sergi forcada in madrid.s dramaticjourney to the final and how this tournament has inspired the younger generation. and done! gabi lopez has been following his national team's phenomenal rise in the women's world cup down under. as a former player in spain's second division, this final hits very close to home. i've been watching the tv in spain, the radio, and everybody�*s talking about the final. everybody. my family were commentating. i've never seen that before. i'm still playing, i'm a coach, and i can say now, i can see aitana, alexia, jennifer and i can say, wow, they are amazing. so i think for the kids, for the coaches, for the players, it's amazing that women's football is that big. you wouldn't notice it at first glance, but this team, now one win away from world cup glory, has been marred by so much tension and unrest. at the centre of that is head coachjorge vilda. tensions followed last yea r�*s euros defeat against england, with 15 players threatening to quit over concerns about his training met

sergi forcada reporting- _ live now to the retired spanish footballer aintzane encinas.ng us on bbc news. the spanish women's head coach called the behaviour of luis rubiales inappropriate and unacceptable. what is your reaction to this, give us a sense of how you feel about what happened? it sense of how you feel about what ha ened? , , sense of how you feel about what happened?— sense of how you feel about what hauened? , , , ., happened? it is very, very sad that at this moment, _ happened? it is very, very sad that at this moment, when _ happened? it is very, very sad that at this moment, when spain - happened? it is very, very sad that at this moment, when spain has i at this moment, when spain has become champion of the world cup, we are discussing other matters instead of their success that the players have achieved. we have not been speaking about how proud we are of them, we are not talking about one of them being chosen as the best player in the world. the main issue is the attitude of the president of the spanish federation, and this is very, very sad. the spa

thank you, sergi forcada, reporting from madrid.rs, has ended in failure, after its spacecraft, crashed into the moon. the unmanned luna 25 module was supposed to land at the south pole of the moon, but experienced problems as it moved into pre—landing orbit. will vernon reports. russia's first mission to the moon for almost 50 years. luna 25 blasted off on 11th august. hopes were high that russia would be the first country to land on the south pole of the moon. the russian space agency broke the bad news. luna 25 had been lost. in a statement, roscosmos said the craft ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the moon. this is a humiliating blow for moscow. russia had hoped that this mission would re—establish it as one of the world leaders in space travel. but russia's space industry has been in decline for years, partly because of western sanctions. but also because for the kremlin, the priority is the military and not space programmes. the war in ukraine has led to isolation. after russia's full—scale invasi

sergi forcada rock reporting there. of �*the homecoming: the lionesses and beyond' and the director of women in football — an organisation which works across the football industry to support women in the sport. she gave me her reaction to rubiales�* latest statement. the actions of one man has been putting pressure on the player to say she consented when she didn't give in to that pressure, he put out a statement saying she consented anyway, which she then said was false and i think it's this reason he's been banned from contacting her. it is party for her own protection. that's where the story started. his position and what happens to him were ramble on but it's come wider than that. we have the spanish federation put out a statement to say that she was lying and i'm thinking, this is not how a properly functional organisation works. if there is a dispute between two employees, there are a fair processes to arbitrate that. so i think fifa, uefa, may be the spanish government need to look hard at what's going on in this

our reporter in madrid sergi forcada filed this report.00 fans watching the finals together. already, but of the main fountains in the city has been lit up and yellow and yellow and the colours of the spanish flag. a women's football, it's already been rising in spain for the past few years and many believed that victory will give it a boost and will be a turning point, despite the controversies between the managers in the squats. the players are seen as idols for many. i was raised here in spain and if when i was kid in us of my classmates to name a female football player, we would not of been able to give you an answer. now, things are changing if he has the same question the boys and girls club of been able to give you an answer. now, things are changing if he has the same question to boys and girl, they can give you the name of the list, of at least a few female players. and football in terms of salaries and coverage and today, those making the headlines of the women and what's more important for the spanish fans, they arejust 90 more

