BARCELONA (AFP) -- Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales resigned from his post on Sunday, Sept. 10, because of the scandal caused by his kiss on the lips of a Women's World Cup player. Luis Rubiales. (AFP) The already-suspended chief sent his resignation to the federation's interim...
Philippine women’s national football team head coach Mark Torcaso is confident of his capabilities to lead the Filipinas to continued success following the short turnaround from his appointment to the Asian Games. Mark Torcaso (PWNFT) Although the Australian mentor is racing against...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has submitted a provisional 22-member Filipinas lineup for its upcoming debut in Asian Games this September in China. The list, though, subject to change, included most of the players who suited up for the FIFA Women’s World Cup last July. The...
MADRID (AFP) -- Spain player Jenni Hermoso has filed a criminal complaint over suspended football chief Luis Rubiales's kiss on her lips at the Women's World Cup finals, prosecutors said on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Demonstrators take part in a protest in support of football player Jenni Hermoso in...
MADRID (AFP) -- The Spanish football federation on Tuesday, Sept. 5, sent its "most sincere apologies" for the "totally unacceptable behavior" of suspended president Luis Rubiales over his forcible kiss on a Women's World Cup player. RFEF President Luis Rubiales. (AFP) The RFEF offered its "most...
MADRID (AFP) -- Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday, Sept. 2, the country's women footballers "gave the world a lesson" by going on strike over federation chief Luis Rubiales' World Cup kiss. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. (AFP) "Our players have won twice: first on the...
Filipinas skipper Hali Long encouraged fellow World Cup participant Gilas Pilipinas not to give up in their FIBA Basketball World Cup campaign. Some Filipinas members with Gilas' Jordan Clarkson. (PWNFT) The 28-year-old Philippine women’s national football team defender is coming off a...
MADRID (AFP) -- The huge outcry in Spain over football federation chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso highlights the waning power of male chauvinism in a country that has become a benchmark for feminism, experts say. Protestors hold a sign reading 'Rubiales and...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Prosecutors at Spain's top criminal court opened a preliminary investigation on Monday, Aug. 28, into Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss on the lips of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on grounds it could constitute a crime of "sexual assault". In this video grab...
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP)--FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain's football federation on Saturday for kissing Women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, while even his close friend Jorge Vilda joined the tidal wave of criticism. Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- The Spanish football federation on Saturday, Aug. 26, accused Women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso's of "lies" about her kiss with federation president Luis Rubiales and threatened to take legal action. Spain's forward Jenni Hermoso. (AFP) The federation (RFEF) and...
The Philippine women’s national football team climbed to a record 44th spot in the latest world rankings by FIFA following its captivating run at the Women’s World Cup last month. The Filipinas entered the quadrennial meet as the 46th-best team and highlighted their historic debut with a...
