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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 570

FIFA Women’s World Cup

President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales kisses Spain's Jennifer Hermoso after Spain's victory in the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, August 20, 2023. (Hermoso was wearing teammate Alexia Putellas’ No.11 shirt.) (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 11, 2023, 6:06 am
Spain’s soccer chief Rubiales resigns after scandal caused by kiss on player’s lips
Federation president admits he ‘cannot continue’ his work, claims ‘excessive persecution,’ after Jenni Hermoso filed sexual assault lawsuit over incident at Women’s World Cup final
By Rik Sharma
President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales kisses Spain's Jennifer Hermoso after Spain's victory in the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, August 20, 2023. (Hermoso was wearing teammate Alexia Putellas’ No.11 shirt.) (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 28, 2023, 8:23 am
FIFA suspends Spain’s soccer president for kissing female World Cup winner on lips
Despite 90-day suspension, Luis Rubiales and local federation insist kiss he gave player Jenni Hermoso during awards ceremony was innocent; she says it was assault
By Rik Sharma
Spain's Aitana Bonmati celebrates after Spain defeated England after the Women's World Cup soccer final at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, August 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Markham)
August 20, 2023, 3:53 pm
Spain beats England 1-0 to win its first Women’s World Cup soccer title
Win for Spaniards comes less than a year after 15 players led a mutiny against the team, though 3 later returned; English team hobbled by 3 top players out with knee injuries
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Morocco's Nesryne El Chad celebrates with fans after the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Morocco and Colombia in Perth, Australia, August 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Day)
August 3, 2023, 10:39 pm
Morocco’s historic feat at Women’s World Cup sparks national pride at home
In first for a North African or Arab country, national team advances beyond group stage, prompting interest in women’s team in country where men’s soccer dominates
By TARIK EL-BARAKAH
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, second from right, claps before the Women's World Cup Group E soccer match between the United States and Vietnam at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
July 25, 2023, 12:47 pm
A Jewish guide to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Jews have had a good run in soccer this year with two players on the US men’s World Cup team and a stunning U20 run from Israel, but the women’s league may suffer a shutout
By jacob gurvis
Australia's Sam Kerr (20) scores against Sweden's Nathalie Bjorn (14) during their women's friendly soccer match in Melbourne, Australia, November 12, 2022. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
February 1, 2023, 4:38 pm
Women’s soccer World Cup hosts urge FIFA not to sign Saudi sponsor
Officials in Australia and New Zealand, co-hosts of July tournament, cite Gulf state’s poor women’s rights record in joint letter to the sport’s governing body
By Graham Dunbar
Undated photo of Palestinian soccer referee Heba Saadia. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 26, 2022, 2:08 pm
In first, Palestinian female soccer referee selected for Women’s World Cup contest
Heba Saadia to officiate as an assistant referee for 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand
By ToI Staff
Sammy Sadovnik is one of Telemundo’s main soccer play-by-play announcers (Telemundo Deportes)
May 17, 2019, 7:30 am
World Cup announcer a proud Peruvian Jew
Sammy Sadovnik visits Israel every year, but is concerned for the future of his country’s Jewish community which is rapidly shrinking ‘due to economic and terrorist problems’
By Emily Burack
US soccer player Carli Lloyd celebrates scoring the opening goal against Japan in the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Final, Vancouver, Canada, July 5, 2015. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
July 7, 2015, 9:25 pm
Holocaust survivor’s prodigy leads US to world soccer triumph
Rudi Klobach was high school soccer trainer of player Carli Lloyd, who scored three times in World Cup final
By JTA
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