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

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

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.

Forced to resign and banned by FIFA, Rubiales denied any wrongdoing, claiming the kiss was consensual and he has been a victim of a “witch hunt” by “false feminists”. Rubiales said he was ...

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

The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales, top, leaves a court on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Monday Feb. 3, 2025 where he is on trial for his unsolicited kiss on forward ...

Through the trial, Rubiales maintained the kiss was consensual. Hermoso said earlier this month that the moment "stained one of the happiest days of my life." Rubiales was pressured out of his ...

Luis Rubiales’ lawyer said in court on Thursday that Jenni Hermoso “not liking” the kiss from the former Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president “does not mean she did not give ...

The trial stemmed from an unwanted kiss he gave an athlete. Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexual assault stemming from his nonconsensual kiss of ...

He was acquitted of a charge of coercion for allegedly trying to make Hermoso downplay the kiss on the lips during the awards ceremony after the final in Sydney. Spanish media said Rubiales ...

Court found former Spanish football president guilty of kissing Jenni Hermoso without consent, but not guilty of coercion ...

A Madrid prosecutor has called for a retrial of former Spanish football supremo Luis Rubiales in the 2023 World Cup kiss ...