Spain sacks coach amid World Cup kiss scandal
Jorge Vilda, the World Cup-winning Spanish women's soccer team coach, has been dismissed following numerous controversies. CBS News' Holly Williams reports.
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Jorge Vilda, the World Cup-winning Spanish women's soccer team coach, has been dismissed following numerous controversies. CBS News' Holly Williams reports.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation thanked Jorge Vilde for his "professionalism and dedication" to the team in the announcement of his firing.
Luis Rubiales kissed women's soccer player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent as she collected her World Cup medal. Spanish prosecutors have opened a sexual aggression investigation and the Spanish soccer federation has asked him to resign. CBS Sports analyst Sandra Herrera has more.
Spain's top criminal court is investigating the head of Spanish soccer for "sexual assault" after his forcible kiss of World Cup star Jenni Hermoso.
FIFA's suspension should prevent Rubiales working in soccer or having contact with other officials.
During a speech on Friday, Luis Rubiales said several times that he will not resign his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation president following a week of intense criticism.
In a surreal speech, Luis Rubiales repeated that he wouldn't resign multiple times before apologising for grabbing his crotch next to the Spanish queen.
Though Spain player Jenni Hermoso called it "a totally spontaneous mutual gesture," Spanish ministers have strongly condemned Luis Rubiales's kiss.
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