Soccer - Page 151

August 29, 2023

Virginia father arrested after allegedly beating son's youth soccer coach with metal bottle

A Virginia father was charged with malicious wounding after allegedly beating his son’s youth soccer coach with a metal bottle during a game over the weekend.

August 28, 2023

Spain's Luis Rubiales faces federal inquiry over Women's World Cup kiss

Spanish officials launched an inquiry into soccer federation president Luis Rubiales and his kiss of Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup.

August 28, 2023

Mother of embattled Spanish soccer federation president launches hunger strike over kiss drama

The mother of Luis Rubiales – the embattled Spanish federation football president – went on a hunger strike over the criticism around her son following the Women's World Cup kiss.

August 28, 2023

Spain's Jorge Vilda rips Luis Rubiales in latest twist to kiss drama

Spain's women's soccer coach Jorge Vilda broke from federation president Luis Rubiales on Saturday and said he tarnished the Women's World Cup victory.

August 26, 2023

FIFA suspends Spanish soccer federation president after World Cup kissing scandal

FIFA has suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the World Cup.

August 25, 2023

Spain's World Cup team backs Jenni Hermoso, plans to boycott future matches until Luis Rubiales resigns

Soccer player Jenni Hermoso and the Spanish Women's World Cup team plan to boycott the national team long as Luis Rubiales remains the president of Spanish football federation.

August 25, 2023

US soccer star Alex Morgan 'disgusted by the public actions' of Spain's FA president, supports Jenni Hermoso

U.S. women's soccer star Alex Morgan expressed her support for Jenni Hermoso as she deals with the aftermath of an unwanted kiss from her soccer federation's president.

August 25, 2023

Spain's Jenni Hermoso says she 'felt vulnerable' when Luis Rubiales performed 'non-consensual' kiss

Spanish national team players are refusing to play until specific soccer federation officials are removed. The choice comes after Jenni Hermoso was kissed during a medal ceremony.

August 25, 2023

Megan Rapinoe: USWNT loves America but 'not in a bald-eagle-on-your-shoulder kind of way'

U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe insisted in a recent interview that she and her teammates love America, but in a "James Baldwin kind of way."

August 25, 2023

Spanish FA president refuses to resign after kissing controversy, calls out 'false feminism'

The president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, refused to resign Friday for kissing national team forward Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony.