He has denied the charges, saying the kiss was consensual and that he was the target of a witch hunt by “false feminists.” He was fired from his role as president of Spain’s Football ...

Prosecutors are asking for the retrial of former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales, saying the judge incorrectly kept some evidence from the court.

The kiss sparked outrage in Spain and marred the celebrations of its first Women’s World Cup trophy. The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales passes a police van as he ...

Rubiales said Hermoso consented to the kiss but she denied it. The former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales at the exit of the National Court, February 11 ...

Spanish prosecutors have requested that the trial of the country’s former football federation chief Luis Rubiales for his forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso be annulled and re-run, notably questioning ...

as she addressed the turmoil surrounding the Spanish football federation. "This is not a good moment in Spanish football," Bonmati said after winning the UEFA women's player of the year award.

The kiss at the 2023 World Cup awards ceremony in Sydney provoked a heated debate in Spain about sexism in women's football and wider Spanish society, prompting a movement similar to the "Me Too ...

The former president of the Spanish soccer federation, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting the footballer Jenni Hermoso. He was ordered to pay a fine of more than 10,000 euros.

2025 during the trial of former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales for his unsolicited kiss on her. Credit: AP/Manu Fernandez ...

MADRID (AP) — Prosecutors are asking for the retrial of former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales ... for the unconsented kiss on player Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 Women's World Cup ...