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live now to the bbc�*s sergi forcada freixas in madrid.exican wave. they still believe that they can win this world cup. cheering every time that they see one of the spanish players on the screen. 1—0. they had to eat more if they want to secure a better result. —— have to wait more. talk us through the ups and

live now to the bbc�*s sergi forcada freixas in madrid.here was quite a bit of tension when the referee there was quite a bit of tension when the referee was there was quite a bit of tension when the referee was checking whether it would be a penalty or not. when the penalty was given every man was getting super excited. but it did not happen. overall, they are quite relaxed. a moment ago they were doing their mexican wave. they still believe that they can win this world cup. cheering every time that they see one of the spanish players on the screen. 1—0. they had to eat more if they want to secure a better result. —— have to wait more. talk us through the ups and downs of the game. it has been a roller—coaster. every time england had a chance people felt nervous. when spain had a good pass, they would be clapping or cheating. this changed when spain took the lead. everything became more relaxed. at half time there was a party atmosphere. even the mexican wave a few times. now, after the penalty, they are calmed again, this is not done yet

neither team has ever made it this far in the tournament. 0ur reporter in madrid, sergi forcada, filedain's first final in the world cup and during the match, there will be parties and fan zones across the country and possibly the biggest one will be here in madrid with 6,000 fans watching the final together. already, one of the main fountains in the city has been lit up and yellow and yellow, the colours of the spanish flag. interest in women's football, it's already been rising in spain for the past few years and many believe that victory will give it a boost and it will be a turning point. despite the controversies between the managers and the squad. the players like putellas are seen as idols for many. i was raised here in spain and if when i was kid you'd asked my classmates to name a female football player, we wouldn't have been able to give you a single answer. now, things are changing. now they can give you a list of a few female players. and football in terms of salaries and coverage and today, those making the headlines are the women and what's more important for the spanish

sergi forcada, our reporter in madrid. where shall we start?. with emily?great to see you, tell us where you are and what's happening.- great to see you, tell us where you are and what's happening. we are at astle and are and what's happening. we are at astley and tyldesley _ are and what's happening. we are at astley and tyldesley fc, _ are and what's happening. we are at astley and tyldesley fc, near - astley and tyldesley fc, near manchester. this is where ella toone's football career started when she was about five. she is a fantastic goal in the semifinal against australia. everyone here is delighted this morning because they were not sure if she was going to start but it has been confirmed that ella toone will start for england so everyone is very pleased and very excited and i want to bring in some of herfans. paul and excited and i want to bring in some of herfans. pauland his excited and i want to bring in some of herfans. paul and his daughter charlotte. what has it been like watching the lionesses, charlotte? great! ~ ., ., watching the lionesses

joining me live, sergi forcada our reporter in madrid. lots of excitement.eople waving their flags, lots of excitement. people waving theirflags, chanting. jumping lots of excitement. people waving their flags, chanting. jumping from their flags, chanting. jumping from their seat. their flags, chanting. jumping from theirseat. every their flags, chanting. jumping from their seat. every time there was an opportunity for england everyone was nervous. every time they would be a good short or a good pass from spain people would be clapping and cheering like they are now. the crowd is very enthusiastic. they are a bit closer to getting the world cup home. it could be a huge moment because england have not been behind very often in this tournament. they are used to being in front and dominating. they have been behind in a match before, but not for too long. from england's point of view they will want to draw level as quickly as possible. but for spain, their extraordinary story, given where they started this tournament, just goes on and on. yes, definitely. there

our reporter sergi forcada is in the newsroom.st is in the newsroom. of all, tell is about the provisional first of all, tell is about the provisional suspension from fifa. this is the statement from the committee in fifa, which is the football governing body. they have confirmed they have provisionally suspended luis rubiales, and from all activities, whether in spain or international. there are a couple of takes from the statement, one is that the suspension will be effective after day, for three months, 90 days. there is an ongoing investigation by fifa over the case with jenni investigation by fifa over the case withjenni hermoso and the behaviour in general of mr rubiales during the final. the other interesting thing is that mr rubiales should refrain through himself or third parties from contacting or trying to contact the playerjenni hermoso. that is out of the spanish football federation said in the last few days, they had been trying to contactjenni hermoso to toke over the incident. people are saying you shouldn't contac

