{"id":2007240,"date":"2023-08-21T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T21:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-world-cup-star-finds-out-her-father-has-died-just-after-winning-against-england\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T17:05:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T21:05:34","slug":"spanish-world-cup-star-finds-out-her-father-has-died-just-after-winning-against-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-world-cup-star-finds-out-her-father-has-died-just-after-winning-against-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish World Cup star receives devastating news of father&#8217;s passing after victory over England."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspanish-world-cup-star-finds-out-her-father-has-died-just-after-winning-against-england%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007240&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Incredible \u2062Highs and Heartbreaking Lows: Spanish World Cup \u2062Star&#8217;s Tragic Victory<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2062 what\u2062 can only be described as the highest of highs and the lowest of lows,\u2064 Spain\u2019s Olga Carmona \u200bscored the winning (and only) goal \u200dof the\u200d Women\u2019s World Cup finals \u2014 only to learn of a shocking family tragedy immediately\u200c thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Spain captured its first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/really-big-mouths-rival-player-says-celebrated-us-women-eliminated-world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s\u2062 World Cup<\/a> title, \u200cbeating the Lionesses of England 1-0\u2063 off of a Carmona goal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Olga Carmona with THE GOAL to crown Spain as the 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Champions!\u200c   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uwr4FaetW4\">pic.twitter.com\/Uwr4FaetW4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSoccer\/status\/1693314453339512902?\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, Carmona learned that her father passed \u2064away.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Spanish Football Federation \u2062(Real Federaci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de F\u00fatbol, or RFEF)\u200d put\u200c out a post\u200c on X, the \u2063platform formerly known as Twitter, to\u200b confirm the tragic \u200cnews.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">  P\u00c9SAME \u200c| La <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rfef?\">@RFEF<\/a> lamenta profundamente comunicar el fallecimiento del\u2064 padre de\u2063 Olga \u2064Carmona. La futbolista ha\u200c conocido la triste noticia una vez concluida la final de\u200b la\u2064 Copa del Mundo.<\/p>\n<p>Mandamos nuestro abrazo m\u00e1s sincero a\u200b Olga y a su familia en \u200dun momento de profundo\u2026\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BSe2XmUrVF\">pic.twitter.com\/BSe2XmUrVF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RFEF \u2063(@rfef) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rfef\/status\/1693350809424031985?\">August 20,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Google translation of the X post reads: \u201cCONDOLENCES | The @RFEF deeply\u200c regrets to report the \u2063death of Olga Carmona\u2019s father. The soccer player learned the sad news after the World Cup final. \u200cWe send our most sincere hugs to Olga and \u2062her family \u2064in a \u2064moment of\u200c deep pain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love\u200b you,\u200d Olga, you are the history of \u200dSpanish football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carmona,\u2063 23, took to\u200b social media to also confirm the news:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Y sin saberlo ten\u00eda mi\u200c Estrella antes\u2062 de que empezase el partido. S\u00e9 que me has dado la fuerza para \u2063conseguir algo \u00fanico. S\u00e9 \u2062que me has \u200destado viendo esta\u200c noche y\u200d que est\u00e1s orgulloso de m\u00ed. Descansa\u2062 en paz, pap\u00e1  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uby0mteZQ3\">pic.twitter.com\/Uby0mteZQ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olga Carmona (@7olgacarmona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7olgacarmona\/status\/1693396084201337008?\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Google translation for that post reads: \u201cAnd without knowing it, I had my\u200c Star before the game started. I know\u200d that you have given me the strength to achieve something unique. I know that you have been watching me tonight and that \u2062you are\u200d proud of \u200bme. Rest\u200d in peace dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(The\u200c \u201cStar\u201d Carmona is referring to is both metaphorical\u2064 and a reference to the patches\u2062 put on national team jerseys upon \u200bwinning \u2064a World\u200b Cup.)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear\u2064 why Carmona\u2019s father passed, or when. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/08\/21\/1195004078\/olga-carmona-father-died-spain-women-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>, the family did appear to know about the news before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-soccer-star-blasts-uswnt-world-cup-disaster-dont-kill-messenger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Cup<\/a> final, but\u200d opted to \u2063keep the news from Carmona for fear of affecting her performance.<\/p>\n<p>For Spain, the sheer joy of\u2063 its first Women\u2019s World Cup title has been somewhat marred by both Carmona\u2019s \u2062father\u2019s passing and \u200ca completely separate controversy\u2062 involving RFEF president Luis Rubiales.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/8\/21\/spanish-football-chief-criticised-over-kissing-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Jazeera<\/a>, Rubiales has found himself at the center of controversy as the \u200cSpanish women\u2019s team began celebrating.<\/p>\n<p>While offering pecks on the cheeks of the various soccer\u2064 players, Rubiales kissed one \u2062of the women, Jenni Hermoso, on the lips. The move triggered widespread\u2062 condemnation and backlash from\u200d both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/seven-months-lockdown-meant-break-virus-spain-throws-largest-city-back-quarantine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spain<\/a> and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera reports that Rubiales was also seen in social media photos\u200b kissing Carmona on \u2064the cheek.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/spanish-world-cup-star-finds-father-died-just-winning-england\/\">Spanish World\u2062 Cup Star Finds Out Her Father Has Died Just After Winning Against England<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u2064 Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain&#8217;s Olga Carmona experienced extreme emotions at the Women&#8217;s World Cup finals. She scored the sole winning goal, but her joy was short-lived as she received devastating news about a family tragedy. Despite this, Spain emerged victorious, securing their first-ever Women&#8217;s World Cup title by defeating the Lionesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2007241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}