{"id":231057,"date":"2025-02-03T18:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T18:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/03\/spains-ex-soccer-chief-luis-rubiales-goes-on-trial-over-forced-kiss-at-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T18:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T18:18:06","slug":"spains-ex-soccer-chief-luis-rubiales-goes-on-trial-over-forced-kiss-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/03\/spains-ex-soccer-chief-luis-rubiales-goes-on-trial-over-forced-kiss-at-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain\u2019s Ex-Soccer Chief Luis Rubiales Goes on Trial Over Forced Kiss at World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jennifer Hermoso, the Spanish soccer star who was forcibly kissed<\/a> by Luis Rubiales, her country\u2019s former top soccer official, testified as his trial opened on Monday that he had \u201cruined one of the happiest days of my life\u201d \u2014 her team\u2019s victory in the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Ms. Hermoso described her horror at the unexpected kiss<\/a> from Mr. Rubiales, who is accused of sexual assault and coercion. She also testified about the distress she felt after Mr. Rubiales and other Spanish soccer leaders waged what she called an intense campaign for her to publicly support him after the kiss ignited a social media storm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt disrespected,\u201d Ms. Hermoso, 34, said in televised testimony at the trial outside Madrid, adding, \u201cI didn\u2019t look for that act, nor did I expect it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The kiss set off a national scandal, deepened debates about longstanding sexism in Spanish soccer<\/a> and became a watershed moment in Spain\u2019s #MeToo movement. Now, less than a year and a half later, Mr. Rubiales is one of four former Spanish soccer officials on trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n