanish football boss over World Cup kiss

The veteran director told a Spanish newspaper that it was “only a kiss and it was a friend. What’s wrong with that?”

  • byGarry Maddox
Luis Rubiales breaks his silence as Spain’s government begins move to oust the football chief

Luis Rubiales breaks his silence as Spain’s government begins move to oust the football chief

Luis Rubiales insists he was the victim of a smear campaign.

  • byCiaran Giles andJoseph Wilson
Why there’s a fine line between good men and bad Dogs

Why there’s a fine line between good men and bad Dogs

In most industries,an employee being punished physically by fellow employees on the command of the employer would be outrageous. Is it different in professional sport?

  • byPeter FitzSimons
‘Women aren’t copping that crap any more’:My open letter to Luis Rubiales’ mum

‘Women aren’t copping that crap any more’:My open letter to Luis Rubiales’ mum

Dear Angeles Bejar,it’s often difficult for mothers to recognise their child could be capable of poor behaviour.

  • byJulia Baird
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Nuance lost in the noise that’s enveloped Rubiales kissing furore
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Nuance lost in the noise that’s enveloped Rubiales kissing furore

The kissing thing;it’s over. Gianni Infantino,if you’re listening:no more kissing at FIFA events.

  • byDarren Kane
Spanish soccer leaders call for chief’s resignation as his mother starts hunger strike
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Spanish soccer leaders call for chief’s resignation as his mother starts hunger strike

The sport’s regional heads in Spain have joined the chorus of criticism directed at Luis Rubiales for kissing a player at the Women’s World Cup.

  • byGraham Dunbar
How an unwanted kiss in Sydney sparked a revolution in Spanish football

How an unwanted kiss in Sydney sparked a revolution in Spanish football

It started with a kiss. How could it end up like this? Everything you need to know about why 81 players and most of the coaching staff of Spain’s World Cup-winning team are on strike.

  • byVince Rugari
As a woman in a man’s field,I’ve suffered sleazebags like Rubiales. They are all on notice

As a woman in a man’s field,I’ve suffered sleazebags like Rubiales. They are all on notice

While the kiss exposed an ugly side to the beautiful game,there have been so many more positives to come from this World Cup. No man can take that away.

  • byRoz Kelly
FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss

FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final.