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Spain’s ex-football chief Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault

Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales arrives at the court of San Fernando de Henares, east of Madrid, Spain on February 3, 2025 [File: Thomas Coex/AFP]

A Spanish court has found former football chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing football player Jenni Hermoso without her consent after the 2023 Women’s World Cup Final.

Rubiales, who was acquitted of coercion, was given a fine of 10,000 euros ($10,455) on Thursday by the Audiencia Nacional court. He was ordered not to go within a 200-metre (660-foot) radius of Hermoso and banned from communicating with her for one year.

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