Spain forward Jenni Hermoso says that the guilty verdict given to Luis Rubiales for his unsolicited kiss after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final sets an “important precedent” for society and women’s rights.

Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, was found guilty in a Madrid court on Thursday of sexually assaulting Spain player Jenni Hermoso when he forcibly kissed her at the 2023 Women's World Cup final.

Footballer Jenni Hermoso will appeal the verdict of the Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss case, her lawyer has said. On Thursday, Spain's former football federation boss Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso without her consent and ordered by Spain's High Court to pay a fine of €10,