earlier i spoke to our reporter, sergi forcada freixas, who is in the main square in madrid as the citynormal after the win. spanish fans have been celebrating, with passion, their team's victory for a few hours. but now, things are back to normal here in madrid. at least, until the winning team returns from australia with the trophy. a first world cup for the women's team. the squad will fly from sydney to madrid in the next few hours. we are told that there will be a celebration cake on board, and the plane is expected to land here late on monday. what is still unclear for now is whether there will be a winner's parade or not. there was one in 2010, when the men's team won the world cup, but local authorities haven't announced any plans yet. after this victory, spain now have women's world titles at senior, and also at under—17 and under—20 levels. and the hope for many here is that this new title will be a turning point for women's football, that it will help professional players to get more attention and more investment, and that it also will mean that girls who enjoy football have

our reporter sergi forcada is in the newsroom. tell us more about what's happening?ell, this is a story that is far from dying down. quite the opposite, every day there is a new twist and turn. the latest, this statement by the spanish football federation. and this is a statement that is in itself a reply to a previous statement byjenni hermoso�*s union saying that she felt that she had been a victim of an aggression and that that kiss was totally unwarranted. this statement by the spanish football federation is showing a couple of things. first, they are including some pictures, pictures of what was the moment where the spanish national team was receiving the medal after winning the world cup and they say that four pictures they include in this statement actually back what luis rubiales said in a press conference yesterday. when he described the sequence of events what happened between him and the player, jenni hermoso. according to the spanish football federation, these pictures show that was not an unwanted kiss, that that was consensual and part of the celebratio

to luis, but what happened in the final, especially in the box, is unacceptable. 0ur reporter sergi forcada the newsroom. tell us about this provisional suspension. tell us about this provisional susnension-_ tell us about this provisional susension. , , , ., tell us about this provisional susension. , , , . _ suspension. this is the statement by fifa, the disciplinary _ suspension. this is the statement by fifa, the disciplinary committee - fifa, the disciplinary committee which has been released a few minutes ago, that confirms a suspension provisionally of lewis rubiales. this suspension is affected from today and it will last for 90 days. it affects both national, football and international as well. what we know and what fifa has said is mr rubiales has to refrain from contacting jenni hermoso, which is the player he kissed during the world cup. 0r attempting to contact her. we know the spanish football federation or trying to approach and contactjenni hermoso in the past few days, which was unsuccessful. now what fever is saying, don't even explore that idea because you should not cont

our reporter sergi forcada freixas is in madrid and i spoke to him a little earlier.arty continuing. lots of people are excited about the fact they have won the world cup. some, i have to say, that have gone home already here in madrid. but others, especially youngsters, have stayed around this venue where they have been gathering, and now, they are celebrating. it was a match for spain, wasn't it? as i was saying to maddie just now, spain simply outplayed a very strong england team. yes. and i was in the stadium where 6,000 fans, some of them included, were gathered for the final. i have to say that at the beginning, there were quite a lot of nerves, but as soon as 0lga carmona scored the goal, and put spain as leading the match, i have to say that the vibe was more relaxed, more like what we are seeing here, like a party atmosphere. but for some of them, the end of the game was very long. i have been speaking to some people who were following the match earlier, and they said "look, the last ten minutes "were "too long." "we just wanted the match to end." because tha

live now to the bbc�*s sergi forcada freixas in madrid.the people celebrating there? , ., , high or the people celebrating there? , . , . , ., there? they have been celebrating for a few hours, _ there? they have been celebrating for a few hours, just _ there? they have been celebrating for a few hours, just after - there? they have been celebrating for a few hours, just after the - for a few hours, just after the match started going there started going through the streets of madrid with flags, the spanish flag, chanting and generally being happy. but after two or three hours, but now things are back to normal and this is one of the most iconic squares in madrid and as you can see, people are going by with their normal lives. they want to sell an and some of those who were departing earlier were already saying, is going to be any kind of parade in the coming days? first, the players have to come back here and we know that the squad is going to fly back from australia in the coming hours and we are told there will be a celebration kick on b

