Women's Football Archives - Spain in English

Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault and fined over €10k for World Cup kiss

News Desk20th February 202514th March 2025

20th February 202514th March 2025870

Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday after forcibly

Rubiales ‘absolutely sure’ that Hermoso said he could kiss her

News Desk11th February 202519th February 2025

11th February 202519th February 2025833

Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), reaffirmed before a judge in Madrid on Tuesday that the footballer Jenni Hermoso

Barça player denies inappropriately touching opponent in women’s football match

News Desk11th February 202518th February 2025

11th February 202518th February 20251268

FC Barcelona women’s player María Pilar (‘Mapi’) León has denied touching an opponent’s genital area in a Spanish women’s league game after the alleged action

Hermoso: unsolicited kiss from Rubiales ‘stained one of the happiest days of my life’

News Desk3rd February 202510th February 2025

3rd February 202510th February 2025873

Spanish forward Jenni Hermoso testified in court on Monday that she did not give consent for the kiss from the disgraced former president of the

Judge confirms Rubiales will stand trial for kiss on player after Women’s World Cup final

News Desk9th May 202415th May 2024

9th May 202415th May 20241330

A Spanish judge confirmed on Wednesday that the former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, will stand trial on charges of sexual

Spanish prosecutors seek 2.5 year sentence for Rubiales’ World Cup kiss and coercion

News Desk28th March 20244th April 2024

28th March 20244th April 20241229

Spanish prosecutors are seeking a jail sentence of two-and-a-half years for the country’s disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales, who is facing trial for kissing Spain

Luis Rubiales to face trial for kissing Jenni Hermoso at Women’s World Cup

News Desk25th January 202430th January 2024

25th January 202430th January 20241836

Luis Rubiales, former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), will face trial for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent during

Bonmatí wins her first Ballon d’Or, as Messi wins record-extending eighth

Sports Desk31st October 20236th November 2023

31st October 20236th November 20231829

Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí won the women’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday for guiding Spain to victory at the Women’s World Cup in August. She also

FIFA bans Rubiales for 3 years for kiss & misconduct at Women’s World Cup Final

News Desk30th October 20236th November 2023

30th October 20236th November 20231319

World football’s governing body FIFA has banned the former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years, following his misconduct at the

For first time since World Cup kiss scandal, Hermoso returns to Spain squad

Sports Desk19th October 202330th October 2023

19th October 202330th October 20231295

The Women’s World Cup-winning player, Jenni Hermoso, who was forcibly kissed on the lips by Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF),

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