by admin | Sep 19, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Players have reported for duty with Spain’s women’s national team with the threat of a fine or a domestic ban looming over them if they don’t. The six Madrid-based players arrived at a hotel in the Spanish capital on Tuesday before departing for...
by admin | Sep 15, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Spain’s World Cup-winning footballers will continue their boycott of the women’s national team despite the resignation of Luis Rubiales and dismissal of Jorge Vilda, according to The Associated Press and EFE. The squad for UEFA Nations League games against...
by admin | Sep 7, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso filed a formal complaint with the attorney general’s office accusing Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault, prosecutors said Wednesday. Rubiales grabbed and kissed her during the World Cup final trophy...
by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Jorge Vilda has been sacked from his role as head coach of the Spanish women’s soccer team amid the ongoing fallout over the unwanted kiss that soccer chief Luis Rubiales gave a player at the Women’s World Cup final. The move comes as part of a major shake-up in...
by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Spain’s men’s national team released a statement on Monday condemning Spanish FA (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales’ “unacceptable behaviour” after the Women’s World Cup. The statement, read out by Atletico Madrid striker Álvaro Morata,...
by admin | Sep 4, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The thrill of making history isn’t supposed to sour. It is the moment, the magnificent, once-in-a-lifetime feat, that should be the cause of time standing still; cameras panning in slow motion to the overachievers lifting the prize won, ticker tape falling like magic...
by admin | Aug 30, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The fallout from Luis Rubiales’ unacceptable actions between Spain winning the Women’s World Cup final on Aug. 20 and today will continue for a long time to come. So too will the accusations and counter-accusations. But the way in which Spain’s World...
by admin | Aug 29, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Leading officials within the Spanish Football Federation asked suspended president Luis Rubiales to resign on Monday because of his behavior at the Women’s World Cup, including kissing a player on the lips after Spain won the championship match. The heads of the...
by admin | Feb 3, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Three former U.S. snowboarders sued their former coach, the national snowboarding federation and the U.S. Olympic Committee on Thursday alleging sexual abuse that was covered up by the two sporting bodies, court documents showed. Rosey Fletcher, Erin O’Malley...
by admin | Jan 31, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
U.S. Soccer has introduced a Safe Soccer program that will require comprehensive vetting of individuals involved in the sport as the federation continues to address its investigation into coach misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Safe Soccer program...
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