Luis Rubiales faces up to two-and-a-half years in jail if convicted of sexually assaulting footballer Jenni Hermoso ...

A recent reform of the Spanish penal code classified a non-consensual kiss as sexual assault. Rubiales, who had been soccer federation chief since 2018, initially dismissed the kiss as a “peck ...

Former football boss Rubiales accused of assault and coercion ´That should never happen,' Hermoso says of kiss at World Cup Encounter seen by millions worldwide at 2023 award ceremony Controversy ...

Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso has said that an unwanted kiss from former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales “tainted the happiest day of my life” on the first day of ...

On Monday, Spanish forward Jenni Hermoso testified against Luis Rubiales in Madrid, speaking about the kiss at the 2023 Women's World Cup that sparked international outcry. Rubiales, the former ...

2023 Women's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, left, testified Monday at the trial of Luis Rubiales she did not consent to a kiss after the Spanish team's victory and felt coerced to publicly ...

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according to local Spanish media. Mr Vilda asked him to speak to his sister about her making a video with Ms Rubiales that would downplay the kiss. The coach warned that his sister could face ...

On Monday, women's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso testified at the trial of Luis Rubiales that she did not consent to the kiss and that she felt coerced to publicly exonerate him after the incident.

It sparked widespread outrage in society beyond football and ignited one of the most embarrassing scandals in the history of Spanish football. A video of the kiss during the medal presentation ...

World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso has told Luis Rubiales's trial she "never" agreed to the former Spanish football chief ... coerce Hermoso into declaring the kiss had been consensual.