Spain's High Court said on Thursday it had found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent, and set a fine of over 10,000 euros, but acquitted him of coercion. Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales in a case that sparked a debate in Spain about sexism in women's football and wider Spanish society. "The ruling bans Rubiales from going within a 200-metre radius of Hermoso and from communicating with her for one year," the court said in...

Luis Rubiales has been fined more than €10,000 ($11,400) after being found guilty of sexual assault for kissing Jenni Hermoso after Spain won the 2023 Women’s World Cup — but he will not go to prison. The prosecution had requested a one-year prison sentence if the former head of the Spanish football federation was found guilty of sexual assault. The ruling from Spain’s High Court bans Rubiales from going within 200 metres of Hermoso, and from communicating with her for one year. Since Rubiales kissed Hermoso as the players received...

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of Jenni Hermoso during the 2023 women's World Cup trophy presentation without her consent by a Spanish high court.

Rubiales has been ordered to pay a fine of €20 per day for the next 18 months and cannot go within 200 metres of the striker.