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, 2024
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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, 2024
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 finalFEBRUARY 28, 2024 • 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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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 gloryJANUARY 15, 2024 • 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, 2024
Spanish soccer star Alexia Putellas will undergo knee surgery on Wednesday
Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas will undergo knee surgery on WednesdayDECEMBER 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 LeagueDECEMBER 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 17-2NOVEMBER 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
Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí says it's time to 'focus on soccer'
It has been a whirlwind year for newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí with memorable victories on and off the field.NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Spain defender Irene Paredes misses out on milestone 100th cap due to computer error
Spain coach Montse Tomé said after the team's 7-1 rout of Switzerland in the Women's Nations League that a computer error kept Paredes from...NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Aitana Bonmatí wins Ballon d'Or Féminin after leading Spain to World Cup title
Bonmatí was recognized as the best women's soccer player in the world at the annual Ballon d'Or awards ceremony Monday.OCTOBER 30, 2023
FIFA bans Spain's Luis Rubiales 3 years for misconduct at Women's World Cup final
FIFA banned former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years after he forcibly kissed a player on the...OCTOBER 30, 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
Morocco hires former Spain coach Jorge Vilda to lead women's team
Former Spain coach Jorge Vilda will take over as coach of Morocco's women's national team, the Moroccan football federation said Thursday.OCTOBER 12, 2023
