Spain Dominates Women's Football; Scandal Rocks Spanish Federation

Aitana Bonmatí leads Spanish players in ESPN FC Women's Rank, while Barcelona's women's team emerges as a European powerhouse. Meanwhile, a #MeToo movement is sparked in Spanish football after a scandal involving the former Spanish Football Federation president.

Spain's women's football team won the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, with Aitana Bonmatí topping the ESPN FC Women's Rank.
Five of the top 10 players in the ESPN FC Women's Rank are Spanish, and six play in Spain's domestic league, Liga F.
Barcelona's women's team, which includes many of the top-ranked players, has emerged as a major force in European football, winning two of the last three Champions Leagues.
Spanish football faced a scandal when Luis Rubiales, the former Spanish Football Federation president, was ousted after a non-consensual kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, sparking a #MeToo movement in Spanish football.
Emma Hayes was named as the new coach of the US Women's National Team, becoming the highest-paid women's football coach in the world.