MONACO—The governing body of European soccer heads to its annual awards gala on Thursday in Monaco amid turmoil created by its vice president from Spain. Luis Rubiales won't be at the high-end ceremony in Monte Carlo where the awards for best player and coach will be made because he has been suspended by…
Luis Rubiales won’t be at the high-end ceremony in Monte Carlo where the awards for best player and coach will be made because he has been , the sport’s ultimate governing body. Spain could sweep the prizes for women’s soccer.
Even after FIFA formally opened a disciplinary case on Thursday, UEFA did not say if it had taken action against Rubiales, who makes 250,000 euros annually as a vice president of that organization. in a social media post, using an expletive to show his dismay with how the organization is treating women’s soccer. “These are the same people in charge of leading the future of women’s football.”
Vilda kept his job with support from Rubiales. He picked three of the 15 rebels for his World Cup team, including Bonmatí. Last Friday, UEFA announced the candidates who placed top three in the voting just as Rubiales was refusing to resign at an emergency meeting of the Spanish federation. FIFA suspended Rubiales the next day and ordered him and the federation not to contact Hermoso amid concerns about their confrontational tactics, including threats of legal action.
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