As an under-fire soccer chief stands firm, women's soccer in Spain may be preparing for new beginnings
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 from the sky, extraordinary talent overshadowing everything else. But that is not the world in which we live.
2023-09-03 20:30
Luis Rubiales: Hermoso kiss 'shows why women don't report abuse'
The row over Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso has struck a chord with women around the world.
2023-08-29 15:49
Jenni Hermoso: Players and fans support Spain World Cup star in kiss row
The furore over the Spanish football chief's kiss on the lips generates protests at matches.
2023-08-28 08:26
A country where kissing is a custom reels from a major exception
In Spain kissing is a widely-accepted custom. Friends and family do it, whether woman to woman, woman to man, or man to man. It can be lips to cheek or a little kissing sound. There are numerous variants, and even strangers greet each other this way.
2023-08-28 01:54
How a kiss sparked a scandal in Spanish soccer
A week after clinching Spain's first Women's World Cup, the country's soccer federation is at war with the very players who brought home the trophy.
2023-08-28 00:55
Spanish soccer federation to hold urgent meeting over kiss scandal
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's soccer federation will hold an urgent meeting on Monday as its president, Luis Rubiales, faces a FIFA
2023-08-27 22:56
Soccer's ruling body FIFA suspends Spanish soccer chief over kiss
MADRID Soccer's ruling world body FIFA said on Saturday it had suspended Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales from
2023-08-26 21:28
'I will not resign!' says defiant Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales following week of fierce criticism for unwanted kiss on Spain star
Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales has defiantly refused to resign from his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president after a week of fierce criticism, after video showed him placing an unwanted kiss on a star player of Spain's winning World Cup team.
2023-08-25 18:52
Spanish women footballers' union blasts 'machismo and sexism,' demands action after World Cup kiss controversy
The union representing Spain's women soccer players has called for the country's football federation chief to be punished for kissing star player Jennifer Hermoso on the lips following the team's World Cup victory, as it vowed to fight back against "machismo and sexism."
2023-08-24 15:58
Spain's prime minister says football federation president's apologies for kissing Jennifer Hermoso are 'not enough'
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the apologies offered by Luis Rubiales, President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), for giving Spain midfielder Jennifer Hermoso an unwanted kiss on the lips are "not enough."
2023-08-22 21:47
China's Xi gets nostalgic with 'old friend' Kissinger
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping told Henry Kissinger that "old friends" like him will never be forgotten, striking an
2023-07-20 16:46
Kissinger meets Xi a day after US climate envoy Kerry wrapped up China trip
Henry Kissinger, the 100-year-old former US Secretary of State who is in Beijing this week for a surprise visit, met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday -- a day after US climate envoy John Kerry wrapped up his trip to restart climate talks with China.
2023-07-20 14:16