It means a story that started as Spain’s players lifted the World Cup trophy has reached some kind of conclusion. Though it is not over, since Rubiales and Hermoso plan to appeal. GO DEEPER ...

Mr. Rubiales’s kiss of the player, Jennifer Hermoso, set off a national scandal, deepened debates about longstanding sexism in Spanish soccer and became a watershed moment in Spain’s #MeToo ...

A Spanish prosecutor has asked for a re-trial after the High Court sentence convicting the former head of the country's ...

Many will remember Hermoso for being ‘the one who was kissed’, rather than as the best striker the Spain women’s national team has ever had. As an iconic player who has scored more goals for ...

Spain's ex-soccer boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault and fined for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the 2023 World Cup.

Footballer Jenni Hermoso will appeal the verdict of the Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss case, her lawyer has said. On Thursday, Spain's former football federation boss Rubiales was found guilty of sexual ...

Hermoso said that he did not have consent to kiss her. The aftermath of the incident saw protests across Spain and sparked a debate around a culture of misogyny in sport, as well as in wider ...

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During the medal ceremony at the Women's World Cup final in Sydney, Rubiales kissed Spain forward Hermoso without her consent following the team's victory at the tournament. On Thursday ...

A court has found former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for forcibly kissing player Jenni Hermoso after their World Cup win.

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish prosecutor has asked for a re-trial after the High Court sentence convicting the former head of ...