Sara Carbonero
Encyclopedia
Sara Carbonero Arévalo is a Spanish
TV presenter for Telecinco
and sports journalist
.
it was alleged that Carbonero, reporting during the match between Spain
and Switzerland
, had distracted Casillas, causing the unexpected Swiss victory. The allegations were made in the English press, originally by The Guardian
and The Times
, prompting the Spanish newspapers El Mundo
, El País and the popular sports daily Marca to all run articles suggesting that the claims were preposterous and untrue.
Questions were also raised about her journalistic integrity after she undertook to interview her boyfriend Casillas after the match. As a result of the controversy Carbonero in Spain became "one of the most photographed people of the World Cup".
, was voted "The Sexiest Reporter in the World" by FHM
USA
.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
TV presenter for Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
and sports journalist
Sports journalism
Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events.While the sports department within some newspapers has been mockingly called the toy department, because sports journalists do not concern themselves with the 'serious' topics covered by the news desk, sports...
.
Press controversy
During the 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
it was alleged that Carbonero, reporting during the match between Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
and Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
, had distracted Casillas, causing the unexpected Swiss victory. The allegations were made in the English press, originally by The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, prompting the Spanish newspapers El Mundo
El Mundo (Spain)
El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
, El País and the popular sports daily Marca to all run articles suggesting that the claims were preposterous and untrue.
Questions were also raised about her journalistic integrity after she undertook to interview her boyfriend Casillas after the match. As a result of the controversy Carbonero in Spain became "one of the most photographed people of the World Cup".
Personal life
In July 2009, Carbonero, the girlfriend of Spanish goalkeeper Iker CasillasÍker Casillas
Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, being the captain of both...
, was voted "The Sexiest Reporter in the World" by FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.