{"id":291340,"date":"2023-09-05T14:20:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291340"},"modified":"2023-09-05T14:20:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:20:49","slug":"spain-sack-their-world-cup-winning-manager-jorge-vilda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/spain-sack-their-world-cup-winning-manager-jorge-vilda\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain SACK their World Cup-winning manager Jorge Vilda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spain SACK their World Cup-winning manager Jorge Vilda, just 11 days after disgraced Luis Rubiales offered him a new contract on stage, as FA apologise to the &#8216;world of football&#8217; for president&#8217;s kiss-gate antics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spain have sacked coach Jorge Vilda despite masterminding World Cup triumph\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Vilda has proved an unpopular head coach despite Spain&#8217;s World Cup success<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>His sacking is said to be a &#8216;symbol&#8217; of change after Luis Rubiales&#8217; kiss scandal\u00a0<\/span><strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spain women&#8217;s boss Jorge Vilda has been sacked as manager as part of changes to the country&#8217;s set up in the wake of Luis Rubiales&#8217; &#8216;kiss-gate&#8217; scandal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vilda&#8217;s position has been controversial despite the coach leading Spain to a 1-0 win over England in the Women&#8217;s World Cup\u00a0final last month.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Spanish FA were urged to dismiss Vilda by their\u00a0regional presidents&#8217; committee last week, with the organisation facing mounting pressure over the\u00a0<span>controversy surrounding their\u00a0<\/span><span>president Luis\u00a0Rubiales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And Vilda has now been dismissed by Spain after a meeting with acting Spain FA president Pedro Rocha.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by FIFA and facing increasing pressure to resign after he kissed Jennifer Hermoso following the Women&#8217;s World Cup\u00a0<\/span><span>final.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Marca\u00a0reported earlier on Tuesday that Rocha would swing the axe on Vilda, who had been in the role since 2015 but divided the squad over his behaviour and coaching methods.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75072485-0-Spain_s_women_s_national_team_head_coach_Jorge_Vilda_has_been_sa-a-65_1693922722858.jpg\" height=\"571\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75072563-0-Interim_Spanish_FA_president_Pedro_Rocha_is_expected_to_approve_-m-64_1693922710161.jpg\" height=\"571\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s women&#8217;s national team head coach Jorge Vilda (L) has been sacked after a meeting with acting Spanish FA president Pedro Rocha<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/74824039-0-Vilda_has_proved_an_unpopular_head_coach_despite_Spain_s_triumph-a-66_1693922867460.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vilda&#8217;s departure comes two weeks after Spain&#8217;s triumph at the Women&#8217;s World Cup<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, 15 Spain players wrote a letter to the Spanish FA refusing to play unless Vilda resigned, arguing that his reign was affecting their &#8217;emotional state&#8217; and amid talk of unprofessionalism.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales chose to back Vilda, who opted to select just three of the 15 players in his squad for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The protest against Vilda came amid reported he had<span>\u00a0banned players from locking their hotel rooms, carried out room checks, and went through their bags like &#8216;children&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Vilda also faced criticism for applauding\u00a0Rubiales when the embattled Spanish FA chief had made a defiant speech insisting he would not resign, although the coach has since hit out at his conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It has been claimed the\u00a0<\/span><span>decision to sack Vilda is be a &#8216;symbol&#8217; of the changes promised by the Spanish FA in response to the Rubiales scandal.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/10\/75051229-12481971-Rubiales_has_been_blasted_for_refusing_to_resign_as_investigatio-a-17_1693907655851.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vilda&#8217;s sacking is expected to be viewed as a &#8216;symbol&#8217; of changes planned at the Spanish FA amid the ongoing controversy surrounding their president Luis Rubiales, pictured<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/10\/74809729-12481971-Rubiales_right_a_key_ally_of_Vilda_has_faced_calls_to_resign_as_-a-18_1693907677823.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales (right), a key ally of Vilda, has faced calls to resign as Spanish FA chief after he kissed Jennifer Hermoso (left) on the lips during the Women&#8217;s World Cup final ceremony\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/10\/74823633-12481971-Vilda_second_right_has_criticised_Rubiales_conduct_after_the_Wor-a-16_1693907638881.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vilda, second right, hit out at Rubiales conduct after the World Cup final but was criticised for applauding the embattled Spanish FA chief during a speech where he vowed not to resign<\/p>\n<p><span><span>This follows a call from the\u00a0regional presidents&#8217; committee for the organisation to implement\u00a0<\/span><span>&#8216;deep and imminent organic restructuring in strategic positions of the federation&#8217;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Spanish football was rocked after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rubiales\u00a0sparked outrage\u00a0when he kissed Hermoso on the mouth as she stepped up to receive her medal following Spain&#8217;s 1-0 win in the Women&#8217;s World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Footage also emerged that\u00a0showed Rubiales grabbing his crotch while standing near Queen Letizia of Spain and her 16-year-old daughter Princess Infanta Sofia &#8211; which he has since apologised for.<\/p>\n<p>Hermoso has since insisted the kiss was not consensual, and dozens of Spanish players have gone on strike, with almost all of the coaching staff resigning in protest.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales, however, has refused to resign, with an investigation into sexual abuse underway.<\/p>\n<p>He has claimed he is the &#8216;victim of a political and media lynching&#8217; who is actually &#8216;advancing feminism&#8217; as he continues to fight attempts to suspend him.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA has already handed Rubiales a 90-day ban and <span>Mail Sport <\/span>revealed the governing body is pushing for a 15-year ban from all football.<\/p>\n<p>In Spain, the Sports Administrative Tribunal (TAD) has opened a case against the 46-year-old, but it is for &#8216;serious&#8217;, rather than &#8216;very serious&#8217; misconduct.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a 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