Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí win Ballon d’Or award as Real Madrid snubs ceremony
Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí have won the men's and women's Ballon d'Or awards for the world’s best soccer players.OCTOBER 29
Spain women celebrate another soccer title. This time without the distractions
Spain followed up its Women’s World Cup title in August with victory in the inaugural Women’s Nations League on Wednesday.FEBRUARY 29
Spain beats Netherlands 3-0 to earn Olympics spot and advance to Nations League final vs. France
Jenni Hermoso and Aitana Bonmatí helped Spain beat Netherlands 3-0 in the Women's Nations League semifinals on Friday, a victory that secure...FEBRUARY 23
Luis Rubiales loses appeal against three-year FIFA ban after World Cup scandal
Luis Rubiales has lost his appeal against a three-year ban by FIFA for forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup final.JANUARY 26
Aitana Bonmatí hails 'powerful generation of women' as she accepts Best FIFA Women's Player award
World Cup champion Aitana Bonmatí won FIFA's award for best female soccer player on Monday, and she devoted her acceptance speech to her pee...JANUARY 16
Jenni Hermoso says former Spain coach Jorge Vilda made players feel uncomfortable
In a clip released Friday from her interview for the "Planeta Calleja" show on Spanish TV channel Cuatro, Jenni Hermoso said there was uneas...JANUARY 12
Messi, Mbappé, Haaland; Bonmatí, Hermoso, Caicedo finalists for FIFA best player
The nominees for FIFA's best men's player are the same players that were nominated for the Ballon d'Or while two women's World Cup winners a...DECEMBER 14, 2023
Luis Rubiales ruled unfit to hold job in Spanish soccer for three years
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation, has been ruled unfit to work in soccer in Spain for three years.NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Jenni Hermoso says she 'received threats' after unwanted kiss from Spanish FA president
Hermoso did not elaborate on the threats, saying only she had to go through "difficult weeks" after seeing herself in the epicenter of one o...NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Jenni Hermoso scores winner for Spain in first game since World Cup final
Jenni Hermoso came off the bench to score a late winner for Spain in her first international game since the World Cup final.OCTOBER 27, 2023
Spain's women's players want to focus on soccer again as Jenni Hermoso rejoins national team
Spain’s women’s players hope to start talking more about soccer than the off-the-field problems that marred their Women’s World Cup title ce...OCTOBER 24, 2023
Jenni Hermoso returns to Spain’s squad after World Cup kiss controversy
Jenni Hermoso, who drawn into controversy by Luis Rubiales' kiss at the World Cup awards ceremony, is back with Spain's national team.OCTOBER 18, 2023
Luis Rubiales was suspended by FIFA to prevent witness tampering in kiss case
FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales when its disciplinary committee suspended the now-ousted Spanish soccer pre...OCTOBER 3, 2023
Former Spain women's 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 Luis Rubiales.SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Spain’s World Cup winners return to action after scandal with win vs. Sweden
Spain’s World Cup winners returned to action after the Luis Rubiales sexism scandal with a 3-2 victory over Sweden on Friday.SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Spain players arrive at training camp despite objecting to call-up
Some of Spain’s World Cup-winning players have started reporting to training camp despite not wanting to be called up for the national team.SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Spain women's coach calls up World Cup-winning players, not Jenni Hermoso
The new coach of Spain’s women’s national team included 15 of the World Cup-winning players in her squad.SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales resigns after kiss scandal
Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned from his post, he announced Sunday.SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Jenni Hermoso returns to Mexican club team; Sue Bird, Pau Gasol show support
Jenni Hermoso returned to Mexico on Thursday to resume playing with her club team Pachuca, which pledged to help her find "normality."SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault, coercion for World Cup kiss
Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent.SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Spain's women's players maintaining strike after salary talks break down
The players for Spain’s women’s league maintain they’ll go on strike rather than start the new season due to salary negotiations.SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Spain's Jenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss
Spanish state prosecutors said that, according to a new sexual consent law passed last year, Luis Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sen...SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Spain fires Jorge Vilda: Better late than never
Jorge Vilda's long-overdue firing gives Spain a chance to start fresh with a talented group that just won the World Cup.SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Spain fires coach Jorge Vilda following Women's World Cup win, controversy
The Royal Spanish Football Federation has fired Vilda as the controversy surrounding federation president Luis Rubiales continues.SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Spain’s men’s team condemn Rubiales’ ‘unacceptable behavior’ toward Hermoso
Spain’s men’s national team condemned the "unacceptable behavior" of Luis Rubiales in a show of support for Jenni Hermoso.SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
