The 47-year-old Rubiales and three other former federation officials — former Spain women’s coach Jorge Vilda, former sports director of the Spain men’s team Albert Luque, and former head of marketing Rubén Rivera — are accused of pressuring Hermoso to defend Rubiales publicly in a statement after the incident, which she refused to do.

San Fernando de Henares, Spain - 04, 2025 On Tuesday, the National Court held the second day of the trial of a former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales for the non-consensual kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso after the World Cup final,

Footballer Jenni Hermoso said Luis Rubiales was “disrespectful” when he kissed her after Spain’s 2023 World Cup victory and had “tainted one of the happiest days of my life”, a Madrid court heard on Monday.