The trial of Luis Rubiales, former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has begun in Spain. He is accused of giving a forced kiss to star player Jenni Hermoso after Spain's victory in the 2023 Women's World Cup and subsequently pressuring her to downplay the incident.
THE TRIAL OF Spain’s former football chief Luis Rubiales, accused of giving a forced kiss to star forward Jenni Hermoso and subsequent coercion, has gotten underway.
“Constant and repeated pressure was exerted directly on the player Jennifer Hermoso and through her family and friends with the aim of justifying and publicly approving the kiss that Luis Rubiales gave her against her will,” it added. Advertisement “I don’t have to be crying in a room or have thrown myself to the ground when the act happened to imply I didn’t like it.”
Rubiales, who was already under investigation for alleged corruption in his role as federation head, finally gave into pressure and stepped down in September 2023, two days after the start of a probe over the kiss. He had been federation chief since 2018.
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