Luis Rubiales

The governing body’s disciplinary committee will weigh if Luis Rubiales violated its code relating to ‘the basic rules of decent conduct’ and ‘behaving in a way that brings the sport of football and/or FIFA into disrepute’

Jenni Hermoso, a 33-year-old forward and key player for Spain, said in a statement that the FUTPRO players’ union and her agent would defend her interests and speak on her behalf

A sports disciplinary council will hear a complaint about obscene gestures and a non-consensual kiss by the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation during the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup

‘What we saw is unacceptable,’ Pedro Sánchez said. ‘And the apologies offered by Mr. Rubiales are not sufficient, I would call them inappropriate’

Luis Rubiales — the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation — forcibly kissed top-scorer Jenni Hermoso, after her team defeated England 1-0. He then followed her into the locker room and joked about marrying her. These occurrences eclipsed a historic moment in women’s soccer

The kiss was shocking given the sport’s long-standing allegations of sexual misconduct by male soccer presidents and coaches against female players on national teams

The keeper, who made her international debut in the last 16, and the teenage forward, a former sprinter, have been key elements in Spain’s road to glory in Australia

Spanish prosecutors are investigating the origin of payments the club made to a company owned by José María Enríquez Negreira, who was vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees until 2018