The important thing about the sentencing of Luis Rubiales is not whether he will go to prison, or how many thousands of euros he will have to pay to compensate Jenni Hermoso, the World Cup-winning footballer he kissed without consent while the world was watching. The important thing is that it represents an end to…
Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spain’s soccer federation, was convicted on Thursday of sexual assault for forcibly kissing a member of the women’s national team on the lips after the team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Mr. Rubiales’s kiss of the player, Jennifer Hermoso, set off a national scandal, deepened debates about longstanding…
Luis Rubiales, who resigned as Spain’s top soccer official after he forcibly kissed a player, testified at his sexual assault trial on Tuesday that he did so as a sign of affection in “a situation of extraordinary joy.” Mr. Rubiales has also been charged with coercion in connection with the episode, in which he pressed…
Jennifer Hermoso, the Spanish soccer star who was forcibly kissed by Luis Rubiales, her country’s former top soccer official, testified as his trial opened on Monday that he had “ruined one of the happiest days of my life” — her team’s victory in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Ms. Hermoso described her horror at the…