Former president of the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation Luis Rubiales (Photograph by Florencia Tan Jun, Cameron Spencer/Getty Photos)
Luis Rubiales has been discovered responsible of kissing Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso with out her consent after the World Cup last in 2023.
The previous president of the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation triggered enormous controversy when he grabbed Hermoso and kissed her in celebration of the Spanish nationwide group’s victory over England within the 2023 last.
As reported by the BBC, Rubiales has now been discovered responsible and fined €10,000, regardless of him insisting that Hermoso had given her consent earlier than the kiss.
This sparked huge protests on the time, in what has resulted in being a vastly important Me-Too-esque second in girls’s soccer.
Hermoso at all times maintained her stance that she didn’t give Rubiales consent to kiss her on the lips, slamming the incident for having “stained one of many happiest days of my life”.
Luis Rubiales to keep away from jail time
The BBC’s report goes on to say that there had been requires Rubiales to spend a while in jail, although it appears he’ll solely need to pay a tremendous.
Rubiales was additionally banned from all soccer actions for 3 years from 2023.
It was a giant win for Spain, who’ve dominated European and world soccer in any respect ranges in current instances.
Spain’s males’s group would additionally go on to beat England at Euro 2024, whereas Actual Madrid received the Champions League final season.
Barcelona, in the meantime, have received the final two girls’s Champions League finals in a row.
