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 ...

Prosecutors question the judge’s impartiality in sparing Rubailes jail time over his forced kiss on footballer Hermoso.

Rubiales, who later resigned as head of the federation, testified on February 11 that he had asked Hermoso for permission before kissing her. Hermoso said that he did not have consent to kiss her.

She squeezed me very tightly under my armpits; she lifted me and when I came down I asked her if I can give you [sic] a kiss, and she said 'OK'.' Rubiales's defence included the expertise of a lip ...

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 ...

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 ...

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