live now to the bbc�*s sergi forcada freixas in madrid. it has been an immense day for spain.reaction been to this win? ., , spain. what has reaction been to this win? , ., spain. what has reaction been to this win? . , , ., ., ., this win? there has been a lot of celebrations _ this win? there has been a lot of celebrations and as _ this win? there has been a lot of celebrations and as soon - this win? there has been a lot of celebrations and as soon as - this win? there has been a lot of celebrations and as soon as the i celebrations and as soon as the match finished, and spain became world cup winners but that only lasted for a few hours, maybe because it is too hot outside or because it is too hot outside or because there is lots of people outside madrid because this is peak season but things have gone back to normality. all of that cheering and chanting and people waving flags is kind of gone. but at least this may return in a couple of days because everyone is waiting for these heroes, the spanish national police, to come back to madrid and we know they will arrive on mo

i've been speaking to our reporter — sergi forcada freixas — in madrid — about reaction to spain's winhy. they are expected to land here later today and local authorities haven't decided yet if this week there will be a parade or some kind of event to celebrate the victory. on sunday many spaniards erupted injoy victory. on sunday many spaniards erupted in joy after they won the world cup other celebrations were quite short as i only lasted for a couple of hours or so. there have been plenty of messages, congratulating the team, from royalty to politicians or other sports people. many here have been touched by a story about spain's captain olga carmona who scored the winning goal in the final. after the match she was told that her father had died a few days earlier. he died on friday after a long illness and her family on friday after a long illness and herfamily decided on friday after a long illness and her family decided not to tell her about it, so she could focus on the final. a game that turned her into a world champion and for which she was named the best player of the match. ru

the world with the tournament hailed as another step forward for the women's game. 0ur reporter sergi forcada to madrid with the winning trophy. they are expected to land here later today and there is a party organised for them in an area that can host up to 20,000 fans. there will also be a winning parade. the final was watched by nearly 9 million people in spain, making it the most watched women's football match ever in the country. on sunday, many spaniards erupted in joy after la roja won the world cup, with people waving the nationalflag, chanting, and just enjoying the moment. while the celebrations were intense, they were quite short, as they only lasted for a couple of hours or so. maybe because it was too hot here in the afternoon. there have been plenty of messages congratulating the team, from royalty to politicians or other sport people. and many here have been touched by a story about spain's captain 0lga carmona, who scored the winning goal in the final. after the match, she was told that her father had died a few days earlier. he passed away on friday after a long illness, and

sergi forcada has more details. well, this is a story that is way farfrom dying down. opposite, every day there is a new twist and turn, the latest — this statement by the spanish football federation which is, in itself a reply, an answer to a previous statement byjenni hermoso in which yesterday, she said she had been a victim of an aggression and that that kiss was not consensual. well, in this statement, spanish football federation is including four pictures, four pictures of the moment in which the spanish national team was being awarded the medals and they say these pictures prove that the president, luis rubiales, hasn't been lying and he has been telling the truth and this was a consensual moment, a consensual kiss. they say that the player has been lying and, not only this, but they are threatening with legal action so they say they will initiate the corresponding legal actions against the player herself and also the union that is representing her. they continue by saying opinions are rebutted with facts and evidence and that is why they have released those pic

our reporter sergi forcada is in the newsroom.s rubiales says he will fight the accusations against him. tell us more about his response to fifa's provisional suspension. this is the latest statement by the spanish football federation and in which luis rubiales said we will fight these accusations by fifa, saying we will legally defend himself and the competent bodies saying he trusts fifa and we will get the chance to defend his defence so the truth, his truth, prevails and that he is also able to prove that he is innocent which is something he has been repeating throughout the past few days saying he did not do anything wrong when the spanish national team were celebrating the world cup a few days ago. this is obviously the response, the answer to what fifa said earlier and in an earlier statement they said that luis rubiales has now been provisionally suspended and that suspension will last for 90 days starting today while there is an ongoing investigation. another thing fifa are saying as he should refrain through himself or t

