1 day ago · Prosecutors, Hermoso and the Spain players’ association want Rubiales jailed for two and a half years, fined 50,000 euros ($51,800) for damages, and banned from working as a sports official. Rubiales, 47, tried to cling to his job but resigned three weeks later and was banned by FIFA for three years.

2 days ago · The former president of Spain’s soccer federation Luis Rubiales, left, leaves a court with his lawyer Olga Tubau on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Monday Feb. 3, 2025 where he is on trial for his unsolicited kiss on forward Jenni Hermoso. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

4 days ago · Luis Rubiales, Spain’s former top soccer official, is facing sexual assault and coercion charges for forcibly kissing Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after her team’s victory in the 2023 Women ...

4 days ago · Rubiales is charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for the incident, which occurred during the on-field medal ceremony for Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory in August 2023.

5 days ago · The judge also ruled that along with Rubiales, former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda, former sports director of Spain’s men’s team Albert Luque, and the federation’s former head of marketing, Rubén Rivera, should be tried for allegedly pressuring Hermoso to defend Rubiales, something she refused to do. ...

4 days ago · Jenni Hermoso, 34, was the first witness at Luis Rubiales' trial Jenni Hermoso has told the trial of Spain's former football chief Luis Rubiales that the kiss he gave her at the 2023 World Cup ...

5 days ago · Rubiales and Vilda after Spain won the Women’s World Cup (Maja Hitij/FIFA via Getty Images) Prosecutors are asking for a two-and-a-half-year sentence for Rubiales (one year for the alleged ...

Aug 27, 2023 · The scandal began just moments after La Roja’s historic 1-0 victory against England, when the head of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, kissed midfielder Jennifer Hermoso on...

Apr 3, 2024 · Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of Spain’s soccer federation who kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women’s World Cup final, was arrested Wednesday as part of...

Sep 15, 2023 · FIFA has banned the former president of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, from the game for three years after allegations that he placed an unwanted kiss on a player during the Women's...