Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spain’s soccer federation, was convicted on Thursday of sexual assault for forcibly kissing a member of the women’s national team on the lips after the team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Mr. Rubiales’s kiss of the player, Jennifer Hermoso, set off a national scandal, deepened debates about longstanding…
Luis Rubiales, who resigned as Spain’s top soccer official after he forcibly kissed a player, testified at his sexual assault trial on Tuesday that he did so as a sign of affection in “a situation of extraordinary joy.” Mr. Rubiales has also been charged with coercion in connection with the episode, in which he pressed…
Neither the men’s or women’s representative Hong Kong teams have ever qualified for a FIFA World Cup. (FIFA imagery) Media rights tenders covering the next two FIFA World Cup national team soccer tournaments – one men’s and one women’s edition – have now gone live in Hong Kong. The two invitations to tender were officially…
GENEVA (AP) — Netflix has secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 as the streaming giant continues its push into live sports. What You Need To Know The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament World Cups…
Llorente is part of an Atlético side keeping up with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the La Liga title … [+] hunt. Getty Images Marcos Llorente is known for his physique and athleticism. Even in a sport where being fit and determined is a minimum, the Spaniard hurtling up and down Atlético Madrid’s flank—a habit…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence that high dementia risk among former professional soccer players is associated with potentially modifiable general health and lifestyle dementia risk factors, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Emma R. Russell, Ph.D., from the University of Glasgow in the…
The last 20 editions of the UEFA Champions League have been won by a club from England, Italy, Spain or Germany. So it’s no surprise to see that UEFA’s country coeffiecients currently have the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and the Bundesliga significantly ahead of every other league in Europe. But just as no…