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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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He avoided prison time but was fined more than 10,000 euros ($10,400) in Spain's National Court. He was also ordered not to get within 200 meters of Hermoso or communicate with her for a year.

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.