Retiring Megan Rapinoe Says Goodbye to US Women's National Team After Final World Cup

Spain's women's football team are now refusing to play again until the president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales resigns following the kissing scandal. Spain's team beat England's Lionesses at the FIFA World Cup final in Australia last Sunday but Luis Rubiales has received widespread condemnation after kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips without consent during the presentation.

Making World Cup history certainly calls for some time to celebrate, and that is exactly what the Spanish Women's football team are doing as they enjoy a well-deserved relaxing break in Ibiza. After leaving Sydney, the squad are now soaking up the sun in Ibiza where they have been spotted enjoying a stunning day out on a boat, having fun playing on paddleboards, and splashing around.The girls swapped out their football kits for their bikinis before they will probably get back to work and start preparing for the UEFA Women's Euro’s, which has been confirmed to take place in Switzerland in 2025.

and . In the video, Hermoso can reportedly be heard saying, “But I didn’t like it!”Now, Rubiales is being rightfully called out for his behavior, with the international players' union deeming it “deeply lamentable” and Spain's equality minister describing it as “sexual violence.”The Spanish football federation then released a statement attributed to Hermoso, in which she referred to the kiss as a “totally spontaneous mutual gesture due to the immense joy of winning a World Cup.” She added, "The president and I have a great relationship, his behavior with all of us has been excellent, and it was a natural gesture of affection and gratitude.”Jennifer Hermoso with the world cup trophy after the final match between Spain and England.In a subsequent interview, Hermoso doubled down, reasserting that she was not offended by the kiss. "It was the emotion of the moment," she in an interview.

The England Lionesses defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup Final was watched by a peak of 14.4M people yesterday across the BBC and ITV.

The BBC were forced to apologise to viewers, following a rather awkward on-air blunder during the Women's World Cup final. Just moments after kick-off, viewers watching on the BBC took to social media to complain that they could hear the Spanish commentary over the English.

Spain has emerged victorious!

Prince William and Princess Charlotte are cheering on the Lionesses!

After another week in which the BBC has had to report on the conduct of one of its own high-profile journalists, Northern Irish presenter Stephen Nolan has apologised, following allegations that he shared sexually explicit photographs of a possible guest with his colleagues.

England are into the Women’s World Cup final for the first time after beating Australia in the semi-final on Wednesday.

Piccadilly Gardens will be showing the Women's World Cup final with thousands expected to enjoy the nail-biting match against Spain on the big screen.

U.S. Women’s national soccer team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, according to multiple reports, after failing to lead the squad past the Round of 16. The powerhouse U.S. Women’s team had previously never done worse than third place in the tournament.

Spain await the winners of England and Australia in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, after a dramatic 2-1 victory over Sweden.

The Lionesses are one step closer to a World Cup victory after beating Colombia 2-1 in a nail-biting quarter final match. Despite being 1-0 down 44 minutes into the game, the England women's team managed to pull it back with two goals from Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo. Columbia's Leicy Santos was the first player to score in the game, shooting the ball above England goalkeeper Mary Earps' head.

Tory Lanez is speaking out about his recent sentencingin his felony assault trial for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.The Canadian-born rapper — who was born Daystar Peterson — took to Instagram on Thursday evening with a message for his fans and supporters, in which he claimed he was wrongly convicted and stressed that he will be working to clear his name.«I have never let a hard time intimidate me. I will never never let no jail time eliminate me. Regardless of how they try to spin my words, I have always maintained my innocence and I always will,» Lanez wrote in a statement.

Megan Rapinoe is officially saying goodbye.

Colombia will be England’s World Cup quarter-final opponents after they defeated Jamaica in a tense 1-0 win in Melbourne.

This may legitimately be the dumbest thing Donald Trump has ever tweeted… sorry, Xed… sorry, actually “truthed.” Anyway, that’s saying a lot!

The USWNT, aka United States women’s national soccer team, is officially out of the running for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup after a weekend defeat against Sweden.

The U.S. women’s national team lost to Sweden in the round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup, crashing out of the competition over the weekend on Sunday (August 6).

The U.S. Women’s Soccer team has crashed out of the 2023 World Cup following a dramatic penalty shoot-out loss against rivals Sweden.