Spain's beleaguered football federation sacks the coach of its national women's team, Jorge Vilda, less than three weeks after he oversaw its World Cup triumph in Australia.
abc.net.au/news/spain-sacks-world-cup-winning-womens-coach-jorge-vilda/102818886Spain's beleaguered football federation has sacked the coach of its national women's team, Jorge Vilda, less than three weeks after he oversaw its World Cup triumph in Australia.Last year, 15 players announced they would no longer represent the national team and Vilda unless "significant" concerns were addressed.
While three of them made themselves available for the World Cup, the majority remained on the sidelines. Vilda had publicly supported RFEF president Luis Rubiales, who has been widely criticised since agressively kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth after Spain became world champions. In its statement, the RFEF thanked Vilda for his service and said he "had been a promoter of the values of respect and sportsmanship in football".
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