our reporter sergi forcada is in the newsroom — tell us more about what is happening.s is a story that has a new twist and turn every time this is a story that has a new twist and turn every time it this is a story that has a new twist and turn every time it seems this is a story that has a new twist and turn every time it seems to be dying down. the statement by the spanish football federation, there's a couple interesting things from this statement, they've released some pictures from the moment when the spanish national team was being awarded the medal is, the spanish federation says this lacks the president, remember mr rubiales had the press conference on friday in which he explained the sequence of events according to him and he said this was a consensual kiss, they say by releasing these pictures, this is obvious, according to them, that jennifer hermoso and the people criticising him are lying. there's a second very interesting thing from the and it's this warning. the spanish upper federation saying they will initiate a corresponding legal action againstjenni

earlier our reporter sergi forcada told us more about mr rubiales�* response to fifa's provisional suspensionlatest statement by the spanish football federation and in which luis rubiales said we will fight these rate break regulations by fifa. he said this will give him the chance to begin his defence of the truth, histories, prevails and he is also able to prove that he is innocent which is something he has been repeating throughout the past few days saying he didn't do anything wrong in the spanish national team were celebrating the world cup a few days ago. this is obviously the response, the answer to what fifa said earlier, so in another statement saying luis rubiales has now been provisionally suspended and that suspension is going to last for 90 days starting today while there is an ongoing investigation and another thing fifa is saying as you should refrain through himself or a third party from contacting or trying to contact withjenni party from contacting or trying to contact with jenni hermoso party from contacting or trying to contact withjenni hermoso and that is relevant becaus

earlier i spoke to our reporter, sergi forcada freixas, who was in the main square in madrid as the city. they have been celebrating for a few hours. just after the match, they started going through the streets of madrid with flags, the spanish flag, chanting and generally being happy. but the celebration has been kind of short, around two or three hours, more or less. now, things are back to normal. i'm here in plaza mayor, one of the most iconic squares in madrid and as you can see, people are going by with their normal lives. they want to celebrate more, and some of those who were departing earlier were already saying, "is there going to be any kind "of parade in the coming days?" first, the players have to come back here and we know that the squad is going to fly back from australia in the coming hours, and we are being told there will be a celebration cake on board the plane and they will land in madrid on monday at 10pm. what is still to be confirmed is if there will be a parade on tuesday. local authorities have not said anything yet and they say they are looking into it but they

our reporter sergi forcada is in the newsroom — tell us more about rubiales�* response to fifa's provisionalion. yes, claims and counter claims, and plenty of statements, this is the latest one by the spanish football federation which includes the view after luis rubiales was provisionally suspended and he said we will fight the accusations and legally defend himself in the competent bodies that he trusts from fifa saying it will give him the opportunity to start defending himself in what he says in order to prevail and make sure the truth prevails and make sure he is seen as someone who did not do anything wrong, that he is complete the innocent and that innocence is proven. this is something that was said in the past few days that the kiss was consensual even though jenni hermoso who we've heard monetary union saying that was not the case. another statement earlier today by fifa in which he has been temporarily suspended for 90 days, three months, and not only this but also being asked to refrain from himself or third parties to get in touch and contactjenni hermoso. this is something that

sergi forcada has the story.drawn a torrent of criticism from across spain and is one of the main stories in the country and according to spanish media, he is expected to resign later today during an extraordinary meeting of the spanish football federation. after the kiss on sunday, luis rubiales firstly downplayed the incident but after fierce criticism he released a video statement apologising. translation: certainly i made a mistake and i have to acknowledge that. it was done without any ill intention a moment of exuberance. what happened happened. i think in a very spontaneous way.- spontaneous way. jennifer hermoso _ spontaneous way. jennifer hermoso had _ spontaneous way. jennifer hermoso had initially i spontaneous way. jennifer hermoso had initially set i spontaneous way. jennifer i hermoso had initially set on instagram that she did not like luis rubiales's kiss and the union representing the spanish players said they are working towards ensuring those acts do not go unpunished, that they are sanction an

