https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Spanish cabinet has approved a new draft law aimed at regulating the roles of gender equality officers. https://www.thelocal.es/20251219/spain-to-regulate-who-can-be-gender-equality-officers-at-workplaces Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:05:04 +0100 spain-to-regulate-who-can-be-gender-equality-officers-at-workplaces Aside from physical violence, emotional abuse, intimidation, stalking and deprivation of freedom are also forms of violence. What steps can you take if you're in an abusive relationship in Spain? https://www.thelocal.es/20211126/what-to-do-if-youre-in-an-abusive-relationship-in-spain Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:58:26 +0100 what-to-do-if-youre-in-an-abusive-relationship-in-spain Spanish prosecutors are seeking two-and-a-half years jail for disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales who is facing trial for kissing Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents showed Wednesday https://www.thelocal.es/20240327/spanish-prosecutors-want-rubiales-jailed-for-2-5-years-for-world-cup-kiss Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:59:58 +0100 spanish-prosecutors-want-rubiales-jailed-for-2-5-years-for-world-cup-kiss Spain's cinema elite gathered in the northern city of Valladolid Saturday for the Goya film awards ceremony, with allegations of sexual assault directed at an independent Spanish filmmaker overshadowing the event. https://www.thelocal.es/20240210/spain-cinema-faces-metoo-moment-at-goya-awards Sat, 10 Feb 2024 10:06:03 +0100 spain-cinema-faces-metoo-moment-at-goya-awards Jorge Vilda was named as the new coach of the Morocco women's national team on Thursday, weeks after being sacked as Spain boss following their World Cup triumph and the Luis Rubiales kiss scandal. https://www.thelocal.es/20231013/ex-spain-boss-vilda-named-new-morocco-womens-coach Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:29:08 +0200 ex-spain-boss-vilda-named-new-morocco-womens-coach Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas and two other Spain players will testify before a judge over the Women's World Cup kiss scandal involving Luis Rubiales, a judicial source said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230926/spain-world-cup-players-to-testify-in-rubiales-case Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:09:43 +0200 spain-world-cup-players-to-testify-in-rubiales-case Most of Spain's international footballers have agreed to rejoin the squad, the government said Wednesday, following a strike by the World Cup winners over the disgraced former president of the federation forcibly kissing a player. https://www.thelocal.es/20230920/most-spanish-women-footballers-rejoin-squad-after-deal Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:03:00 +0200 most-spanish-women-footballers-rejoin-squad-after-deal Striking Spain football players would be punished if they do not attend their national team camp after being called up, the Spanish government said early Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230919/spains-govt-warns-womens-team-face-punishment-if-they-refuse-to-play Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:13:49 +0200 spains-govt-warns-womens-team-face-punishment-if-they-refuse-to-play Footballers from Spain's women's top flight, Liga F, have called off a strike which postponed the first week of fixtures after an agreement over wages was reached, unions and the league said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230914/spain-womens-league-players-call-off-strike-after-pay-deal Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:51:36 +0200 spain-womens-league-players-call-off-strike-after-pay-deal Spain's men's team visit Georgia on Friday aiming to correct a poor start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, with the Luis Rubiales scandal overshadowing their preparations. https://www.thelocal.es/20230907/spain-visit-georgia-in-shadow-of-rubiales-scandal Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:38:19 +0200 spain-visit-georgia-in-shadow-of-rubiales-scandal Spain player Jenni Hermoso has filed a criminal complaint over suspended football chief Luis Rubiales's kiss on her lips at the Women's World Cup final, a source at Spain's public prosecutors office said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230906/spains-jenni-hermoso-files-complaint-over-rubiales-kiss Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:59:45 +0200 spains-jenni-hermoso-files-complaint-over-rubiales-kiss Spain's RFEF football federation on Tuesday fired controversial coach Jorge Vilda and named Montse Tomé as the new coach for its World Cup-winning women's squad, the first time a woman has occupied the post. https://www.thelocal.es/20230906/spains-rfef-fires-vilda-and-appoints-first-female-coach-for-womens-team Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:17:25 +0200 spains-rfef-fires-vilda-and-appoints-first-female-coach-for-womens-team Spain's footballing body has backtracked on its initial support of Luis Rubiales by sending its "most sincere apologies" for his "totally unacceptable behaviour" when forcibly kissing Women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso. https://www.thelocal.es/20230905/spains-football-federation-backtracks-and-apologises-for-boss-kiss Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:40:31 +0200 spains-football-federation-backtracks-and-apologises-for-boss-kiss Spain's men's national team on Monday denounced the "unacceptable behaviour" of the country's suspended football chief Luis Rubiales over his infamous World Cup kiss. https://www.thelocal.es/20230905/spains-mens-national-team-slam-rubiales-over-world-cup-kiss Tue, 05 Sep 2023 11:03:33 +0200 spains-mens-national-team-slam-rubiales-over-world-cup-kiss Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday that the country's women footballers "gave the world a lesson" by going on strike over federation chief Luis Rubiales' World Cup kiss. https://www.thelocal.es/20230902/spain-sports-court-opens-rubiales-probe-chief-out-to-prove-truth Sat, 02 Sep 2023 10:48:14 +0200 spain-sports-court-opens-rubiales-probe-chief-out-to-prove-truth Whether you view it as a storm in a teacup or a justified international outcry, the lingering interest in what Spain’s FA chief did says plenty about how Spanish society is grappling with ingrained chauvinistic behaviours and language.  https://www.thelocal.es/20230829/death-of-the-iberian-macho-what-the-rubiales-kiss-uproar-says-about-spain Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:12:53 +0200 death-of-the-iberian-macho-what-the-rubiales-kiss-uproar-says-about-spain Spain men's coach Luis de la Fuente apologised Friday for applauding football federation president Luis Rubiales' speech last week in which he said he would not resign, after his forcible kiss of Women's World Cup star Jenni Hermoso. https://www.thelocal.es/20230901/spain-mens-coach-says-sorry-after-applauding-rubiales-speech Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:44:20 +0200 spain-mens-coach-says-sorry-after-applauding-rubiales-speech Spain's controversial Women's World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda is set to be forced out as the sexism scandal engulfs the Spanish football federation, according to Spanish reports. https://www.thelocal.es/20230831/spain-womens-coach-vilda-set-to-be-forced-out-amid-rubiales-storm Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:07:49 +0200 spain-womens-coach-vilda-set-to-be-forced-out-amid-rubiales-storm The mother of Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales, suspended for forcibly kissing a player during Spain’s World Cup triumph, was taken to hospital on Wednesday, the third day of her hunger strike. https://www.thelocal.es/20230831/kissgate-rubiales-mother-hospitalised-in-spain-after-hunger-strike Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:29:09 +0200 kissgate-rubiales-mother-hospitalised-in-spain-after-hunger-strike Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso shone at the Women's World Cup, steering her country to the trophy for the first time, but in the aftermath she has unexpectedly become the leader of a stand against sexism in Spanish football. https://www.thelocal.es/20230830/who-is-spain-football-star-and-face-of-its-over-movement-jenni-hermoso Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:43:14 +0200 who-is-spain-football-star-and-face-of-its-over-movement-jenni-hermoso