A Madrid court on Thursday fined former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales €11,000 ($11,480) for kissing Spain player Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth against her will after the women's 2023 World Cup final.

Spain's former football federation boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and ordered to pay a fine of €10,800 (£8,942), Spain's High Court has ruled.

Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after the country’s national team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

Spain's High Court finds former Spanish soccer head Luis Rubiales guilty of kissing star striker Jenni Hermoso on the lips without consent, after the Women's World Cup final in Sydney in 2023.

Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), was found guilty on Thursday of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso of Spain's women's national team after kissing her on the lips without her consent following the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales said Tuesday that he asked Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso for permission before kissing her during the on-field medal ceremony for Spain’s victory in 2023.

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent after the Women's World Cup final in 2023.

Spain's High Court has found former soccer federation head Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined him over 10,000 euros ($10,434) in a case which caused a nationwide furore.

Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, an incident that overshadowed Spain’s first world title in women’s soccer and sparked debate about sexism in the sport.