Luis Rubiales, former Spanish football boss was sentenced for a kiss imposed on a player, who was subjected to eggs during the presentation of his book

The former president of the Spanish Football Federation, who was convicted of sexual assault for a kiss inflicted on player Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 World Cup, avoided throwing eggs on Thursday during the presentation of his book.

The former president of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, who was convicted of sexual assault for a kiss imposed on the player Jenni Hermoso, Thursday, November 13, had to dodge an egg thrown at him by a spectator during the presentation of his book. Based on several videos posted on social networks, we see the former football boss, in a dark suit and sitting on a bench, presenting his book, entitled “Killing Rubiales”, in Madrid.

The day before, Luis Rubiales again belittled the kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on August 20 2023, which resulted in him being fined 10,800 euros. He actually said he was the victim of a conspiracy “from the far left”insisting that this kiss was real “permission”which is always denied by players.

His book aims to denounce, in his own words,“public murder” where he was alleged to be the victim and admitted to being the target “sudden movement from the far left” after creating a “parallel reality” to take over this problem. Since the reform of the Spanish Criminal Code, kissing without consent can be considered sexual harassment, a criminal category that combines all types of sexual violence.

Furthermore, Luis Rubiales is being prosecuted in a corruption case surrounding the contract to transfer the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. The investigation concerns a series of irregular contracts entered into by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) during his term as president, between 2018 and 2023. Luis Rubiales denies receiving money in any way. “irregular” in another procedure involving several RFEF leaders and former collaborators and has prompted the Spanish government to place the agency under supervision “for the benefit of” country, potential organizer of the 2030 World Cup along with Morocco and Portugal.