Spain’s Hermoso gives evidence in Rubiales sexual assault case

Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso has told a court in Madrid that an unwanted kiss from the former Spanish football federation boss Luis Rubiales “tainted one of the happiest days” of her life.

She was giving evidence on the first day of his trial for sexual assault and coercion – after Rubiales kissed her on the mouth during the medal ceremony for Spain’s Womens’ World Cup victory in 2023. Hermoso says it wasn’t consensual.

Rubiales denies any wrongdoing.