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Spain's new women's national team coach Montse Tome, center, holds a jersey during her official presentation with her technical staff at the Spanish soccer federation headquarters in Las Rozas, just outside of Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Tome replaced Jorge Vilda less than three weeks after Spain won the Women's World Cup title and amid the controversy involving suspended federation president Luis Rubiales who has now resigned. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Most of Spain’s women’s players end boycott of national soccer team after government intervenes

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales passes a police van as he leaves after testifying at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors formally accused Rubiales last week of alleged sexual assault and an act of coercion after Rubiales kissed Spain forward Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the title on Aug. 20 in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Prosecuting Spain soccer official Rubiales for World Cup kiss seems illogical, says UEFA president

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Then President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, top right, stands with Spain's Women's World Cup soccer team after their World Cup victory at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 22, 2023. One day before Spain’s new women’s coach announces her first squad, the players who won the Women’s World Cup have yet to say if they are ready to come back to the team after rebelling against their disgraced former federation president. Spain’s women have had little chance to celebrate their greatest soccer achievement because Luis Rubiales caused an uproar when he kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the awards ceremony last month in Sydney. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) **FILE**

Spain’s women’s team is still in revolt one day before the new coach names her Nations League squad

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, hugs Spain's Aitana Bonmati on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Rubiales has resigned, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, from his post after a kiss scandal which tarnished Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file) **FILE**

Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales resigns after nonconsensual kiss at Women’s World Cup final

Associated Press

Spain's coach Luis de la Fuente gestures during a training session in Las Rozas just outside of Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Spain will play against Georgia and Cyprus in upcoming international Euro 2024 qualifying matches. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain resumes Euro 2024 qualifiers without federation boss Rubiales. Italy starts post-Mancini era.

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Spain's head coach Jorge Vilda celebrates with the gold medal after the final of Women's World Cup soccer between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Spanish soccer federation fires World Cup-winning women’s coach weeks after victory kiss

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest against the President of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales and to support to support Spain's national women's soccer player Jenni Hermoso in Madrid on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Spain faces reckoning over sexism in soccer after federation head kisses player at Women's World Cup. Banner reads in Spanish "it's over" and "Rubiales is out of the game". (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Spain condemned inappropriate World Cup kiss, now reckons with sexism in soccer

By Teresa Medrano and Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

FILE - President of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales, stands with Spain's Women's World Cup soccer team after being received by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The kiss by Luis Rubiales has unleashed a storm of fury over gender equality that almost marred the unprecedented victory but now looks set to go down as a milestone in both Spanish soccer history but also in women's rights.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)

A Spanish soccer official’s kiss unleashed fury, soul-searching over sexism, and a hunger strike

By Ciarán Giles - Associated Press

In this May 31, 2014, file photo an official 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer ball lies on the grass during an open practice by the United States in Harrison, N.J. A study, from the University of Glasgow and reported Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in New England Journal of Medicine, of former professional soccer players in Scotland found that they were less likely to die of common causes such as heart disease and cancer compared with the general population but more likely to die from dementia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Virginia soccer coach says parent beat him with metal water bottle at youth game

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

The president of the Spanish soccer federation Luis Rubiales speaks during an emergency general assembly meeting in Las Rozas, Friday Aug. 25, 2023. Rubiales has refused to resign despite an uproar for kissing a player, Jennifer Hermoso, on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final. Rubiales had also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture from the section of dignitaries with Spain's Queen Letizia and the 16-year-old Princess Sofía nearby. (Real Federación Española de Fútbol/Europa Press via AP)

One week after sullying the Women’s World Cup, Luis Rubiales is now a Spanish soccer outcast

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

The president of the Spanish soccer federation Luis Rubiales speaks during an emergency general assembly meeting in Las Rozas, Friday Aug. 25, 2023. Rubiales has refused to resign despite an uproar for kissing a player, Jennifer Hermoso, on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final. Rubiales had also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture from the section of dignitaries with Spain's Queen Letizia and the 16-year-old Princess Sofía nearby. (Real Federación Española de Fútbol/Europa Press via AP)

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss

By Graham Dunbar and Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, center, stands with Spain's Women's World Cup soccer team after their World Cup victory at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Moments after Spain won the Women's World Cup, the man who leads the country's national soccer federation took some unwanted attention away from the celebrating players. Criticism from the Spanish government and the soccer world rained down Monday on Luis Rubiales for his inappropriate conduct while reveling in Spain's 1-0 win over England in Sunday's final in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spain’s acting prime minister criticizes federation head for kissing player from World Cup champs

By David Brunat and Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, embraces Queen Letizia of Spain as FIFA President Gianni Infantino reacts as they wait on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. . (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Spanish soccer leader’s behavior at Women’s World Cup final provokes angry reaction

By David Brunat and Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Kate Markgraf, general manager of the U.S. women's national soccer team, attends the U.S. Soccer board of directors meeting Dec. 6, 2019, in Chicago. Markgraf has stepped down after four years as GM of the team U.S. Soccer announced her resignation Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Markgraf will continue in a transition role through the end of the month. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Kate Markgraf steps down as U.S. Soccer’s women’s general manager

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Twila Kilgore, assistant coach on the U.S. team watches players warm up prior to a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer semifinal match against Costa Rica in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Kilgore, is an assistant for the U.S. women’s national team and one of just four women in the United States who hold the U.S. Soccer Federation’s elite pro license.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File) **FILE**

Twila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for U.S. women’s national soccer team

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - Atlanta Hawks players practice during a training session ahead of the NBA preseason basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2022. There is no real basketball history in the United Arab Emirates. It has the world’s tallest building; it does not have the world’s tallest people. But in recent years, it has found ways to lure the United States – the NBA, college teams and now the national team – to bring their brands halfway across the world, with hopes of generating more interest and, of course, more money. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

In Abu Dhabi, the footprint and popularity of basketball continues to grow

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi answers a question during a soccer news conference, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Lionel Messi speaks publicly for first time since joining Inter Miami, happy with his choice

By Alanis Thames - Associated Press

Maori perform a traditional welcome ceremony ahead of the Women's World Cup Group G soccer match between Argentina and Sweden in Hamilton, New Zealand, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Cornaga)

Indigenous communities are embraced at the Women’s World Cup, but will the legacy live on?

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Soccer fans, most of them from Croatia, cover their faces as the police escort them from the General Police Directorate of Attica to court, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. A 29-year-old AEK Athens fan died from a stab wound, and ten others were injured when scores of Croatian supporters wielding wooden clubs and metal bats attacked bystanders outside AEK's Opap Arena on Monday. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Greek authorities order 105 soccer fans to be detained pending trial after fatal clash

By Demetris Nellas - Associated Press

England's head coach Sarina Wiegman looks at the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between England and Nigeria in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

Wiegman is the outlier as the Women’s World Cup highlights a shortage of female coaches

By James Robson - Associated Press