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Spain's Jorge Vilda. Alamy Stock Photo
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Spanish football federation fires controversial women's coach Vilda
Vilda was in charge when Spain beat England in the World Cup final last month.
THE SPANISH FOOTBALL federation has said it has fired controversial coach Jorge Vilda who oversaw Spain winning the Women’s World Cup last month following a major sexism scandal.
“The Royal Spanish Football Federation… has decided to dispense with the services of Jorge Vilda as sports director and women’s national team coach,” the RFEF said in a statement.
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