Former Spain boss Vincente Del Bosque (Credit: AP) The retired 73-year-old led La Roja to the 2010 World Cup and 2012 European Championship titles, as well as taking Real Madrid to two Champions League triumphs. Former Spain coach Vicente del Bosque will lead the committee overseeing the country’s scandal-hit football federation, the Spanish government said … Read more
Luis Rubiales (AFP Image) His arrest came two weeks after investigators searched 11 locations, including the RFEF’s Madrid headquarters and Rubiales’ house in the southern city of Granada, as part of a probe into alleged corruption and other crimes. Spanish police on Wednesday briefly arrested disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales Wednesday in connection with an … Read more
A prosecutor at Spain’s High Court is seeking a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years for former football federation chief Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, a court document seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. Prosecutor Marta Durantez charged Rubiales with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his … Read more
Luis Rubiales and Jennifer Hermoso. (Twitter) “The Appeal Committee was comfortably satisfied that Mr Rubiales behaved in a manner contrary to the principles enshrined under … the FIFA disciplinary code,” said FIFA in a statement. Disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will be banned from the game for three years, world football governing body … Read more
