Former president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, along with three other defendants, are scheduled to appear before a judge on Tuesday to testify in a trial related to an incident involving a kiss at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony. The defendants are accused of attempting to downplay the kiss between Rubiales and player Jenni Hermoso.
Rubiales faces allegations of sexual assault, while the other defendants - former women's national team coach Jorge Vilda, the federation's former sports director of the men’s national team, Albert Luque, and the former head of marketing, Ruben Rivera - are accused of coercion for allegedly pressuring Hermoso to support Rubiales' account of the kiss.