earlier our reporter sergi forcada told us more about mr rubiales' response to fifa's provisional suspensionll federation, in which mr rubiales says he is going to fight this accusation by fifa, saying he will legally defend himself in the competent bodies, he says he trusts fifa and this will give him the chance to begin his defence so that the truth, his truth prevails and that he is also able to prove that he is innocent, which is something that he's been repeating throughout the past few days, saying he didn't do anything wrong when the spanish national team were celebrating a few days ago. this is obviously the response, the answer to what fifa said earlier. in another statement, they said that luis rubiales has now been provisionally suspended and that suspension will last for 90 days starting today. while there is an ongoing investigation was to have another thing bild are saying is that he should refrain to himself third parties from collecting or trying to contact with jennifer hermoso and that's relevant to this a few days ago big dub of the spanish football federation said they tr

joining me live — shaimaa khalil in sydney and sergi forcada, our reporter in madrid.it is loud where you are for the last few hours and now the moment has finally arrived. i am 'ust auoin moment has finally arrived. i am just going to _ moment has finally arrived. i am just going to move _ moment has finally arrived. i am just going to move out _ moment has finally arrived. i am just going to move out of - moment has finally arrived. i —n just going to move out of the way, look at that chair! the countdown has started in the moment is here. —— look at that cheering. the final is under way. the moment so many players have been waiting for. history is up for grabs. the two sides have already made history because they are in their very first final in the women's world cup these are two very strong teams that have overcome many obstacles to get to this point. the lionesses is a solid squad when defending but also really aggressive when pressing. the spanish squad who were under such internal turmoil on the pitch —— off the pitch. but on the pitch they have beautiful momen

live now to the bbc�*s sergi forcada freixas in madrid. hello. here, the party continues.ue where they have been gathering, and now, they have been gathering, and now, they are celebrating. abs, they have been gathering, and now, they are celebrating.— they are celebrating. a match for sain, they are celebrating. a match for spain. wasn't _ they are celebrating. a match for spain, wasn't it. _ they are celebrating. a match for spain, wasn't it. -- _ they are celebrating. a match for spain, wasn't it. -- it— they are celebrating. a match for spain, wasn't it. -- it was - they are celebrating. a match for spain, wasn't it. -- it was a - they are celebrating. a match for. spain, wasn't it. -- it was a match spain, wasn't it. —— it was a match for spain. as i was saying just now, spain simply outplayed a very strong england team. spain simply outplayed a very strong england team-— england team. yes. and i was in the stadium where _ england team. yes. and i was in the stadium where 6000 _ england team. yes. and i was in the stadium where 6000 fans, - england team. yes. and i wa

our reporter sergi forcada is in madrid. sergi, how do the spanish fans feel ahead of the final?ement and a feeling that this may be the moment for the spanish national team to shine after years of very weak performances in international competitions like the world cup or the euros. as you can see it is very quiet here, not many around but we are expecting around 6000 fans to get together to watch the final later. plenty of watching parties across the country, also lots of people expected here in one of the main squares in madrid with people hoping spain will make it happen, that they will be able to beat england. this is a team that combines very experienced players with some newcomers that have impressed that some of their best players are missing from the squad and this is after internal turmoil, the relationship between some of the players and the coach has been far from perfect. if you want to go at some of them made themselves unavailable for this competition. they want to change in the team and get rid of the coach but back then, the spanish football federation back to the

our reporter sergi forcada freixas is in madrid. what's the reaction be like there? the zone in madrid straight after the match camping world champions but celebrations were quite short, they only lasted for a couple of hours or so, maybe because it was too hot. lots of messages congratulating the team from royalty to politicians to other sport people. now the team is returning back so many hoping for their return here and a possible parade later this week. everyone here in spain is very touched by one story, olga carmona, the player who scored the only goal in the final, was told just after the final that her father had died, yet you died on friday after a long illness but herfamily decided to keep that information from her so she would focus on the match. she scored and she was named the best player of the match. thank ou, the best player of the match. thank you. sergi- — a state of emergency has been declared in southern california where tropical storm hilary has arrived, bringing torrential rain. the us national weather service say the storm is expected to bring