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

Spain Prosecutor Requests Retrial of Ex-Soccer Boss Rubiales Over Hermoso Kiss MADRID (Reuters ... the former head of the country's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, for kissing national team ...

Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault and fined more than 10,000 euros ($10,800) for the unconsented kiss on player Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 Women's World Cup final.

Villar was head of the federation from 1988 until ... guilty of sexual assault because of the kiss that sparked one of the worst crises in Spanish soccer.

Jenni Hermoso had waited her whole career for this. She'd played for her country almost 100 times, was Spain's top goal ...

Ella Cody critiques the infamous Rubiales trial which brought to light issues of misogyny and consent in women's football ...

The prosecution had sought 2-1/2 years' prison for the former soccer federation ... The kiss at the 2023 World Cup awards ceremony in Sydney provoked a heated debate in Spain about sexism in ...

He was replaced at the Spanish federation in 2018 by Luis Rubiales, who resigned in 2023 after his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony following the Women's World ...