Luis Rubiales also ‘forcefully kissed’ England women’s footballer on her face at Women’s World Cup
The disgraced former president of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, has now been accused of “seemingly forcefully kissing” an England football player on her face and “cupping and stroking” the face of a second England player before he kissed Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the Women’s World Cup this year.
Spain won the World Cup after a 1-0 win over England in the final on August 20. Rubiales was in hot soup after visuals from the trophy ceremony emerged of him forcibly kissing Spain’s Hermoso on the lips without her consent.
The latest charges emerged when a FIFA disciplinary committee report was released on Wednesday. In the report, English Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt, who was standing next to Rubiales at the dais, stated that Rubiales had acted with ...