The kiss sparked outrage in Spain and marred the celebrations of Spain’s first Women’s World Cup title. Rubiales said Hermoso consented to the kiss but she denied it. Three other former ...

“The words of the victim must be respected.” The kiss sparked outrage in Spain and marred the celebrations of its first Women’s World Cup trophy. In her testimony at the high-profile ...

The kiss sparked outrage in Spain and marred the celebrations of Spain’s first Women's World Cup title. Rubiales said Hermoso consented to the kiss but she denied it. Three other former Spanish ...

The kiss sparked outrage in Spain and marred the celebrations of Spain’s first Women’s World Cup title. During the high-profile trial that lasted about two weeks, Rubiales said Hermoso ...

Advertisement The ruling in Spanish court resulted from a Rubiales kissing Hermoso on the lips during the award ceremony after the Spanish women's national team won the World Cup in August 2023 in ...

Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault and fined more than €10,000 (£8,400) for the unconsented kiss on player Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 Women's World Cup final. He and three other ...

In February, Rubiales was fined €10,800 (£9,052) for that offence but found not guilty of coercion over allegations he pressured Hermoso into publicly saying the kiss was consensual.

The court said it had also acquitted Rubiales' three co-defendants who were accused of attempting to coerce Hermoso into saying the kiss, at the 2023 World Cup awards ceremony in Sydney ...