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    Spain's women's soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss

    Spain's soccer federation named Montse Tomé as head coach of the women's national team, the first woman in the role. She was assistant coach to Jorge Vilda, who was dismissed on Tuesday.
    by Laurel Wamsley Sep 05, 2023 3 minutes
    Montse Tomé, seen here in 2019, will be the first woman to be head coach of Spain's women's national soccer team.
    Updated September 5, 2023 at 3:01 PM ET

    Spain's soccer federation has dismissed its women's national team coach, Jorge Vilda, and named as its new coach Montse Tomé — the first woman to hold the role in Spain.

    The changes come amid the continuing fallout over the actions of federation president Luis Rubiales at the Women's World Cup final — which included forcibly kissing star forward Jenni Hermoso and making a lewd crotch-grabbing gesture.

    In on Tuesday, the federation said "Gracias,

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