Soccer

Spanish FA kiss controversy

Spanish players have demanded that soccer federation head Luis Rubiales be fired after forward Jenni Hermoso said he kissed her at the World Cup, without her consent. FIFA has suspended him from international football.

A bald man with two hands on the head of a woman pushes his face toward hers — FIFA suspended Rubiales after Spain's soccer federation threatened to sue HermosoImage: Noe Llamas/Sport Press Photo/ZUMA Press/picture alliance

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