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MTV Lebanon
06-03-2025
- Sport
- MTV Lebanon
Prosecutors demand Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss retrial
Spanish prosecutors have demanded a retrial in the case of former football federation president Luis Rubiales, who was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent. 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. Prosecutors have called for Rubiales to be jailed and appealed that verdict, seeking a retrial with a different judge after alleging the original was biased in Rubiales's favour. Rubiales grabbed Hermoso by the head and kissed her on the lips as Spain's players received their medals for winning the 2023 World Cup. The incident, which occurred after Spain defeated England in Sydney, was witnessed by millions on television and in the stadium, and triggered protests and calls for Rubiales's resignation. The 47-year-old previously said he will appeal against the guilty verdict. Three of Rubiales's former colleagues were also accused of colluding in the alleged coercion. Jorge Vilda, coach of the World Cup-winning side, Rubén Rivera, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)'s former head of marketing, and Albert Luque, former sporting director, were all cleared. The court's ruling also banned the former football president from going within a 200m radius of Hermoso or communicating with her for one year. During the trial, Rubiales told the court he was "absolutely sure" Hermoso had given her consent before he kissed her. He described the kiss as an "act of affection", adding that in the moment it was "something completely spontaneous". In her testimony, Hermoso insisted she had not given her consent and said the incident had "stained one of the happiest days of my life". She told the court in Madrid: "My boss was kissing me and this shouldn't happen in any social or work setting." The incident gave momentum to a Me Too-style movement in the Spanish women's game, in which players sought to combat sexism and achieve parity with their male peers. Rubiales resigned in September 2023 following weeks of resisting pressure to stand down and after he was suspended by Fifa.
BBC News
06-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Prosecutors demand Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss retrial
Spanish prosecutors have demanded a retrial in the case of former football federation president Luis Rubiales, who was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her 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 have called for Rubiales to be jailed and appealed that verdict, seeking a retrial with a different judge after alleging the original was biased in Rubiales's grabbed Hermoso by the head and kissed her on the lips as Spain's players received their medals for winning the 2023 World Cup. The incident, which occurred after Spain defeated England in Sydney, was witnessed by millions on television and in the stadium, and triggered protests and calls for Rubiales's 47-year-old previously said he will appeal against the guilty of Rubiales's former colleagues were also accused of colluding in the alleged Vilda, coach of the World Cup-winning side, Rubén Rivera, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)'s former head of marketing, and Albert Luque, former sporting director, were all court's ruling also banned the former football president from going within a 200m radius of Hermoso or communicating with her for one year. During the trial, Rubiales told the court he was "absolutely sure" Hermoso had given her consent before he kissed described the kiss as an "act of affection", adding that in the moment it was "something completely spontaneous".In her testimony, Hermoso insisted she had not given her consent and said the incident had "stained one of the happiest days of my life".She told the court in Madrid: "My boss was kissing me and this shouldn't happen in any social or work setting."The incident gave momentum to a Me Too-style movement in the Spanish women's game, in which players sought to combat sexism and achieve parity with their male resigned in September 2023 following weeks of resisting pressure to stand down and after he was suspended by Fifa.
BBC News
21-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jenni Hermoso to appeal Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss verdict
Footballer Jenni Hermoso will appeal the verdict of the Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss case, her lawyer has Thursday, Spain's former football federation boss Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso without her consent and ordered by Spain's High Court to pay a fine of €10,800 (£8,942).Rubiales and three of his former colleagues were acquitted of coercion, after allegedly trying to pressure Hermoso into publicly saying that the kiss was incident sparked nationwide protests and calls for the resignation of Rubiales, who has also said he will appeal against the verdict. During the 2023 World Cup, as Spain's players received their medals after defeating England in Sydney to win, Rubiales grabbed Hermoso by the head and kissed her on the later described the kiss as an "act of affection" and told the court that he was "absolutely sure" Hermoso had given her her testimony earlier this month, Hermoso insisted that she had not given consent and that the incident had "stained one of the happiest days of my life".Following the verdict on Thursday, Hermoso's lawyer, Angel Chavarria, said Hermoso intended to appeal, but did not provide further details. Prosecutors had demanded a prison sentence for High Court ruling banned Rubiales from going within a 200m radius of Hermoso and from communicating with her for one year, the court said in a of Rubiales's former colleagues who were also on trial, accused of colluding in the alleged coercion - Jorge Vilda, coach of the World Cup-winning side, Rubén Rivera, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)'s former head of marketing, and Albert Luque, former sporting director - were cleared of those charges.
BBC News
20-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Spain's ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss
Reuters Spain's former football federation boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and ordered to pay a fine of €10,800 (£8,942), Spain's High Court has ruled. He was acquitted of coercion, for allegedly trying to pressure Hermoso into saying publicly that the kiss was consensual. As Spain's players received their medals after defeating England in Sydney to win the 2023 World Cup, Rubiales grabbed Hermoso by the head and kissed her on the lips. The incident triggered protests and calls for the resignation of Rubiales, who has said he will appeal against the verdict. The ruling also banned Rubiales from going within a 200m radius of Hermoso and from communicating with her for one year, the court said in a statement. Three of Rubiales's former colleagues who were also on trial, accused of colluding in the alleged coercion - Jorge Vilda, coach of the World Cup-winning side, Rubén Rivera, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)'s former head of marketing, and Albert Luque, former sporting director - were cleared of those charges. Prosecutors had demanded a prison sentence for Rubiales, who last week told a court he was "absolutely sure" Hermoso had given her consent before he kissed her. He described the kiss as an "act of affection", adding that in the moment it was "something completely spontaneous". In her testimony earlier this month, Hermoso insisted that she had not given Rubiales permission and that the incident had "stained one of the happiest days of my life". She told the court in Madrid: "My boss was kissing me, and this shouldn't happen in any social or work setting." "A kiss on the lips is only given when I decide so," she said at the time. Rubiales was accused of sexual assault and of trying to coerce Hermoso into saying the kiss had been consensual. The incident was witnessed by millions of television viewers and an entire stadium after the Spanish women's team won the 2023 World Cup. The ensuing uproar gave momentum to a "Me Too"-style movement in the Spanish women's game, in which players sought to combat sexism and achieve parity with their male peers. Rubiales resigned in September 2023 following weeks of resisting pressure to stand down, and after Fifa suspended him and Spanish prosecutors opened an investigation. Spain's former football boss on trial over World Cup kiss Spain football kiss 'stained' World Cup win, player tells trial
