On Aug. 20, 2023, in Sydney, Australia, following Spain’s victory over England, Rubiales kissed forward Jennifer Hermoso on the lips as the Spanish national ... saying the kiss was unwanted.

The kiss sparked outrage in Spain ... Pérez Meca/Europa Press via AP Three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion — former women's team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director ...

Former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF ... former members of RFEF (one of whom is ex-women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda) and had been accused of attempting to coerce Hermoso ...

Luis Rubiales, the former Spanish soccer federation president ... Through the trial, Rubiales maintained the kiss was consensual. Hermoso said earlier this month that the moment "stained one ...

“A kiss without consent is sexual assault ... The court acquitted three other former Spanish federation members accused of ...

Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales, 47, over the incident that provoked a heated debate in Spain about sexism in women's football and wider Spanish ... the kiss, at the 2023 ...

Prosecutors alleged he and three other male Spanish federation members and former women's team coach Jorge Vilda had pressured Hermoso into supporting Rubiales’ claim that the kiss had been ...

The former Spanish football federation president was found guilty of sexual assault but not guilty of coercion.

The kiss sparked outrage in Spain ... The three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion - former women's team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men's team Albert ...

MADRID (AP) — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.

“A kiss without consent is sexual ... The court acquitted three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion: former women’s team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the ...