The supervisor of the Spanish girls’s soccer crew has been sacked within the wake of the so-called “kissgate” scandal.
Jorge Vilda led Spain to World Cup glory beating England 1-0 within the ultimate held in Sydney.
However, he has been below scrutiny for backing controversial Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales who kissed participant Jenni Hermoso on the lips through the celebrations.
In late August, Vilda had applauded Rubiales’ speech to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) the place the president had defended his actions.
He known as him the most effective coach in girls’s soccer and supplied him a brand new four-year contract value $840,000.
Days later, Vilda backtracked on his reward and criticised Rubiales – however didn’t name for him to step down.
On Tuesday, the RFEF introduced Vilda could be let go.
“The coach was key to the notable growth of women’s football and leaves Spain as world champions and second in the FIFA rankings,” it mentioned in an announcement.
“The Royal Spanish Football Federation, in one of the first measures of restructuring announced by (interim) President Pedro Rocha, has decided to let go of the services of Jorge Vilda as sporting director and women’s national team coach, the latter of which he took on in 2015.
“RFEF appreciates his work at the head of the national team and his responsibilities as the maximum sporting figure of the women’s national teams, as well as the successes reaped during his term, crowned with the recent achievement of the World Cup.”
Rubiales has apologised for his conduct however has refused to give up his position and has mentioned the kiss was consensual. That’s regardless of Hermoso saying it wasn’t.
Source: www.news.com.au
