Luis Rubiales,the former boss of Spanish soccer,could be jailed over his non-consensual kiss to a player after last year’s World Cup final in Sydney.
The former Barcelona,Juventus and Paris Saint-German player helped Brazil win two Copa Americas and an Olympic gold. He played his third World Cup in 2022.
A judge has ruled that Luis Rubiales’ actions towards Jenni Hermoso were “carried out unilaterally and in a surprising fashion”.
Luis Rubiales “inappropriately touched” England players on the same podium that he allegedly sexually assaulted Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final,according to the chair of England’s Football Association.
Spain’s former soccer chief has been banned from the sport for three years for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips at the trophy ceremony.
The strike came after Luis Rubiales,then president of the Spanish federation,caused an uproar when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the World Cup medal ceremony.
A complaint with the High Court was filed against him last week for sexual assault and coercion over his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips of Jenni Hermoso.
Women involved in Spanish soccer say they have endured everything from paternalism and offhand remarks to verbal abuse.
Soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint after she was kissed by federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain’s World Cup win in Sydney.
Montse Tome has been appointed as the first woman to coach the team,but is this tangible change or just papering over the cracks for the world champions?
The veteran director told a Spanish newspaper that it was “only a kiss and it was a friend. What’s wrong with that?”