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LONDON -- A second week into the backlash that followed the non-consensual kiss between Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales and player Jenni Hermoso, the world of Spanish soccer is still shaken and seeking accountability. Protests and reactions to the kiss continue, with worries that the controversy will negatively affect Spain's reputation, and its efforts to host the World Cup in 2030. "This is not about political left or right. With his behavior, Rubiales undermined not only Jenni's dignity but that of Spain as well," La Liga President Javier Tebas wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known Twitter. La Liga is Spain's premier men's soccer league. Spanish tennis star and 2023 Wimbledon men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz also criticized Rubiales in comments after winning his first-round match at the US Open. "My opinion is that it is not the behavior that someone in a high position should have," Alca...

A suspected Tunisian extremist accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen shooting in Brussels has died of his injuries, ABC News has learned. LONDON -- A suspected Tunisian extremist accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen shooting in Brussels has died of his injuries, Belgian police and a source from Belgium's anti-terrorism unit confirmed to ABC News. In what Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo called an “act of terrorism” on Tuesday, the attack took place approximately three miles from the the Roi Beaudouin stadium where Belgium was playing Sweden to qualify for the Euro 2024 Football tournament. The soccer match was suspended following the fatal shooting. Belgian police officers from the forensic service search for evidence in a street after two people were killed during a shooting in Brussels on Oct. 16, 2023. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images Authorities confirmed early Tuesday that 45-year-old Abdesalem Lassoued, the suspected attac...

Police in Belgium are hunting for a gunman with suspected terrorist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness in Brussels before disappearing into the night BRUSSELS -- Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected terror ist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness before disappearing into the night. He created such fear that authorities shut down a Belgium-Sweden soccer match and held 35,000 fans inside for several hours as a precaution. Eric Van Duyse, spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office, said the investigation was centering on “a possible terrorist motivation for the shooting” after “a claim of responsibility was posted on social media.” “This person claims to be inspired by Islamic State,” Van Duyse said. “The Swedish nationality of the victims was put forward as the probable motive.” Sweden raised its terror alert to the second-highest level in August after a series of public Quran-burnings by an Iraqi refugee living in S...

Five men are being tried on charges of negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people at a soccer match in Indonesia SURABAYA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian court began trial Monday against five men on charges of negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people after police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed. The deadly crowd surge Oct. 1 in East Java’s Malang city was among the world’s worst sporting disasters. Police officers fired tear gas when fans flooded the pitch after Arema FC was defeated in a home match for the first time in 23 years by rival Persebaya Surabaya. The match at Kanjuruhan stadium was attended only by Arema fans, as organizers had banned Persebaya supporters because of Indonesia’s history of violent soccer rivalries. Police described the pitch invasion as a riot and said two officers were killed, but survivors accused them of overreacting. Videos showed officers using force, kicking and hitting...