{"id":2022082,"date":"2023-09-05T11:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spains-world-cup-coach-fired-amid-kiss-furor\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:56:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:56:28","slug":"spains-world-cup-coach-fired-amid-kiss-furor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spains-world-cup-coach-fired-amid-kiss-furor\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain&#8217;s World Cup coach sacked over controversial kiss incident."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fspains-world-cup-coach-fired-amid-kiss-furor%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=2022082&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--><div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Fallout grows after Spanish soccer president allegedly kissed female player \u2064without consent<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Jorge Vilda (Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Spain<\/span>&#8216;s football federation (RFEF) has sacked Jorge\u2062 Vilda, the coach of its<span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\"> \u2063World <\/span><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Cup<\/span>-winning women&#8217;s team, 10 days after FIFA suspended the federation&#8217;s president for kissing national team \u2062player Jenni Hermoso\u2064 on the mouth.<\/p>\n<p>A\u200d new board formed\u2064 after the suspension of RFEF president \u200cLuis Rubiales by soccer&#8217;s<span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\"> world <\/span>governing body\u2063 FIFA over the allegedly non-consensual kiss during the<span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\"> \u200c World <\/span><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Cup <\/span>victory celebration two weeks ago has terminated Vilda&#8217;s contract.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement that did\u2063 not mention \u200bHermoso, Rubiales, or the scandal, the RFEF thanked 42-year-old Vilda for his &#8220;extraordinary sporting legacy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The coach has been \u200dkey to the \u200dremarkable growth of women&#8217;s football and leaves<span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\"> Spain <\/span>as<span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\"> world <\/span>champions \u200cand \u2062second \u200cin the FIFA rankings,&#8221; the RFEF statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The furor \u2064involving Rubiales has\u2062 quickly spiraled into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soccer-player-suspended-for-allegedly-offensive-racial-remark-sparking-international-debate-about-language-and-context\/\" title=\"Soccer Player Suspended For Allegedly Offensive Racial Remark, Sparking International Debate About Language And Context\">national debate<\/a> over\u200d women&#8217;s \u2064rights \u2062and sexist behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Considered a close ally of Rubiales,\u2064 Vilda had been under fire \u2063since\u2062 last year after 15 players\u2062 staged a mutiny calling for his resignation because of inadequate coaching\u2062 methods \u200band calling for conditions to match those of the men&#8217;s squad.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-players-are-brushing-off-leagues-request-to-promote-covid-19-vaccine-report\/\" title=\"NBA Players Are Brushing Off League\u2019s Request To Promote COVID-19 Vaccine: Report\">players involved<\/a> were cut from the squad even as some demands were met.<\/p>\n<p>Danae Boronat, a sports presenter who interviewed<span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\"> Spain<\/span>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spains-world-cup-coach-fired-amid-kiss-furor\/\" title=\"Spain's World Cup coach sacked over controversial kiss incident.\">leading female\u200d players<\/a> \u200bfor her book <em>Don\u2019t Call Them Girls, Call\u2063 Them Footballers<\/em>, said players accused Vilda of micromanaging, such as instructing\u2064 senior players\u2063 what to say in interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Vilda and Luis de La Fuente, the men&#8217;s national team manager, applauded Rubiales when he refused to resign on Aug. 25 but later\u200d issued \u200dstatements condemning \u200chis behavior.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Fernando Kallas; additional \u2063reporting \u200bby Inti Landauro; writing by \u2064Charlie Devereux; editing by Christian Radnedge and Ken Ferris)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span><br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/spain\/\" title=\"View all posts in Spain\">Spain<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA suspended the president of Spain&#8217;s football federation for allegedly kissing player Jenni Hermoso without consent. As a result, the coach of the women&#8217;s World Cup-winning team, Jorge Vilda, has been sacked by the RFEF. 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