SPAIN WOMEN NEWS

Women's World Cup finalists Spain and England drawn in same Nations League group

Spain and England have been drawn together in a group for the 2025 Women's Nations League that will repeat their 2023 Women’s World Cup final

NOVEMBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

Delanie Sheehan and Esther Gonzalez help Gotham snap the Reign's 7-game unbeaten run

Delanie Sheehan and Esther Gonzalez scored as Gotham snapped Seattle Reign’s seven-game unbeaten streak at Lumen Field in Seattle on Monday in the National Women’s Soccer League

SEPTEMBER 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brazil great Marta loses appeal against two-game ban, will miss semifinal vs. Spain

Marta will be eligible to play in the gold-medal game or for the bronze medal, on Friday in Lyon.

AUGUST 6

Emma Hayes' consistency carries U.S. women to Olympic soccer semifinals

New U.S. women's soccer coach Emma Hayes has been amazingly consistent with one thing during the Paris Olympics: her lineup.

AUGUST 5

Brazil appeals Marta's suspension for Paris Olympics semifinals

Brazil has appealed FIFA's decision to suspend Marta for two matches after her red card in the group stage of the Paris Olympics.

AUGUST 5

Luis Rubiales tells Spanish court he will cooperate with corruption probe

Luis Rubiales says he will return to Spain to face a judicial probe into the business deal to hold the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

MARCH 21

Spain fines its soccer federation for lack of harassment protocol at Women's World Cup

The Spanish soccer federation and Barcelona soccer club have been fined an undisclosed sum by Spain’s labor ministry.

MARCH 6

World Cup champion Spain beats France 2-0 to win inaugural Women's Nations League final

Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati and Mariona Caldentey scored a goal each for Spain in front of a record crowd at La Cartuja Stadium in sou...

FEBRUARY 28

World Cup champion Spain beats France 2-0 to win inaugural edition of Women's Nations League final

Aitana Bonmati scored to help Spain beat France 2-0 in the Women’s Nations League final

FEBRUARY 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

Luis Rubiales facing trial for unwanted kiss at Women's World Cup

Former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales will face trial for kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the World Cup.

JANUARY 25

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

Aitana Bonmatí wins FIFA's best women's player award after leading Spain to World Cup glory

Aitana Bonmatí wins FIFA’s best women’s player award after leading Spain to World Cup glory

JANUARY 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

Spanish soccer star Alexia Putellas will undergo knee surgery on Wednesday

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas will undergo knee surgery on Wednesday

DECEMBER 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spain, Barcelona star Alexia Putellas to undergo knee surgery Wednesday

Putellas, a two-time Ballon d'Or-winner and a World Cup-winner with Spain in 2023, missed Euro 2022 and was limited during the 2022-23 Liga...

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Women's World Cup winner Spain finally rises to the top of FIFA rankings ahead of United States

Women’s World Cup winner Spain has risen atop the FIFA rankings after advancing to the final four of the UEFA Nations League.

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Women's World Cup winner Spain finally rises to the top of FIFA rankings ahead of United States

Women’s World Cup winner Spain has risen atop the FIFA rankings after advancing to the final four of the UEFA Nations League

DECEMBER 15, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

USWNT coach Emma Hayes among finalists for Best FIFA Women's Coach award

FIFA announced its finalists for Best FIFA Women’s Coach and Best FIFA Men’s Coach for 2023 on Wednesday.

DECEMBER 13, 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

Inka Grings out as Switzerland coach after big losses to Women's World Cup champion Spain

Inka Grings has lost her job as Switzerland coach following three recent losses to Women’s World Cup champion Spain by a combined score of 17-2

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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