Spain’s high court on Thursday found former soccer head Luis Rubiales guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without consent.

Footballer Jenni Hermoso will appeal the verdict of the Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss case, her lawyer has said. On Thursday, Spain's former football federation boss Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso without her consent and ordered by Spain's High Court to pay a fine of €10,

Olga Tubau made the argument as part of her closing comments in Rubiales' trial for sexual assault and coercion. He denies all charges

Former president of the Spanish football federation ordered to pay a fine worth more than 10,000 euros, a fifth of what the prosecutor asked for

Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, was found guilty in a Madrid court on Thursday of sexually assaulting Spain player Jenni Hermoso when he forcibly kissed her at the 2023 Women's World Cup final.

Spain's High Court said on Thursday it had found former football federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and set a fine of over €10,000 ($10,434.00), but acquitted him of coercion.

Spain’s National Court ordered Rubiales to pay more than 10,000 euros ($10,400) in fines and prohibited him from getting within 200 meters of Hermoso or communicating with her for a year. Prosecutors had asked for a prison sentence.